Articular cartilage (AC) covers the articulating bones within synovial joints. Mechanically, it provides a bearing surface with low friction and wear properties, and it lowers surface stress by deforming and increasing the contact area. Cartilage mechanics has received much attention, but until recently most investigations have focused on average properties of full thickness tissue. However, given depth dependent variations in composition and structure, there is a growing appreciation of the tissue’s inhomogeneity and its relationship to mechanical behavior [1–4]. Determining the depth-dependent mechanical properties plays an important role in understanding the relationship between function and structure of native, diseased and tissue-engineered cartilage.
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ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 20–23, 2012
Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA
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- Bioengineering Division
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A Continuous Shear Deflection Function for Articular Cartilage Available to Purchase
Mostafa Motavalli,
Mostafa Motavalli
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Chen-Yuan Chung,
Chen-Yuan Chung
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Mark Schluchter,
Mark Schluchter
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Joseph M. Mansour
Joseph M. Mansour
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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Mostafa Motavalli
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Chen-Yuan Chung
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Mark Schluchter
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Joseph M. Mansour
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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SBC2012-80146, pp. 713-714; 2 pages
Published Online:
July 19, 2013
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Motavalli, M, Chung, C, Schluchter, M, & Mansour, JM. "A Continuous Shear Deflection Function for Articular Cartilage." Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B. Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA. June 20–23, 2012. pp. 713-714. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2012-80146
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