Collagen fibrils from both positional and energy-storing tendons exhibit increased amounts of denatured collagen when stretched beyond the yield point
Allen H. Lin, Christopher A. Slater, Callie-Jo Martinez, Steven J. Eppell, S. Michael Yu, Jeffrey A. Weiss
Topics & Concepts
FibrilTendonBiophysicsDenaturation (fissile materials)Strain (injury)Collagen fibrilMaterials scienceType I collagenYield (engineering)CrystallographyChemistryAnatomyComposite materialBiologyNuclear chemistryEndocrinologyTendon Structure and TreatmentCollagen: Extraction and CharacterizationOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation