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Water–collagen interactions: Calorimetric and mechanical experiments
Author(s) -
Pineri M. H.,
Escoubes M.,
Roche G.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
biopolymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/bip.1978.360171205
Subject(s) - chemistry , absorption of water , fixation (population genetics) , degree (music) , modulus , thermodynamics , absorption (acoustics) , composite material , biochemistry , materials science , physics , acoustics , gene
The influence of hydration of rat‐tail tendons has been studied by measuring the heat involved in the water fixation deplending on the degree of hydration. The modulus and damping dependences have been measured when changing the temperature for different water uptakes. In situ hydrations have been realized. Evidence of several states of water absorption has been dervied from both calorimetic and dynamic mechanical experiments. A model has been proposed taking into account the energies corresponding to the different regimes of fixation.