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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Eng Phys. 2009 Mar 14;31(7):733–741. doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.02.006

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Theoretical effects of collagen piezoelectricity on bone stiffness under open-circuit conditions. Displacement of bone generates surface charges that indirectly contribute to greater stress and thus greater bone stiffness.