Properties of Cartilage on Micro- and Nanolevel
Results of investigation of the elastic modulus for cartilage tissue using a technique of micro- and nanoindentation performed with help of an atomic force microscope are presented. SEM and AFM methods were applied to visualize a topography of surface layers of the entire cartilage and as well as it...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Tribology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/243150 |