S. Szczesny

This study investigates the structural determinants of tendon function during development and their sensitivity to mechanical stimulation, finding that intrafibrillar crosslink formation and fibril elongation are critical and mechanosensitive.

This study shows cyclic loading induces sex-specific anabolic and catabolic gene expression in ACLs, with male ACLs responding to lower loads and female ACLs downregulating remodeling genes across all loads.

This paper introduces a low-cost, open-source bioreactor for load-controlled cyclic loading of tendon explants, validated for mouse and rat tissues.