Material properties of bovine intervertebral discs across strain rates

• Published in: Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials Vol. 65; pp. 824 - 830
• Main Authors: Newell, Nicolas, Grigoriadis, Grigorios, Christou, Alexandros, Carpanen, Diagarajen, Masouros, Spyros D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Algorithms; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cattle; Collagen fibre; Elastic Modulus; Finite Element Analysis; Finite element modelling; Intervertebral disc; Intervertebral Disc - physiology; inverse methods; Lumbar Vertebrae - physiology; material properties; spine; Stress, Mechanical; Finite element modelling; spine; material properties; Intervertebral disc; Collagen fibre; inverse methods

The intervertebral disc (IVD) is a complex structure responsible for distributing compressive loading to adjacent vertebrae and allowing the vertebral column to bend and twist. To study the mechanical behaviour of individual components of the IVD, it is common for specimens to be dissected away from...