Ramped versus stepwise thermoelastic testing of latex and elastic tissues

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 43, Issue , 2007, Pages 206-211

  Wells, Sarah M ^a   MacKean, Susan M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elastic mechanism; Elastic tissue; Elasticity; Elastin; Entropy; Thermoelastic contraction

Indexed keywords

DENATURATION; ELASTICITY; POLYMERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOELASTICITY;

ELASTIC MECHANISM; ELASTIC TISSUES; MICROFIBRIL; THERMOELASTIC CONTRACTION;

LATEXES;

ELASTIN; LATEX; POLYMER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY; ENTROPY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER LOSS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELASTIC CARTILAGE; LATEX; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROMANIPULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34247582708     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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