Table 2 Mechanical properties of tissues.
From: Linking suckling biomechanics to the development of the palate
Tissue | Young’s elastic modulus (E) | Poisson’s ratio (ν) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Palatine bone | Prenatal = 100 KPa | Prenatal = 0.38 | |
Postnatal = 1000 MPa | Postnatal = 0.28 | ||
Soft connective tissue | Prenatal = 50 KPa | Prenatal = 0.45 | |
Postnatal = 0.1 MPa | Postnatal = 0.45 | ||
Cartilage | Prenatal = 50 KPa | Prenatal = 0.45 | |
Postnatal = 1 MPa | Postnatal = 0.45 |
