An experimental study on collagen content and biomechanical properties of sclera after posterior sclera reinforcement

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue SUPLL.1, 2008, Pages

  Weiyi, Chen ^a   Wang, Xiaojun ^a   Wang, Chaoying ^b   Tao, Li ^b   Li, Xiaona ^a   Zhang, Quanyou ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BETHUNE INTERNATIONAL PEACE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Hydroxyproline content; Posterior scleral reinforcement; Sclera

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMAL MODELS; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COLLAGEN ACCUMULATION; COLLAGEN CONTENT; COLLAGEN FIBERS; CONTROL GROUPS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HYDROXYPROLINE CONTENT; INSTRON; NEW ZEALAND; POSTERIOR SCLERAL REINFORCEMENT; REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; REINFORCEMENT MECHANISMS; SCLERA; TEST MACHINES;

SURGERY;

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; HYDROXYPROLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MYOPIA; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SCLERA; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROLINE; RABBITS; SCLERA; SCLEROPLASTY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 50349094922     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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