Freeze-Thaw Effect on Mechanical Properties of Bovine Ligaments

Authors

Alan Bordon, Brigham Young University
Dr. Anton Bowden, Brigham Young University

Keywords

freeze-thaw effect, bovine ligaments, soft tissue

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

My ORCA grant proposal was to study the effect that freezing and thawing a soft tissue has on the results of the mechanical property tests (i.e how strong) performed on the tissue. I was to study the effect of a single and multiple freeze/thaw cycles on the tissue. My hypothesis was that there was a deleterious effect and this was important to account for when doing testing with soft tissue.

Recommended Citation

Bordon, Alan and Bowden, Dr. Anton (2013) "Freeze-Thaw Effect on Mechanical Properties of Bovine Ligaments," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1989.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1989