An Experimental study of mechanical properties of non enzymatically glycated bovine femur cortical bone

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Fındıkoğlu, Gülin

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The aim of this study is to investigate the deterioration in mechanical integrity of the collagen network in bovine bone with aging, which are related to fracture toughness. Age-related changes in collagen molecular structures formed by non-enzymatic glycation were examined and indentation fracture technique was used as a method for measuring the microstructural toughness of cortical bone. Microcrack propagation characteristics of bone for fragility were also studied. Young and old group of bovine cortical bone specimens were grouped into 2 as ribosylated and non-ribosylated which were rested in solutions for four weeks. Series of indentations were made on bone specimen groups for each of five masses 10g, 25g, 50g, 100g and 200g for 10 sec to detect the effect of applied indentation load. The applied load was increased to 300g, 500g, 1000g and 2000g for 10 sec to be able to make microcracks. Series of indentations were made on bone specimen groups for each of five durations 5sec, 10sec, 20sec, 30sec for 100g to study the effect of indentation duration. Specimens were examined in the wet and dry state while studying the factors effecting microhardness measurement. Microhardness values measured by 10g of load for 10sec were indifferent between the ribosylated and non-ribosylated groups in the young and old bovine bone pointing that this load is not indicative of the structural collagen changes. Loads of 25g, 50g, 100g and 200g for 10 sec were able to differ ribosylated bone from non-ribosylated bone for the young and old bovine bones. Degree of microhardness increased with increased incubation period. Microhardness of dry specimens being either ribosylated or non-ribosylated were found to be statistically higher than wet specimens in young and old bone except for 10g for 10sec. It has been shown that the calculated fracture toughness measured by the indentation method is a function of indentation load. Additionally, effect of indentation size might have resulted in a higher toughness measurement for higher indent loads with longer cracks even if the toughness is not actually higher.Methods using indentation technique has difficulty in relating the resistance to crack growth to the Mode I fracture toughness definition.Indentation fracture toughness allows sampling only one point on the Rcurve methods and was not considered as successful for assessing materials with rising Rcurve. Toughness is ranked incorrectly among riboslated and non-ribosylated bovine bone by this technique. Presence of extrinsic toughening mechanisms including crack bridging due to uncracked ligaments and collagen fibers were directly observed by scanning electron microscope. Ribosylated bone was found to have lower number of collagen bridging compared ton on-ribosylated bovine bone.As a summary, indentation fracture method by Vickers indentation in bone is a method for measuring the fracture toughness.

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Bones., Femur., Glycosylation.

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G. Fındıkoğlu, “An Experimental study of mechanical properties of non enzymatically glycated bovine femur cortical bone,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2012.