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Thermo-mechanical behaviour of human nasal cartilage
Fertuzinhos, A; Teixeira, MA; Ferreira, MG; Fernandes, R; Correia, R; Malheiro, AR; Flores, P; Zille, A; Dourado, NThe aim of this study was to undergo a comprehensive analysis of the thermo-mechanical properties of nasal cartilages for the future design of a composite polymeric material to be used in human nose reconstruction surgery. A thermal and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) in tension and compression modes within the ranges 1 to 20 Hz and 30 °C to 250 °C was performed on human nasal cartilage. Differential scanning...
Fracture characterization of human cortical bone under mode II loading using th...
Silva, FG; de Moura, MF; Dourado, N; Xavier, J; Pereira, FA; Morais, JJ; Dias, MI; Lourenço, PJ; Judas, FFracture characterization of human cortical bone under mode II loading was analyzed using a miniaturized version of the end-notched flexure test. A data reduction scheme based on crack equivalent concept was employed to overcome uncertainties on crack length monitoring during the test. The crack tip shear displacement was experimentally measured using digital image correlation technique to determine the cohesiv...