TY - CHAP AU - Kristen LeBar AU - Zhijie Wang ED - Rama Sashank Madhurapantula ED - Joseph Orgel P.R.O. ED - Zvi Loewy Y1 - 2021-03-09 PY - 2021 T1 - Extracellular Matrix in Cardiac Tissue Mechanics and Physiology: Role of Collagen Accumulation N2 - Understanding extracellular matrix (ECM) structure and function is important for developing biomedical applications that are as close to ‘native’ as possible. Written by pioneering scientists from all over the world, this book reports research and new developments in the field of collagen structure, function, and biomechanics and discusses the relevance of hyaluronic acid and its therapeutic uses. It gives readers a glimpse of what is current in this area and we hope it piques their interest in learning more about ECM biology. BT - Extracellular Matrix SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96585 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.96585 SN - 978-1-83968-236-0 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -