Evaluating the viscoelastic properties of biological tissues in a new way

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-90

  Zhang, Guigen ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological tissues; Complex modulus; Fast fourier transform; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COMPUTER; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENDON; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 18744404573     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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