In situ multi-level analysis of viscoelastic deformation mechanisms in tendon collagen

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-191

  Gupta, H S ^a   Seto, J ^b   Krauss, S ^b   Boesecke, P ^c   Screen, H R C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Fibre strain; Fibril strain; Micromechanical testing; Small angle X ray scattering; Stress relaxation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NANOANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR RATE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON; TENDON; TENDON STRESS; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; KINETICS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 74849088007     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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