Broadband scattering properties of articular cartilage zones and their relationship with the heterogenous structure of articular cartilage extracellular matrix.

ABSTRACT:

Significance

Articular cartilage exhibits a zonal architecture, comprising three distinct zones: superficial, middle, and deep. Collagen fibers, being the main solid constituent of articular cartilage, exhibit unique angular and size distribution in articular cartilage zones. There is a gap in knowledge on how the unique properties of collagen fibers across articular cartilage zones affect the scattering properties of the tissue.

Aim

This study hypothesizes that the structural properties of articular cartilage zones affect its scattering parameters. We provide scattering coefficient and scattering anisotropy factor of articular cartilage zones in the spectral band of 400 to 1400 nm. We enumerate the differences and similarities of the scattering properties of articular carti

SUBMITTER: Kafian-Attari I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature