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      * 10 preconditioning cycles will be applied at 0.25 mm amplitude.       * 10 preconditioning cycles are applied at 0.25 mm amplitude.
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  * Once the ligaments have been separated for tissue testing sample preparation, the thicker ligaments (ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL) are thinned for tensile test. This is done using a cryostat (Available at Histochemistry Core at Biomedical Engineering, CCF). The ligaments are thinned to be under 1 mm.
  * Once the thin segments are obtained, using a dummbell shaped punch, tensile testing samples are prepared.
  * Once the ligaments are separated for tissue testing sample preparation, the thicker ligaments (ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL) will be thinned for tensile test. This is done using a cryostat (Available at Histochemistry Core at Biomedical Engineering, CCF). The ligaments will be thinned to be under 1 mm.
  * Once the thin segments are obtained, using a dummbell shaped punch, tensile testing samples will be prepared.
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  * Samples are taken from the mid-substance region of the ligaments and along the long axis of the fibers.   * Samples will be taken from the mid-substance region of the ligaments and along the long axis of the fibers.
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  * Once the samples are punched out, the thickness of the samples is measured.   * Once the samples are punched out, the thickness of the samples will be measured.
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  * The sample is placed in serrated metal clamps for mounting in the tissue testing machine.   * The sample will be placed in serrated metal clamps for mounting in the tissue testing machine.
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 * Tensile test
  * once the tibia and femur articular surfaces are exposed after dissection, rectangular strips of cartilage will be separated from the bone using a scalpel.
  * Using a 5 mm by 1 mm punch tensile samples will be obtained.
  * A vibratome will be used to obtain thin uniform thickness samples (settings will be optimized and reported).
  * The sample will be placed in serrated tensile clamps and the whole assembly will be fixed in a saline bath and kept at 37 °C during testing.
  * Stress relaxation tests will be conducted on each sample.
 * Confined compression
  * once the tibia and femur articular surfaces are exposed after dissection, rectangular strips of cartilage will separated from the bone using a scalpel.
  * A 5 mm diameter punch will be used to obtain cylindrical, full thickness cartilage samples.
  * A vibratome will be used to obtain uniform thickness samples (settings will be optimized and reported).
  * The sample will be placed in a confined compression chamber and the whole assembly will be fixed in a saline bath and kept at 37 °C during testing.
  * A stainless steel filter will be placed in the sample and an indentor will be used to compress the sample while it is enclosed in the compression chamber.
  * Stress relaxation tests will be conducted on each sample.
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 * Unconfined compression
  * Samples used in confined compression will be allowed to rest (no load) and will be reused in unconfined compression tests.
  * A vibratome will be used to obtain uniform thickness samples (settings will be optimized and reported).
  * The sample will be placed on a flat compression platform and the whole assembly will be fixed in a saline bath and kept at 37 °C during testing.
  * Stress relaxation tests will be conducted on each sample using a flat indentor.
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 * Confined compression and uniaxial tensile tests under stress relaxation condition at 5%,10% and 15% strain at 20%/s strain rate.
 
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 * Force-deformation behaviour
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 * Force-deformation behaviour

TableOfContents

Target Outcome

Material behavior for all primary and secondary tissues necessary for required representative constitutive models.

Prerequisites

Infrastructure

For more details see ["Infrastructure/ExperimentationMechanics"].

Previous Protocols

For more details see ["Specifications/Specimens"].

For more details see ["Specifications/ExperimentationAnatomicalImaging"]

For more details see ["Specifications/Registration"].

For more details see ["Specifications/SpecimenPreparation"].

For more details see ["Specifications/ExperimentationJointMechanics"]

Tissue types

Primary tissues

Cartilage

  1. Medial femoral condyle
  2. Lateral femoral condyle
  3. Medial tibial plateau
  4. Lateral tibial plateau
  5. Patellar groove / femoral groove
  6. Patella

Meniscus

  1. Medial meniscus
  2. Lateral meniscus

Ligaments

  1. Anterior collateral ligament
  2. Posterior collateral ligament
  3. Lateral collateral ligament
  4. Medial collateral ligament
  5. Patellar ligament

Tendon

  1. Quadriceps tendon

Secondary tissues

Capsule

  1. TBD

Protocols

Ligaments

Conditions

  • Uniaxial tension
    • Preload: 0.1 N (OR pre-stress value: TBD)
    • 10 preconditioning cycles are applied at 0.25 mm amplitude.
    • Stress relaxation: 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% strain at 20%/s (OR 100%/s, TBD)
    • Hold time after each strain application will be 60 min OR a rate change criterion will be set.

Measurements

  • Force-deformation behaviour

Operating Procedure

  • Once the ligaments are separated for tissue testing sample preparation, the thicker ligaments (ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL) will be thinned for tensile test. This is done using a cryostat (Available at Histochemistry Core at Biomedical Engineering, CCF). The ligaments will be thinned to be under 1 mm.
  • Once the thin segments are obtained, using a dummbell shaped punch, tensile testing samples will be prepared.
  • The punch is 10 mm by 2mm between the flared sections used for clamping the tissue.
  • MCL is thin enough to be punched without any further thinning.
  • Samples will be taken from the mid-substance region of the ligaments and along the long axis of the fibers. attachment:mcl-sample.png Sample MCL
  • Once the samples are punched out, the thickness of the samples will be measured.
  • Decision is still pending on whether the thickness will be measured optically or using a constant-pressure (~0.001 MPa) linear variable displacement transducer (LVDT) probe.
  • The sample will be placed in serrated metal clamps for mounting in the tissue testing machine.
  • Sand paper and tissue adhesive will be used along with the metal clamps to prevent the test samples from slipping during the mechanical tests.
  • Tests will be conducted on MA056-V500c material testing machine (Biomomentum Inc, Laval, Québec, Canada). attachment:mach1.png
  • Specimens will be kept immersed in a saline bath and kept at 37 °C during testing.
  • Stress relaxation tests will be conducted on each sample.

Cartilage

Conditions

  • Uniaxial tension
    • Preload: 0.05 N (OR pre-stress value: TBD)
    • Stress relaxation: 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15% strain at 20%/s (OR 100%/s, TBD)
    • Hold time after each strain application will be 45 min OR a rate change criterion will be set.
    • Confined compression
      • Preload: 0.05 N (OR pre-stress value: TBD)
      • Stress relaxation: 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15% strain at 20%/s (OR 100%/s, TBD)
      • Hold time after each strain application will be 45 min OR a rate change criterion will be set.
    • Unconfined compression
      • Preload: 0.05 N (OR pre-stress value: TBD)
      • Stress relaxation: 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15% strain at 20%/s (OR 100%/s, TBD)
      • Hold time after each strain application will be 45 min OR a rate change criterion will be set.

Measurements

  • Force-deformation behaviour

Operating Procedure

  • Tensile test
    • once the tibia and femur articular surfaces are exposed after dissection, rectangular strips of cartilage will be separated from the bone using a scalpel.
    • Using a 5 mm by 1 mm punch tensile samples will be obtained.
    • A vibratome will be used to obtain thin uniform thickness samples (settings will be optimized and reported).
    • The sample will be placed in serrated tensile clamps and the whole assembly will be fixed in a saline bath and kept at 37 °C during testing.
    • Stress relaxation tests will be conducted on each sample.
  • Confined compression
    • once the tibia and femur articular surfaces are exposed after dissection, rectangular strips of cartilage will separated from the bone using a scalpel.
    • A 5 mm diameter punch will be used to obtain cylindrical, full thickness cartilage samples.
    • A vibratome will be used to obtain uniform thickness samples (settings will be optimized and reported).
    • The sample will be placed in a confined compression chamber and the whole assembly will be fixed in a saline bath and kept at 37 °C during testing.
    • A stainless steel filter will be placed in the sample and an indentor will be used to compress the sample while it is enclosed in the compression chamber.
    • Stress relaxation tests will be conducted on each sample.
  • Unconfined compression
    • Samples used in confined compression will be allowed to rest (no load) and will be reused in unconfined compression tests.
    • A vibratome will be used to obtain uniform thickness samples (settings will be optimized and reported).
    • The sample will be placed on a flat compression platform and the whole assembly will be fixed in a saline bath and kept at 37 °C during testing.
    • Stress relaxation tests will be conducted on each sample using a flat indentor.

Menisci

Conditions

  • Uniaxial tension
    • Preload: 0.05 N (OR pre-stress value: TBD)
    • Stress relaxation: 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15% strain at 20%/s (OR 100%/s, TBD)
    • Hold time after each strain application will be 45 min OR a rate change criterion will be set.
  • Confined compression
    • Preload: 0.05 N (OR pre-stress value: TBD)
    • Stress relaxation: 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15% strain at 20%/s (OR 100%/s, TBD)
    • Hold time after each strain application will be 45 min OR a rate change criterion will be set.
  • Unconfined compression
    • Preload: 0.05 N (OR pre-stress value: TBD)
    • Stress relaxation: 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15% strain at 20%/s (OR 100%/s, TBD)
    • Hold time after each strain application will be 45 min OR a rate change criterion will be set.

Measurements

  • Force-deformation behaviour

Operating Procedure

Tendons

Conditions

  • Uniaxial tension
    • Preload: 0.1 N (OR pre-stress value: TBD)
    • 10 preconditioning cycles will be applied at 0.25 mm amplitude.
    • Stress relaxation: 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% strain at 20%/s (OR 100%/s, TBD)
    • Hold time after each strain application will be 60 min OR a rate change criterion will be set.

Measurements

  • Force-deformation behaviour

Operating Procedure

Capsule

Conditions

Measurements

  • Force-deformation behaviour

Operating Procedure

References

1. Seitz, Andreas Martin, Fabio Galbusera, Carina Krais, Anita Ignatius, and Lutz Dürselen. “Stress-relaxation Response of Human Menisci Under Confined Compression Conditions.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 26 (October 2013): 68–80. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.05.027. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175161611300204X


-- ["aerdemir"] DateTime(2013-10-15T13:42:41Z) I provided an outline above to help categorize activities.

-- ["aerdemir"] DateTime(2013-10-15T13:42:41Z) Should sample descriptions go to "Specifications/Specimens"? Ideally tissue-specific operating procedure should be followed for any given sample from that tissue.

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