...Rad Zdero; Chris H. Gallimore; Alison J. McConnell; Harshita Patel; Rosane Nisenbaum; Golam Morshed; Henry Koo; Michael D. McKee; Emil H. Schemitsch; Habiba Bougherara Biomechanical preconditioning of biological specimens by cyclic loading is routinely done presumably to stabilize properties prior...

... at specific, quantifiable loading conditions. Additionally, the effect of the number of cycles of preconditioning on collagen fiber crimp behavior has not been examined. Further, the dependence of collagen fiber crimp behavior on location and developmental age has not been examined in the supraspinatus tendon...

...Kristin S. Miller; Lena Edelstein; Brianne K. Connizzo; Louis J. Soslowsky Repeatedly and consistently measuring the mechanical properties of tendon is important but presents a challenge. Preconditioning can provide tendons with a consistent loading history to make comparisons between groups from...

...Kyle P. Quinn; Beth A. Winkelstein Although the mechanical phenomena associated with preconditioning are well-established, the underlying mechanisms responsible for this behavior are still not fully understood. Using quantitative polarized light imaging, this study assessed whether preconditioning...

...Einat Raz; Yoram Lanir There is still no agreement on the nature of tissues' viscoelasticity and on its reliable modeling. We speculate that disagreements between previous observations stem from difficulties of separating between viscoelastic and preconditioning effects, since both are manifested...

... soft tissues. While the skin’s nonlinear viscoelastic constitutive response has been extensively studied and modeled, the phenomena associated with mechanical preconditioning have so far not been dealt with. Yet preconditioning is an inherent response feature in the skin, both in vitro and in vivo...