Indentation Versus Tensile Measurements of Young's Modulus for Soft Biological Tissues

Clayton T. McKee; Julie A. Last; Paul Russell; Christopher J. Murphy

doi:10.1089/ten.teb.2010.0520

Abstract

In this review, we compare the reported values of Young's modulus (YM) obtained from indentation and tensile deformations of soft biological tissues. When the method of deformation is ignored, YM values for any given tissue typically span several orders of magnitude. If the method of deformation is considered, then a consistent and less ambiguous result emerges. On average, YM values for soft tissues are consistently lower when obtained by indentation deformations. We discuss the implications and potential impact of this finding.

Keywords

IndentationModulusDeformation (meteorology)Materials scienceYoung's modulusUltimate tensile strengthSoft tissueComposite materialSoft materialsNanotechnologySurgeryMedicine

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Year: 2011
Type: review
Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Pages: 155-164
Citations: 665
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                                    Clayton T. McKee, 
                                
                                    Julie A. Last, 
                                
                                    Paul Russell
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2011). 
                            Indentation Versus Tensile Measurements of Young's Modulus for Soft Biological Tissues. 
                            Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews
                            , 17
                            (3)
                            , 155-164.
                            https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2010.0520
                        

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DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2010.0520