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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2019 Mar 20;13(4):637–648. doi: 10.1002/term.2824

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

Destructive and non-destructive tests detect changes in matrix stabilization and mechanical properties. Destructive biochemical assays showed strong correlations between A) compressive relaxation modulus and proteoglycan content (GAG/ww), and B) ultimate tensile strength and collagen crosslinking density (PYR/COL). Non-destructive optical assays showed significant correlations between C) FLIm CH3 LT and GAG/ww, D) FLIm CH1 LT and PYR/COL, E) compressive modulus and FLIm CH3 LT, and F) ultimate tensile strength and FLIm CH1 LT.