A new perspective: Periodontal ligament is a viscoelastic fluid biomaterial as evidenced by dynamic shear creep experiment.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104131
Abstract: Currently, Periodontal ligament (PDL) is considered as a viscoelastic solid biomaterial. However, we observed the steady-state rheological behavior of PDL through long time loading experiments, and suggested the theoretical definition of PDL as a viscoelastic… read more here.
Keywords: shear creep; fluid; creep experiment; viscoelastic fluid ... See more keywords