1. Editorial: “Dedicated to Professor Van C. Mow”

   • Kyriacos A. Athanasiou
   • Cheng Dong

   EditorialNotes 01 September 2009 Pages: 281 - 281

2. A Tribute to Professor Van C. Mow: A Wonderful Scholar and Leader in Bioengineering

   • Shu Chien

   EditorialNotes Open access 10 September 2009 Pages: 282 - 284

3. Rule-Based Simulation of Multi-Cellular Biological Systems—A Review of Modeling Techniques

   • Minki Hwang
   • Marc Garbey
   • Roger Tran-Son-Tay

   OriginalPaper 14 August 2009 Pages: 285 - 294

   

4. Characterization of the Concentration-Dependence of Solute Diffusivity and Partitioning in a Model Dextran–Agarose Transport System

   • Michael B. Albro
   • Vikram Rajan
   • Gerard A. Ateshian

   OriginalPaper 14 August 2009 Pages: 295 - 305

   

5. Pericellular Matrix Mechanics in the Anulus Fibrosus Predicted by a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model and In Situ Morphology

   • Li Cao
   • Farshid Guilak
   • Lori A. Setton

   OriginalPaper 26 August 2009 Pages: 306 - 319

   

6. Stretch and Shear Interactions Affect Intercellular Junction Protein Expression and Turnover in Endothelial Cells

   • Danielle E. Berardi
   • John M. Tarbell

   OriginalPaper 05 August 2009 Pages: 320 - 331

   

7. The Knee Meniscus: A Complex Tissue of Diverse Cells

   • Johannah Sanchez-Adams
   • Kyriacos A. Athanasiou

   OriginalPaper 10 July 2009 Pages: 332 - 340

   

8. Shear Stress Regulates the Flk-1/Cbl/PI3K/NF-κB Pathway Via Actin and Tyrosine Kinases

   • Yingxiao Wang
   • Leona Flores
   • Shu Chien

   OriginalPaper 16 July 2009 Pages: 341 - 350

   

9. Validation, In-Depth Analysis, and Modification of the Micropipette Aspiration Technique

   • Yong Chen
   • Baoyu Liu
   • Jin-Yu Shao

   OriginalPaper 24 July 2009 Pages: 351 - 365

   

10. Coarse-Grained Structural Modeling of Molecular Motors Using Multibody Dynamics

    • David Parker
    • Zev Bryant
    • Scott L. Delp

    OriginalPaper 11 September 2009 Pages: 366 - 374

    

11. Systemic Analysis of Tumor Cell-Induced Endothelial Calcium Signaling and Junction Disassembly

    • Hsin-Hsin Peng
    • Cheng Dong

    OriginalPaper 16 July 2009 Pages: 375 - 385

    

12. Duty Cycle of Deformational Loading Influences the Growth of Engineered Articular Cartilage

    • Kenneth W. Ng
    • Robert L. Mauck
    • Clark T. Hung

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2009 Pages: 386 - 394

    

13. Mechanical Properties and Gene Expression of Chondrocytes on Micropatterned Substrates Following Dedifferentiation in Monolayer

    • Eric M. Darling
    • Poston E. Pritchett
    • Farshid Guilak

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2009 Pages: 395 - 404

    

14. A Trabecular Bone Explant Model of Osteocyte–Osteoblast Co-Culture for Bone Mechanobiology

    • Meilin Ete Chan
    • Xin L. Lu
    • X. Edward Guo

    OriginalPaper 05 August 2009 Pages: 405 - 415

    

15. Deletion of β1 Integrins from Cortical Osteocytes Reduces Load-Induced Bone Formation

    • Julie B. Litzenberger
    • Weishene Joyce Tang
    • Christopher R. Jacobs

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2009 Pages: 416 - 424

    

16. Live Cells Exert 3-Dimensional Traction Forces on Their Substrata

    • Sung Sik Hur
    • Yihua Zhao
    • Shu Chien

    OriginalPaper Open access 26 August 2009 Pages: 425 - 436

    

17. Localized Intervertebral Disc Injury Leads to Organ Level Changes in Structure, Cellularity, and Biosynthesis

    • James C. Iatridis
    • A. J. Michalek
    • C. L. Korecki

    OriginalPaper 21 July 2009 Pages: 437 - 447

    

18. Future of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Soft Tissue Healing: The Important Role of Engineering

    • Savio L-Y. Woo
    • Rui Liang
    • Matthew B. Fisher

    OriginalPaper 27 June 2009 Pages: 448 - 461