Timescales of self-healing in human bone tissue and polymeric ionic liquids
(2014)
Journal Article
Akbarzadeh, J., Puchegger, S., Stojanovic, A., Kirchner, H. O., Binder, W. H., Bernstorff, S., …Peterlik, H. (2014). Timescales of self-healing in human bone tissue and polymeric ionic liquids. Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials, 3(3), 123-130. https://doi.org/10.1680/bbn.14.00007
Strain (stress-free) relaxation in mechanically prestrained bone has a time constant of 75 s. It occurs by a reorganization of the proteoglycan-glycoprotein matrix between collagen fibers, which requires ionic interactions. Dissolving and relinking t... Read More about Timescales of self-healing in human bone tissue and polymeric ionic liquids.