Nanomechanics of cartilage extracellular matrix macromolecules

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2007. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-201). === In this thesis, the shear and self-adhesion nanomechanical properties between opposing cartilage aggrecan macromolecules were probed. In...

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Main Author: Han, Lin, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other Authors: Alan J. Grodzinsky and Christine Ortiz.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/42134