Investigating load relaxation mechanics in tendon

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-58

  Screen, Hazel R C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Fibre; Fibril; Mechanical testing; Mechanics; Relaxation; Strain; Structure; Tendon; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

FIBER SLIDING; FIBRIL; LOAD RELAXATION TESTS;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL TESTING; MUSCLE; RELAXATION PROCESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

TENDONS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EXERCISE TEST; MALE; MECHANICS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT BEARING; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 35048864440     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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