Age-dependent influence of strain rate on the tensile failure of rat-tail tendon
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Preparation of Rat Tail Tendons for Biomechanical and Mechanobiological Studies
Published on: July 31, 2010
Abstract:
Sensitivity of tensile strength, failure strain, and failure energy density to strain rate was studied for rat-tail tendon (RTT), a collagen-rich connective tissue. Tendons from animals aged 1-27 months were stretched at a high (720 percent/s) and low (3.6 percent/s) strain rate. Each failure parameter increased with strain rate. However, the sensitivity of tendon failure to rate of strain decreased rapidly during growth and sexual maturation of the animal. The study provides basic data on the rate-sensitive strength of collagen fibers using RTT.
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