Publications by authors named "M Eriten"
Articular cartilage fatigue causes frequency-dependent softening and crack extension.
J Mech Behav Biomed Mater
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Soft biological polymers like articular cartilage are highly resistant to fractures and fatigue, making them key models for new material development, yet we need to better understand their behavior under stress.
- The study examined cartilage's mechanical properties under different frequencies and cycles of cyclic compression, measuring thickness, stiffness, and crack growth.
- Results showed that repetitive loading led to irreversible damage and changes in material behavior, with higher frequencies resulting in less deterioration, which can enhance our knowledge of cartilage failure and aid osteoarthritis treatment.
Hydrogels, polymeric networks swollen with water, exhibit time/rate-dependent adhesion due to their poroviscoleastic constitution. In this study, we conducted probe-tack experiments on gelatin and investigated the influence of dwelling times and unloading rates on pull-off forces and work of adhesion. We utilized contact imaging to monitor separation kinematics and interfacial crack velocities.
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- * The research focuses on using modal analysis on drying hydrogels to assess how dehydration alters their elastic properties and internal stresses through measurements of vibration modes in gelatin disks.
- * Results show significant changes in the mechanical response of gelatin as it dries, emphasizing the effectiveness of vibration and wave techniques for rapidly characterizing hydrogels' mechanical behavior.
This study sought to 1) investigate the spatial distribution of mineral density of dog dentin using µ-CT and 2) characterize the relationship between the elastic modulus and mineral density of dog dentin using nanoindentation and µ-CT. Maxillary canine teeth of 10 mature dogs were scanned with a µ-CT then sectioned in the transverse and vertical planes and tested using nanoindentation. Spatial distribution of mineral density and elastic modulus was quantified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of osmolarity and displacement rate on cartilage microfracture clusters failure into two regimes.
J Mech Behav Biomed Mater
December 2022
Articular cartilage is a poroviscoelastic (PVE) material with remarkable resistance to fracture and fatigue failure. Cartilage failure mechanisms and material properties that govern failure are incompletely understood. Because cartilage is partially comprised of negatively charged glycosaminoglycans, altering solvent osmolarity can influence PVE relaxations.
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