TY - JOUR
T1 - Indentation versus tensile measurements of young's modulus for soft biological tissues
AU - McKee, Clayton T.
AU - Last, Julie A.
AU - Russell, Paul
AU - Murphy, Christopher J
PY - 2011/6/1
Y1 - 2011/6/1
N2 - In this review, we compare the reported values of Young's modulus (YM) obtained from indentation and tensile deformations of soft biological tissues. When the method of deformation is ignored, YM values for any given tissue typically span several orders of magnitude. If the method of deformation is considered, then a consistent and less ambiguous result emerges. On average, YM values for soft tissues are consistently lower when obtained by indentation deformations. We discuss the implications and potential impact of this finding.
AB - In this review, we compare the reported values of Young's modulus (YM) obtained from indentation and tensile deformations of soft biological tissues. When the method of deformation is ignored, YM values for any given tissue typically span several orders of magnitude. If the method of deformation is considered, then a consistent and less ambiguous result emerges. On average, YM values for soft tissues are consistently lower when obtained by indentation deformations. We discuss the implications and potential impact of this finding.
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U2 - 10.1089/ten.teb.2010.0520
DO - 10.1089/ten.teb.2010.0520
M3 - Article
C2 - 21303220
AN - SCOPUS:79958281617
VL - 17
SP - 155
EP - 164
JO - Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews
JF - Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews
SN - 1937-3368
IS - 3
ER -