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Polarization effects in SHG of collagen
10.1117/12.528740Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering5323343-352PSIS
Impact of Heparan Sulfate Chains and Sulfur-Mediated Bonds on the Mechanical Properties of Bovine Lens Capsule
We assessed the importance of glycosaminoglycans and sulfur-mediated bonds for the mechanical properties of lens capsules by comparing the stress-strain responses from control and treated pairs of bovine source. No significant change in mechanical properties was observed upon reduction of disulfide bonds. However, removal of glycosaminoglycan chains resulted in a significantly stiffer lens capsule, whereas high concentrations of reducing agent, which is expected to reduce the recently reported sulfilimine bond of collagen IV, resulted in a significantly less stiff lens capsule. A comparison of the diffraction patterns of the control and strongly reduced lens capsules indicated structural rearrangements on a nanometer scale