Simple computer controlled apparatus for in vitro mechanical testing of connective tissues |
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| Affiliation: | 1. From The Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic (H.Z., L.A., I.T., W.J.D., J.B.R.);2. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (W.J.D., J.B.R.);3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (W.J.D.), Cleveland, Ohio;4. Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (GS), USA |
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| Abstract: | Connective tissues are viscoelastic and so a series of experiments, at carefully controlled loading rates, is required to determine their mechanical properties. This paper describes a simple, inexpensive apparatus for performing these experiments; it is based on a ball screw driven by a microcomputer controlled stepper motor. |
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