… The tensile mechanical properties of the annulus fibrosus (AF… properties of the AF than, for
example, the properties of the … laminated structure, and its properties vary with location and …

… In this review, we focus on the biomechanical properties of AF tissue associated with its
homeostasis and degeneration, and discuss the biomechanical stimulus required for …

… Material properties of the intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus in tension, compression, shear,
and swelling behaviors were influenced by disc region, specimen orientation, and level of …

… measures and biomechanical properties of single lamellae from the annulus fibrosus of …
, yet how these differences alter biomechanical properties is unknown. Geometric parameters …

… These tissue samples were obtained from four locations in the annulus fibrosus (AF):
anterior superficial, anterior deep, posterior/lateral superficial, and posterior/lateral deep (four …

… in vivo, yet the majority of mechanical property testing has been uniaxial. Therefore, … properties
of porcine annular samples under uniaxial and biaxial tensile loading. Two-layer annulus …

… of the annulus to varying rates of strain is largely unknown. The present study examined the
mechanical properties of 20 two-layered samples of porcine annulus fibrosus tissue at three …

… Our results show how the tensile properties of small samples of annulus fibrosus depend on
sample size, and hence on the mean length of the collagen fibre bundles within the samples…

… To this end, we characterized the cellular, biochemical, and biomechanical specifics of …
also determined the region-wise biomechanical properties of AF tissues using nanoindentation …

… Parameters obtained in strength tests of the annulus fibrosus … into account viscoelastic
properties of the annulus fibrosus, it … properties of multilayer specimens of the annulus fibrosus …