Effects of temperature, concentration and articular surface removal on transient solute diffusion in articular cartilage. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The diffusion of glucose, inulin and dextran into adult bovine articular cartilage was studied as a function of temperature, solute concentration and articular surface integrity. One-dimensional, transient solute diffusion experiments were performed for 5, 15 and 60 min. The diffusion and interface partition coefficients increased with increasing temperature, but exhibited no concentration dependency when the solute concentration was increased 100-fold. Relative to intact tissue, removal of the uppermost articular surface resulted in decreased solute concentrations within the tissue for all solutes and time periods tested.

publication date

  • July 1, 1993

Research

keywords

  • Cartilage, Articular
  • Temperature

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0027624284

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/BF02446656

PubMed ID

  • 7694012

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 31 Suppl