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

该项目是一项研究计划拨款，旨在帮助增加参与国家科学基金会（NSF）研究项目的新女性研究人员的数量，并促进初步研究和其他与制定有竞争力的NSF研究计划有关的活动。本项目旨在量化纤维环（椎间盘的一部分）肿胀引起的残余应力和应变状态。椎间盘退变给许多个体带来极大的不适，研究结果有望为考虑适当的组织替代或化学治疗以减轻椎间盘退变产生新的知识。项目完成后，首席研究员需向NSF提交一份完整的研究计划书。Gilbert B. Devey， 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