Microstructural response and fluid flow mechanisms in cartilage loading: New insights using a novel indentation method

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 319-326

  Thambyah, A ^a   Zhao, L ^a   Broom, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cartilage compression; Differential interference contrast imaging; Microstructural response; Novel indentation technique; Tissue micromechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BOVINE TISSUES; COMPRESSION AND TENSION; DEFORMED MICROSTRUCTURE; DEFORMED STATE; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; FLUID FLOW MECHANISMS; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; INDENTATION METHOD; INDENTERS; INDUCED FLUID FLOW; INTRINSIC RESISTANCE; MATRIX SHEARS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL RESPONSE; NOVEL INDENTATION TECHNIQUE; RADIAL DIRECTION; SURFACE LAYERS; TANGENTIAL DIRECTIONS; TISSUE MATRICES;

CARTILAGE; LIGAMENTS; MICROMECHANICS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 69249142153     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/03093247JSA493     Document Type: Article

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