Healthy articular cartilage exhibits remarkable resistance to wear, sustaining mechanical
loads and relative motion for decades. However, tissues that replace or repair cartilage …

Articular cartilage is a strong but flexible connective tissue that covers and protects the ends
of long bones. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease which is the most prevalent …

In this study, we developed an indentation test device and conducted experiments on gelatin
samples with different water contents, assuming normal and degenerated articular cartilage …