... were allowed to gel for 2–3 h at 37 ° C . After gelation, constructs were removed and cultured under static conditions in complete medium containing 2.0 mg/ml ACA for 7 days. The total initial protein concentration in all construct types was 2.0 mg/ml. Scanning electron microscopy...

..., scanning electron microscopy photographs revealed the mechanical degradation of the tissue surface due to wear. Surfaces with a defect had an increased amount of wear debris, which ultimately contributed to third body wear. Surfaces without a defect had preferentially aligned abrasions, while those...

... sense-current method and a custom-designed apparatus by measuring the resistance across the sample. Resistance measurements were taken at three levels of compression (0%, 10%, and 20%). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the human AF tissue were obtained in order to correlate tissue structure...

.... Average fracture toughness of the manatee rib bone materials is less than the transverse fracture toughness of human and bovine tibia and femur. 19 11 2004 05 12 2005 biomechanics orthopaedics fracture mechanics bone brittle fracture brittleness scanning electron microscopy...

... control scanning electron microscopy biochemistry biomedical materials biotechnology 01 October 2001 01 July 2002 27 12 2002 Contributed by the Bioengineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING . Manuscript received October 2001; revised...

... tensile testing data for determination of the material parameters. Maximum stiffness and strength were also determined from the data for each specimen. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was conducted to study the regional microstructural difference. Our results indicate that the microstructure of ILT...