A DAMAGE MECHANISM OF MICRO-PARTICLES ON ARTICULAR CARTILAGE OF KNEE BY NANOINDENTATION

• Published in: Journal of mechanics in medicine and biology Vol. 17; no. 8; p. 1750116
• Main Authors: SUN, XINGDONG, FAN, ZUNQIANG, ZHANG, SHIZHONG, WU, DI, ZHONG, YUEXI, ZHAO, HONGWEI, REN, LUQUAN
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore World Scientific Publishing Company 01.12.2017; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte., Ltd
• Subjects: Cartilage; Damage; Dehydration; Knee; Moisture content; Nanoindentation; damage; dehydration; nanoindentation; Articular cartilage; micro-particle

Articular cartilage plays an important role in organism due to its excellent shock absorbing and buffering functions. Increasing problems about damages of articular cartilage are making a great deal of trouble to human beings. The damage mechanism of articular cartilage is very complicated and keeps...