Biaxial mechanical testing of human sclera

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1696-1701

  Eilaghi, Armin ^a,b   Flanagan, John G ^c,d   Tertinegg, Inka ^c   Simmons, Craig A ^a,b   Wayne Brodland, G ^d   Ross Ethier, C ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biaxial testing; Glaucoma; Sclera; Stiffness; Tissue mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL MECHANICAL TESTING; BIAXIAL TESTING; BIOMATERIALS TESTING; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GLAUCOMA; GREEN STRAIN; HUMAN EYE; MATERIAL PARAMETER; NONLINEAR MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIC NERVE HEAD; ORTHOGONAL DIRECTIONS; SAMPLE THICKNESS; SCLERA; STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTIONS; STRESS-STRAIN DATA;

BIOMECHANICS; EYE PROTECTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; STRAIN; TISSUE;

STIFFNESS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIAXIAL MECHANICAL TESTING; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATITUDE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIC NERVE; ORTHOGONAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCLERA; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THICKNESS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SCLERA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77953537380     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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