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Table 2 Frequency-dependency of E” (Eq. 8) for individual specimens

From: Viscoelastic properties of human and bovine articular cartilage: a comparison of frequency-dependent trends

Specimen

C (MPa)

D (MPa)

r 2

p value

Bovine 1

1.55

10.02

0.98

0.0001

Bovine 2

1.65

11.79

0.99

0.0001

Bovine 3

1.96

12.73

0.98

0.0001

Bovine 4

1.25

10.55

0.97

0.0001

Bovine 5

1.73

6.33

0.95

0.0001

Bovine 6

2.08

9.92

0.98

0.0001

Bovine 7

1.21

12.77

0.93

0.0001

Bovine 8

1.76

10.73

0.98

0.0001

Bovine Mean

1.65 ± 0.31

10.60 ± 2.06

0.99

0.0001

Human 1

1.0

6.3

0.99

0.0001

Human 2

0.4

6.2

0.91

0.0001

Human 3

0.8

3.9

0.99

0.0001

Human 4

0.5

6.0

0.92

0.0001

Human 5

1.0

5.9

0.99

0.0001

Human 6

0.2

4.3

0.90

0.0001

Human Mean

0.7 ± 0.3

5.4 ± 1.1

0.98

0.0001

  1. Constants C and D define trends for E” with frequency