Stress-strain curve and Young's modulus of a collagen molecule as determined by the X-ray diffraction technique

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 655-658

  Sasaki, Naoki ^a   Odajima, Singo ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen molecule; X ray diffraction; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESSES; TENDONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACHILLES TENDON; COLLAGEN MOLECULE;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FORCE; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VISCOELASTICITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0030152813     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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