Mechanical anisotropy of porcine cornea and correlation with stromal microstructure

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1084-1091

  Elsheikh, Ahmed ^a   Alhasso, Daad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

corneal anisotropy; corneal biomechanics; stromal lamellae

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA STROMA; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; ELASTICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUS SCROFA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 67349202514     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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