Fig. 1: The mechanical response and properties of the growth plate.
From: Physical and chemical niche of human growth plate for polarized bone development
A Schematic illustration of the in situ micro-CT imaging of the whole GP sample via synchrotron XRM; B The displacement magnitude images via DVC processing of GP tissue under compression in the (i) XZ, (ii) YZ and (iii) XY plane, The arrows point to the interfaces with significant displacement changes, scale bar = 1 mm; C Views of (i) 3D strain distribution of GP tissue when compression is applied, the arrows represent the displacement direction, scale bar = 1 mm, and expanded views of the (ii) GP-epiphysis interface, scale bar = 200 μm, and (iii) GP-metaphysis interface, scale bar = 200 μm, processed by DVC; D Schematic of AFM analysis of the GP-Epiphysis and GP-metaphysis interface; E, F The 3D modulus distribution map of all selected areas from GP to epiphysis/metaphysis. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
