BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF KERATOCONUS AND NORMAL CORNEAS
BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF KERATOCONUS AND NORMAL CORNEAS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-4835(80)80027-3
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
OXLUND, H
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作者:
ANDREASSEN, TT;SIMONSEN, AH;OXLUND, H
The uniaxial tensile strength was determined for 6 keratoconus and 7 normal [human] corneas. Strip specimens were stretched at a constant speed in a materials testing machine during load and deformation recordings. Load-deformation curves were transformed into load-strain and stress-strain curves. The following parameters were derived from the load-strain and stress-strain curves: the maximum load and stress values and the corresponding strain value, the values for maximum stiffness, and the relative energy absorption of the specimens during testing. With the exception of the strain value at maximum load or stress, these parameters were smaller in the keratoconus group than in the normal group. The load and stress values at corresponding strain values were less in keratoconus corneas than in normal corneas for the initial and the linear parts of the curves. Biochemically, no difference was found in the concentration of uronic acid in the 2 groups. No difference was found in the concentration of hydroxyproline in the 2 groups. The solubility of pepsin-treated collagen in the keratoconus corneas was greater than that in the normal corneas, but the solubility was less than that in tendons.