Ahmet Erdemir, erdemira@ccf.org, March 19, 2018 (1) graphical_abstract_condensed.png - Change "repeatbility" to "repeatability". - Label the testing protocols in a descriptive fashion rather than (a), (b), (c), (d). e.g. (a) full loading before preconditioning, (b) preconditioning, (c) full loading after preconditioning (d) multi-step stress relaxation. - Change "Stress,MPa" to "Stress, MPa" in plot (c) of testing protocols for consistency. (2) figures_manuscript.odt - See changes in the file. (3) tables_manuscript.odt - See changes in the file. (4) Reference_table.odt - See comments in the file. (5) CartilageMechanicalCharacterization_manuscript.odt