A mechanistic study for strain rate sensitivity of rabbit patellar tendon

JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

卷:43

Article

Clemmer, John^1,2  Liao, Jun^1,2  Davis, Debbie¹  Horstemeyer, Mark F.^1,2  Williams, Lakiesha N.^1,2 

[1] Mississippi State Univ, Dept Agr & Biol Engn, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA

[2] Mississippi State Univ, Ctr Adv Vehicular Syst, Mississippi State, MS 39759 USA

关键词: Collagen fibril;    D-Period;    Tendon microstructure;    Fibril recruitment;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.06.009

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The ultrastructural mechanism for strain rate sensitivity of collagenous tissue has not been well studied at the collagen fibril level. Our objective is to reveal the mechanistic contribution of tendon's key structural component to strain rate sensitivity. We have investigated the structure of the collagen fibril undergoing tension at different strain rates. Tendon fascicles were pulled and fixed within the linear region (12% local tissue strain) at multiple strain rates. Although samples were pulled to the same percent elongation, the fibrils were noticed to elongate differently, increasing with strain rate. For the 0.1, 10, and 70%/s strain rates, there were 1.84 +/- 3.6%, 5.5 +/- 1.9%, and 7.03 +/- 2.2% elongations (mean +/- S.D.), respectively. We concluded that the collagen fibrils underwent significantly greater recruitment (fibril strain relative to global tissue strain) at higher strain rates. A better understanding of tendon mechanisms at lower hierarchical levels would help establish a basis for future development of constitutive models and assist in tissue replacement design. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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