Table 2 Viscoelastic properties of normal chordae under sinusoidally varying load across a range of frequencies
Frequency (Hz) | Anterior strut | Anterior basal | Posterior basal | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Storage modulus (MPa)b | Loss modulus (MPa) | Storage modulus (MPa)a | Loss modulus (MPa) | Storage modulus (MPa)a | Loss modulus (MPa) | |||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
0.50 | 52.3 | 19.9 | 2.60 | 1.24 | 108 | 44.5 | 5.78 | 3.96 | 109 | 31.5 | 5.47 | 2.95 |
1.00 | 53.6 | 20.7 | 2.77 | 1.33 | 110 | 45.5 | 6.04 | 4.14 | 111 | 32.7 | 5.70 | 3.07 |
1.20 | 54.2 | 20.8 | 2.79 | 1.33 | 111 | 46.1 | 6.04 | 4.14 | 112 | 33.0 | 5.67 | 3.06 |
3.50 | 56.2 | 22.2 | 2.88 | 1.39 | 115 | 47.8 | 6.14 | 4.25 | 116 | 34.9 | 5.70 | 3.09 |
5.00 | 57.0 | 22.7 | 2.84 | 1.36 | 116 | 48.6 | 6.03 | 4.16 | 117 | 35.4 | 5.63 | 3.07 |
7.00 | 57.5 | 22.9 | 2.97 | 1.43 | 117 | 48.9 | 6.25 | 4.31 | 118 | 36.2 | 5.77 | 3.13 |
10.0 | 58.4 | 23.6 | 2.95 | 1.42 | 118 | 49.9 | 6.10 | 4.20 | 119 | 37.0 | 5.68 | 3.06 |