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In situ multi-level analysis of viscoelastic deformation mechanisms in tendon collagen.

Viscoelasticity is a fundamental tissue property, but there is little understanding of its structural origins. This paper is the first to complete multi-level in-situ mechanical characterisation of tissues, making us international leaders in micro- and nano-structural mechanics. It led to a second publication in leading journal, ‘Soft Matter’ and attracted attention from colleagues at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Ohio. This has developed as an ambitious international collaboration between CWRU and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, world leading centres in tendon research. I have submitted four grant proposals with this international team, to commence pump priming collaborative work.