Figure 1
From: Influence of substrate curvature on osteoblast orientation and extracellular matrix deposition
Drawing (A) and representation (B) of the concentric ring structure typical of the osteon. A) The osteonal concentric ring structure ranges from 50 to 500 μm in diameter. As multiple layers of cells are deposited towards the middle of the osteon the osteocytes are exposed to different substrate curvature (gray line). This was simulated by fabricating microchannels of various diameters where HFOb were seeded for up to 24 days. B) a graphical representation of the different curvatures the cells are exposed to in all the different substrates. The smaller the diameter of the microchannel, the more curved the substrate becomes.