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Micromechanical Aspects of Inception of Cracks in Articular Cartilage
- 1.0210200 - UTAM-F 20000107 RIV SIGLE CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Kafka, Vratislav
Micromechanical Aspects of Inception of Cracks in Articular Cartilage.
Biomechanics of Man 2000. Olomouc: Palacký University, 2000 - (Vaverka, F.; Janura, M.), s. 276-279. ISBN 80-244-0193-2.
[Biomechanics of Man 2000. Olomouc (CZ), 24.11.2000-25.11.2000]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA103/00/0008
Keywords : biomechanics * articular cartilage * cracks * micromechanics
Subject RIV: EI - Biotechnology ; Bionics
The inception of cracks that are observed on the surface of articular cartilage is explained by taking into account the microstructure: There are - under the surface - dense collagen fibers lying parallel to the surface of cartilage an orientated in one direction. It is shown that an impact loading can lead to rupture of these fibers and subsequent creation of cracks.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0105754
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