Abstract: In this paper, phenomena of general corrosion are assumed to be the results of three sequential processes: degradation of paint coatings, generation of pitting point, and progress of pitting ...

Abstract: Tensile and viscoelastic properties of collagen fascicles of approximately 300 μm in diameter, which were obtained from rabbit patellar tendons, were studied using a newly designed micro-tensile ...

Abstract: Effects of the overstressing induced by the harvest of grafts from the patellar tendon on the mechanical properties and morphometry of remaining tendon were studied using a rabbit model. The ...

Abstract: The mechanical and structural properties of the patellar tendon fascicle-bone units of rabbit knees were determined by tensile tests, particularly focusing on their local differences. There were ...

Abstract: Mechanical properties of the stress-shielded patellar tendon were studied in the rabbit knee. Stress shielding was accomplished by stretching a stainless-steel wire installed between the patella ...