A novel microstructural approach in tendon viscoelastic modelling at the fibrillar level

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2034-2042

  Ciarletta, P ^a   Micera, S ^a   Accoto, D ^a   Dario, P ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive links; Collagen type I; Decorin; Tendon; Viscoelastic model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE LINKS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DECORIN; FIBRILLAR DEFORMATION; VISCOELASTIC MODEL;

MICROSTRUCTURE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SURGERY; TENDONS; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; DECORIN; FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FIBER; FLEXOR TENDON; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TENDON; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 33745823902     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.06.025     Document Type: Article

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