Viscoelastic properties of isolated collagen fibrils. 2011

Zhilei Liu Shen, and Harold Kahn, and Roberto Ballarini, and Steven J Eppell
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Understanding the viscoelastic behavior of collagenous tissues with complex hierarchical structures requires knowledge of the properties at each structural level. Whole tissues have been studied extensively, but less is known about the mechanical behavior at the submicron, fibrillar level. Using a microelectromechanical systems platform, in vitro coupled creep and stress relaxation tests were performed on collagen fibrils isolated from the sea cucumber dermis. Stress-strain-time data indicate that isolated fibrils exhibit viscoelastic behavior that could be fitted using the Maxwell-Weichert model. The fibrils showed an elastic modulus of 123 ± 46 MPa. The time-dependent behavior was well fit using the two-time-constant Maxwell-Weichert model with a fast time response of 7 ± 2 s and a slow time response of 102 ± 5 s. The fibrillar relaxation time was smaller than literature values for tissue-level relaxation time, suggesting that tissue relaxation is dominated by noncollagenous components (e.g., proteoglycans). Each specimen was tested three times, and the only statistically significant difference found was that the elastic modulus is larger in the first test than in the subsequent two tests, indicating that viscous properties of collagen fibrils are not sensitive to the history of previous tests.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008956 Models, Chemical Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of chemical processes or phenomena; includes the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment. Chemical Models,Chemical Model,Model, Chemical
D004548 Elasticity Resistance and recovery from distortion of shape.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012616 Sea Cucumbers A class of Echinodermata characterized by long, slender bodies. Holothuroidea,Cucumber, Sea,Cucumbers, Sea,Holothuroideas,Sea Cucumber
D013314 Stress, Mechanical A purely physical condition which exists within any material because of strain or deformation by external forces or by non-uniform thermal expansion; expressed quantitatively in units of force per unit area. Mechanical Stress,Mechanical Stresses,Stresses, Mechanical
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014783 Viscosity The resistance that a gaseous or liquid system offers to flow when it is subjected to shear stress. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Viscosities
D055617 Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems A class of devices combining electrical and mechanical components that have at least one of the dimensions in the micrometer range (between 1 micron and 1 millimeter). They include sensors, actuators, microducts, and micropumps. BioMEMS,MEMS,Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems,Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems,Micro Electro Mechanical Systems,Micro-Electrical-Mechanical System,Micro-Electro-Mechanical System,System, Micro-Electrical-Mechanical,System, Micro-Electro-Mechanical,Systems, Micro-Electrical-Mechanical,Systems, Micro-Electro-Mechanical
D024022 Fibrillar Collagens A family of structurally related collagens that form the characteristic collagen fibril bundles seen in CONNECTIVE TISSUE. Fibrillar Collagen,Collagen, Fibrillar,Collagens, Fibrillar

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