Papers Published

1. Narmoneva, Daria A. and Wang, Jean Y. and Setton, Lori A., New method for determination of the tensile modulus of articular cartilage in situ in a free-swelling configuration, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED, vol. 43 (1999), pp. 31 - 32 .
   (last updated on 2007/04/10)

   Abstract:
   Using a triphasic mechanochemical theory, an attempt was made to quantify the material properties of canine and human cartilage studied in the free-swelling test and to compare them with site-matched values measured in uniaxial tensile testing. Values for the tensile modulus were found to compare well using the free-swelling and uniaxial testing methods. The results demonstrate the potential of this new methodology for quantifying cartilage properties in small cartilage samples.

   Keywords:
   Mechanical properties;Diseases;Swelling;Mechanical testing;Computer simulation;Numerical methods;Boundary conditions;Body fluids;Pressure;