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Atomic Force Microscopy on Biological Materials Related to Pathological Conditions
Table 1
Typical examples of Young’s modulus values of collagen in the literature.
| References | Young’s modulus on collagen | Collagen source | Contact model used | Young’s modulus values (GPa) |
| [17] | Type I collagen from bovine Achilles tendon | Oliver & Pharr model | 0.74 - 1.43 | [131] | Type I atelocollagen from calf skin | Hertz model | | [11] | Type I collagen from bovine Achilles tendon | Hertzian model, modified for cylindrical sample | 1.2 - 2.2 | [133] | Type I collagen fibrils from rat tail tendons | Oliver & Pharr model | 3.75 - 11.5 | [130] | Type I collagen fibrils from calf skin | Hertz model | |
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