Measurement of global mechanical properties of human thorax

Measuring the global mechanical properties of the human thorax: Costo-vertebral articulation

“…The measurements were performed on a custom-made testing rig (CAE Simulation&Solutions, Vienna, Austria) as described in Gradischar et al, 2022. Data acquisition was performed with the software catma-nAP V5.1.3 (Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany) with a recording frequency of 300 Hz.…”

“…Each test was performed three times per sample. Only the second and third test results were used to account for setting effects of the fixations at first loading (Gradischar et al, 2022).…”

Effect of the long-term storage methods on the stability of cartilage biomechanical parameters

“…These findings will be useful for a comprehensive assessment of the suitability of the alternative saline preservation method for costal cartilage storage. The problem of irregular shape of the tested cartilage sample [7,8] was solved by subjecting the sample to XCT imaging to obtain full 3D geometrical model for estimation of the cross-section area together with employing of closedloop controlled precise system for mechanical testing. For that reason the set of biomechanical experiments coupling XCT imaging and uni-axial testing [9] was performed to evaluate the time-dependent trends in changes of biomechanical parameters.…”