Abstract
A uniaxial stretching device was developed to better tudy neural cell death due to traumatic head injury. Using displacement control rather than force control, this device was capable of achieving strains >70% and strain rates up to 90 s-1. It was demonstrated that the prespecified displacement profiles can be realized almost precisely, and the stretching deformation generated by the device was uniaxial, uniform, and highly reproducible.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 589-598 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Annals of Biomedical Engineering |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biomedical Engineering
Keywords
- Biomechanics
- Diffuse axonal injury
- Neural cell death
- Traumatic brain injury
- Uniaxial stretch