Riboflavin-sensitized UVA collagen crosslinking produced a controllable, dose-dependent increase in the nanomechanical strength of ex vivo bovine dura mater
Ioannis Vasilikos, Sukesh Mysore Swamy, Ulrich Hofmann, Ulrich Hubbe, Roland Rölz, Angeliki Stathi, Katerina Wolk, Daniel Strahnen, Amir El Rahal, Mukesch Johannes Shah, Jürgen Grauvogel, Florian Volz, Boris Mizaikoff, Lorena Diaz, Vidhya Madapusi Ravi, , Jürgen Beck
This study shows riboflavin-sensitized UVA crosslinking increases the mechanical strength of bovine dura mater in a dose-dependent manner.
PLoS ONE · Sep 28, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering