Strain rate effect on the failure properties of tendons

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-206

  Ng, B H ^a   Chou, S M ^a   Lim, B H ^b   Chong, A ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Connective tissues; Strain rate; Tendons; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); STRAIN RATE; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

CONNECTIVE TISSUES; FAILURE PROPERTIES; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH;

TENDONS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STIMULATION; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELASTICITY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 3242802993     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441104323118923     Document Type: Article

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