Dynamic viscoelasticity of bovine vitreous body

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Tokita, Masayuki | Fujiya, Yoshinobu | Hikichi, Kunio

Affiliations: Department of Polymer Science, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060, Japan

Note: [] Accepted by Editor E. Fukada

Abstract: The dynamic mechanical property of the vitreous body was studied as functions of frequency and temperature. The data at different temperatures were found to be superposable onto a single set of master relaxation curves. It was found that the shape of the composite master relaxation curves of the vitreous body resembles that of the network polymer system except for the very small absolute value of the shear modulus.

Keywords: Dynamic Viscoelasticity, Vitreous Body, Master Relaxation Curves, Very Lightly Cross-linked Gel, Hyaluronic Acid, Collagen

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1984-21602

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 751-756, 1984