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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Kikuchi, Masatoa | Feng, Zhongganga; * | Kosawada, Tadashia | Sato, Daisukeb | Nakamura, Takaob | Umezu, Mitsuoc
Affiliations: [a] Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Japan | [b] Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata University, Japan | [c] Integrative Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Waseda University, Japan
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: zhgfeng@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp.
Abstract: Background:Recently, amniotic membrane (AM) as scaffold is accumulating much more attention in tissue engineering. It is well-known that the mechanical properties of the scaffold inevitably affect the biological process of the incorporated cells. Objective:This study investigates the stress relaxation and stress-strain characteristics of AM, which have not been sufficiently elucidated before. Methods:Porcine AM samples were prepared at four different AM regions and at three different directions. Ramp-and-hold and stretch-to-rupture tests were conducted on a uniaxial tensile apparatus. A nonlinear viscoelastic model with two relaxation coefficients is proposed to fit the ramp-and-hold data. Rupture strain, rupture stress, and elastic modulus of the linear portion of the stress-strain curve are used to characterize the strength properties of the AM. Results:Sample direction has no significant effect on the mechanical properties of the AM. Samples at the ventral region has the maximum rupture strength and elastic modulus, respectively, 2.29±0.99MPa and 6.26±2.69MPa. The average of the relaxation coefficient for the fast and slow relaxation phases are 12.8±4.4s and 37.0±7.7s, respectively. Conclusions:AM is a mechanically isotropic and heterogeneous material. The nonlinear viscoelastic model is suitable to model the AM viscoelasticity and potential for other biological tissues.
Keywords: Amniotic membrane, mechanical characteristics, stress relaxation, nonlinear visceoelastic model, mechanical heterogeneousness
DOI: 10.3233/BME-161612
Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 603-611, 2016
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