Jenkins D H, Forster I W, McKibbin B, Rális Z A
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1977 Feb;59(1):53-7. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.59B1.845228.
Experiments have been performed on rabbits and sheep which demonstrate that pure carbon, in a flexible and filamentous form of great strength, can be used successfully to induce the formation of new tendons. A concept fundamentally different from that underlying the use of other artificial tendon replacements is involved, in which rapidly developing tendon-like tissue is induced to form around the implant. This gradually takes over the function of the implant. The early results in rabbits and the late results in sheep suggest that filamentous carbon may have a place in the replacement of the calcaneal tendon and the collateral ligaments of the knee.
已经在兔子和绵羊身上进行了实验，这些实验表明，具有高强度的柔韧丝状纯碳能够成功用于诱导新肌腱的形成。这涉及到一个与使用其他人工肌腱替代品的基本概念截然不同的概念，即在植入物周围诱导快速发育的类似肌腱的组织形成。这种组织逐渐接管植入物的功能。在兔子身上取得的早期结果以及在绵羊身上取得的后期结果表明，丝状碳在跟腱和膝关节侧副韧带的替代方面可能占有一席之地。
