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Investigation of regenerative tissue for replacing the Bruch's membrane
Author(s) -
Willenberg Wolfgang,
Stoffel Marcus,
Weichert Dieter,
Thumann Gabriele
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201210038
Subject(s) - bruch's membrane , elasticity (physics) , membrane , finite element method , ultimate tensile strength , anisotropy , materials science , chemistry , biophysics , biomedical engineering , composite material , engineering , structural engineering , physics , optics , biology , biochemistry , retinal , retinal pigment epithelium
In the present study the anisotropic mechanical properties such as elasticity and diffusion of bovine Bruch's membrane (BM) and a collagen foils (CF) are compared with each other. For this reason, a constitutive material law is developed and implemented into a FEM software. Based on tensile tests, the material parameters of both materials are identified. (© 2012 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)