The effects of irradiation and hydration upon the mechanical properties of tendon

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 645-650

  Smith, C W ^a,c   Kearney, J N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; GRAFTS; HYDRATION; LIGAMENTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT REPLACEMENT; IRRADIATION STERILIZATION; RE VASCULARIZATION; SOFT TISSUE GRAFTS; TISSUE BANKS;

TENDONS;

COLLAGEN; TROPOCOLLAGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; FREEZE DRYING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HYDRATION; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SWINE; TENDON; TENDON GRAFT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030297308     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00123402     Document Type: Article

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