The toughness of adipose tissue: measurements and physical basis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1823-1826

  Comley, Kerstyn ^a   Fleck, Norman A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Foams; Fracture toughness; Micromechanics; Trouser tear test

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; MACROSCOPIC TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; TEAR TEST;

FRACTURE; MICROMECHANICS; TISSUE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWINE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77953535368     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.029     Document Type: Article

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