Obstructive sleep apnea is linked to severe health consequences such as hypertension,
daytime sleepiness, and cardiovascular disease. Nearly a billion people are estimated to have …

Background Chronic diseases contribute to high rates of disability and mortality. Patient
engagement in chronic disease self-management is an essential component of chronic disease …

Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a powerful analytical method for rapid, non-destructive
and label-free assessment of biological materials. Compared to mid-infrared spectroscopy, …

At mechanical equilibrium, articular cartilage is usually characterized as an isotropic elastic
material with no interstitial fluid flow. In this study, the equilibrium properties (Young's …

It has been suggested that orientational changes in the collagen network of articular
cartilage account for the depthwise T 2 anisotropy of MRI through the magic angle effect. To …

Degradation of collagen network and proteoglycan (PG) macromolecules are signs of articular
cartilage degeneration. These changes impair cartilage mechanical function. Effects of …

Abstract Structure and properties of knee articular cartilage are adapted to stresses
exposed on it during physiological activities. In this study, we describe site‐and depth‐dependence …

Structural changes in bovine patellar articular cartilage, induced by component selective
enzymatic treatments, were investigated by measuring tissue T 2 relaxation at 9.4 T. This MRI …

The equilibrium Young's modulus of articular cartilage is known to be primarily determined
by proteoglycans (PGs). However, the relation between the Poisson's ratio and the …

In Gd‐DTPA‐enhanced T 1 imaging of articular cartilage, the MRI contrast agent with two
negative charges is understood to accumulate in tissue inversely to the negative charge of …