Influence of specimen thickness on the nanoindentation of hydrogels: Measuring the mechanical properties of soft contact lenses

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 144-156

  Selby, Alastair ^a   Maldonado Codina, Carole ^a   Derby, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOINDENTATION; PHEMA; SILICONES;

APPARENT ELASTIC MODULUS; CONTACT LENS MATERIAL; CORRECTION FUNCTION; EMPIRICAL RELATIONS; POLY HYDROXY ETHYL METHACRYLATES; SPHERICAL INDENTERS; THICKNESS CORRECTION; THICKNESS VARIATION;

CONTACT LENSES;

DIMETICONE; ELASTOMER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; POLYMACON; SILICONE; ALGINIC ACID; HYDROGEL; POLYMER; SEPHAROSE; SILICONE DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELASTICITY; HYDROGEL; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT CONTACT LENS; THICKNESS; YOUNG MODULUS; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POROSITY; PROCEDURES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALGINATES; CALIBRATION; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; POLYMERS; POROSITY; SEPHAROSE; SILICONES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84899977152     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.11.023     Document Type: Article

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