... Abstract Cutaneous scars are permanent and the result of physiological wound healing with formation of disorganized collagen instead of the normally structured connective tissue network (or “textile”) of the dermis. A scar restores the physical and tensile integrity of skin; skin is a vital...

...-richextracellular matrix and can be quasi-static (growth of neighboring tissues) or intermittent(mastication). The mechanical properties of sutures, while always viscoelastic, are thereforequite different for tensile versus compressive loading. The morphology of individual suturesreflects the nature of local...

.... Beneficial outcomes have been documented for tear film interaction, blur profile, viscoelasticity and tensile strength. Dry eye disease is a complex, multifactorial and highly prevalent ocular condition. Recent data indicate that approximately 20–30 million Americans suffer from dry eye [ 1 ]. Based...

... manufacturers. Given the long-term use of these catheters in the dialysis population,the good compatibility of the antiseptics and disinfectants used on the catheters is imperativeto prevent failure and cracking of the catheter material. Tensile strengths of commerciallyavailable catheters were measured after...

... in the biomechanics of the shoulder in the presence of tears [ 8 , 19 - 23 ]. In a study of the spatially varying material properties of the human supraspinatus tendon, Lake et al. [ 24 ] showed a significant difference in the tensile modulus of the posterior portion of the tendon when compared to the medial...

... A. Skin elasticity in localized scleroderma (morphoea). Introduction of a biaxial in vivo method for measurement of tensile distensibility, hysteresis, and resilient distension of diseased and normal skin. J Dermatol. 1985;12(1):52–62. 32. Serup J, Northeved A. Skin elasticity in psoriasis. In vivo...

... in dentin. Adhesives and Variation in Dental Enamel Bonding techniques for restorative dentistry have become mainstream and when bonding agents are evaluated, three main approaches, namely: shear, tensile, and push-out, are used. A very common approach is using extracted human teeth to perform...

... Tensile Loading. J Orthop Res 2009;27:1596-1602 25. Millar NL, Hueber AJ, Reilly JH, Xu Y, Fazzi UG, Murrell GA, McInnes IB: Inflammation is present in early human tendinopathy. Am J Sports Med 2010;38:2085 26. Hashimoto T, Nobuhara K, Hamada T: Pathologic evidence of degeneration as a primary...

... used to augment rotator cuff repairs of infraspinatus tendons in Japanese white rabbits [ 48 ], showing histological improvement in fibrocartilage layering but only a slight improvement in tensile strength when compared to control tendons augmented with another slowly absorbing synthetic material [ 48...

... the osteoblast recruitment and tensile strains determine the osteogenic activity. Static loads have no role in skeletal osteogenesis and that short periods (bouts) of loading above certain threshold steer osteogenesis [ 40 ]. Strain rates, amplitude and duration of these loads are important in osteogenesis [ 40...

... with rise times of several acoustic transit times. His results showed that the peak tensile stress σ, obtained at the center of the tattoo target, is given by the equation: σ = -3γμF(τ_a/τ)^2,(1) where F is the laser irradiance (fluence), τ_a and τ are the acoustic transit time and laser pulse...

...' compressive area is loaded significantly less than the bone on the tension side. Both compressive and tensile strains are present in the area from which the tooth is moving and no tension and very little compressive strains are present in the bone in the direction of the force [ 12 ]. In the areas from which...

... collagen culture: osteogenesis inhibits bone morphogenic protein and Wnt signaling pathways, and cyclic tensile strain causes upregulation of proinflammatory cytokine regulators and angiogenic factors. Tissue Eng A 2011;17:2615-2627. 24. Brakenhielm E, et al: Adiponectin-induced antiangiogenesis...

... tension or “turgor.” On tensile testing with application of stress, overhydrated or oedematous skin shows increased strain, e.g., increased “ hysteresis ,” since interstitial fluid, as mentioned, works as a lubricant between dermal fibres. The aged skin is in a state of constant elongation, since...

..., Carvalho RM, Nakajima M, Pashley DH: Bonding of self-etch and total-etch adhesives to carious dentin . J Dent Res 2002;81:556-560. 53. Inoue S, van Meerbeek B, Abe Y, Yoshida Y, Lambrechts P, Vanherle G, Sano H: Effect of remaining dentin thickness and the use of conditioner on micro-tensile bond...

... Mechanism of Stone Disintegration An incoming shockwave for lithotripsy is characterized by a positive pressure pulse with a rise time of <10 ns and the negative pressure of the trailing tensile phase of the wave. The positive pressure wave and the tensile wave can create the acoustic cavitation...

... studies on sheep shoulder specimens compared single and double row both with different suture stitch patterns and different kinds of anchors and sutures. They reported for all the three studies better results in initial fixation strength and ultimate tensile load for double row. Moreover, a study of 2009...

... use [ 9 , 10 , 11 ] and the general safety of thiopurines [ 9 , 10 , 12 ], the effect of pre-operative anti-TNF on post-operative complications in IBD is controversial. Animal studies have shown a significant decrease in wound healing tensile strength as well as colonic anastomosis tensile strength...

... to alter the biomechanical properties of their containing tissues [ 34 , 35 ]. The measures used to describe the biomechanical properties of these tissues include ultimate tensile strength, Young's modulus and creep [ 36 ]. The ultimate tensile strength refers to the maximum stress that the tissue can take...