Human annulus fibrosus dynamic tensile modulus increases with degeneration
Sen S, Jacobs NT, Boxberger JI, Elliott DM. Human annulus fibrosus dynamic tensile modulus increases with degeneration. Mechanics Of Materials 2012, 44: 93-98. PMID: 22247579, PMCID: PMC3254102, DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2011.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic viscoelastic propertiesViscoelastic propertiesDynamic modulusStrain levelsCyclic loading conditionsCyclic tensile loadingLinear viscoelastic modelHigher dynamic modulusTensile modulus increasesPhase angleHuman annulus fibrosusTensile samplesTensile loadingDecreased phase angleLoading conditionsEffect of degenerationUniaxial tensionAnnulus fibrosusViscoelastic modelEquilibrium strainModulus increases