The Mechanical Role of Swelling-Induced Residual Stresses and Strains in the Human Lumbar Anulus Fibrosus

9510401这个项目是一项研究计划补助金，旨在帮助增加参与国家科学基金会研究计划的新女性研究人员的数量，并促进与制定国家科学基金会竞争性研究提案有关的初步研究和其他活动。该项目将寻求量化肿胀引起的纤维环中残余应力和应变的状态，纤维环是椎间(脊柱)盘的一部分。椎间盘退变会给许多人带来极大的不适，调查结果有望产生新的知识，用于考虑适当的组织替代品或化学疗法来减轻椎间盘退变。预计首席调查员将在该项目完成后向国家科学基金会提交一份完整的研究建议。吉尔伯特·B·德维1995年8月16日

9510401 Setton This project is a Research Planning Grant made to help increase the number of new women investigators participating in National Science Foundation (NSF) research programs, and to facilitate preliminary studies and other activities related to the development of competitive NSF research proposals. This project will seek to quantify the state of swelling- induced residual stress and strain in the anulus fibrosus, a part of the intervertebral (spinal) disc. Disc degeneration causes great discomfort to a large number of individuals and results of the investigation are expected to generate new knowledge for consideration of appropriate tissue substitutes or chemical treatments to alleviate disc degeneration. The Principal Investigator is expected to submit a full research proposal to NSF subsequent to the completion of this project. Gilbert B. Devey August 16, 1995