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Components and mechanical parameters of the IS joint
| Components | Young’s modulus (Pa) |
Poisson’s ratio | Viscosity (Ns/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incus | 1.41 × 1010 | 0.3 | |
| Stapes head | 1.41 × 1010 | 0.3 | |
| Cartilage | 1.00 × 107 (Funnell et al. 2005) | 0.3 | |
| Capsule | Ogden model (m1 = 98500 Pa, a1 = 9.12) | ||
| Synovial fluid | 2.20 × 109 (Bulk modulus) | 0.4 (Fung 1993; Sasada et al. 1979) |
If not specially noted, the parameters are from Gan and Wang (2007); Gan et al. (2007)
