Figure 5From: Enzymatic digestion of articular cartilage results in viscoelasticity changes that are consistent with polymer dynamics mechanismsDecreased loss moduli following enzymatic digestion. Decreases in loss modulus were observed at most tested frequencies following hyaluronidase and collagenase digestion. After 1 day of treatment, the bacterial hyaluronidase group had smaller loss moduli at all frequencies than the HBSS-control group (all p < 0.01). After 1 day of treatment, the collagenase group had smaller loss moduli at frequencies greater than 0.1 Hz (all p < 0.02). *indicates p ≤ 0.02 compared to HBSS-control at the same day.Back to article page