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Time-Dependent Nanomechanics of Cartilage

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Han, Lin; Greene, Jacqueline J.; Lee, Hsu-Yi; Hung, Han-Hwa K.; Grodzinsky, Alan J.; Ortiz, Christine; Frank, Eliot; ... Show more Show less
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Abstract
In this study, atomic force microscopy-based dynamic oscillatory and force-relaxation indentation was employed to quantify the time-dependent nanomechanics of native (untreated) and proteoglycan (PG)-depleted cartilage disks, including indentation modulus E[subscript ind], force-relaxation time constant τ, magnitude of dynamic complex modulus |E*|, phase angle δ between force and indentation depth, storage modulus E′, and loss modulus E″. At ∼2 nm dynamic deformation amplitude, |E*| increased significantly with frequency from 0.22 ± 0.02 MPa (1 Hz) to 0.77 ± 0.10 MPa (316 Hz), accompanied by an increase in δ (energy dissipation). At this length scale, the energy dissipation mechanisms were deconvoluted: the dynamic frequency dependence was primarily governed by the fluid-flow-induced poroelasticity, whereas the long-time force relaxation reflected flow-independent viscoelasticity. After PG depletion, the change in the frequency response of |E*| and δ was consistent with an increase in cartilage local hydraulic permeability. Although untreated disks showed only slight dynamic amplitude-dependent behavior, PG-depleted disks showed great amplitude-enhanced energy dissipation, possibly due to additional viscoelastic mechanisms. Hence, in addition to functioning as a primary determinant of cartilage compressive stiffness and hydraulic permeability, the presence of aggrecan minimized the amplitude dependence of |E*| at nanometer-scale deformation.
Date issued
2011-04
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95808
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Biomedical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Journal
Biophysical Journal
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Han, Lin, Eliot H. Frank, Jacqueline J. Greene, Hsu-Yi Lee, Han-Hwa K. Hung, Alan J. Grodzinsky, and Christine Ortiz. “Time-Dependent Nanomechanics of Cartilage.” Biophysical Journal 100, no. 7 (April 2011): 1846–1854. © 2011 Biophysical Society
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00063495
1542-0086

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