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Table 3 Fluid flow dynamics are much slower than those observed in the present experiments.

From: Enzymatic digestion of articular cartilage results in viscoelasticity changes that are consistent with polymer dynamics mechanisms

[sec]

τ

τ Flow

Collagenase

0.38 ± 0.07

1.05 ± 0.17

237 ± 3

  1. The fluid flow time constants were estimated from model parameters resulting from previous biomechanical studies of enzymatically digested cartilage [14, 35].
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