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Aug 2026
The Achilles tendon enthesis rebuilds its mineralization front on reloading but retains a nanoscale imprint of unloading
The enthesis is a graded fibrocartilaginous interface that transfers load between tendon and bone, yet the nanoscale mechanisms stabilizing its mineralization front remain unclear. Here, we combine multimodal 2D/3D X-ray imaging with nonlinear optical microscopy to map structural, crystalline and extracellular matrix o...
M. Stammer, C. Camy, M. Frewein et al.
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