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Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 15 March 2019

Sec. Biomechanics

Volume 7 - 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00044

Erratum: Rheological Properties and Age-Related Changes of the Human Vitreous Humor

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Due to a production error, the value of the Loss Modulus Data Type, for the Human species in the last column of Table 2, was erroneously changed.

Table 2

SpeciesPaperTechniqueSample sizeData typeValue
HumanThis studyShear rheometryn = 23Storage modulusG′ = 6.5 ± 3.0 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.96 ± 0.47 Pa
Shafaie et al., Shear rheometryn = 3Storage modulusG′ = 1.4 ± 0.95 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.7 ± 0.37 Pa
Lee et al., Microrheometryn = 20Internal elastic modulus1.2–2.5 Pa
Weber et al., Periodic oscillationsn = 8Spring constantD0/r2π = 76,000 ± 8,200 N/m3
Damping factorrz/r2 = 2,940 ± 380 N*s/m
Zimmerman, Light scatteringn = 6Elastic shear modulus0.05 Pa
PorcineThis studyShear rheometryn = 15Storage modulusG′ = 5.0 ± 0.58 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.65 ± 0.22 Pa
Shafaie et al., Shear rheometryn = 3Storage modulusG′ = 1.4 ± 0.14 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.4 ± 0.14 Pa
Filas et al., Shear rheometryn = 8Storage modulusG′ = 4–10 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 1–2 Pa
Sharif-Kashani et al., Shear rheometryn = 3Storage modulusG′ = 1.1 ± 0.2 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.3 ± 0.1 Pa
Swindle-Reilly et al., Capillary rheometryn = 87Storage modulusG′ = 0.3–8 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.2–3 Pa
Swindle et al., Capillary rheometryn = 15Storage modulusG′ = 0.07–2 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.08–0.8 Pa
Elastic ModulusE = 57.3 ± 5.5 Pa
Nickerson et al., , Shear rheometryn = 9Storage modulusG′ = 2.8 ± 0.9 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.7 ± 0.4 Pa
Lee et al., Microrheometryn = 20Internal elastic modulus0.8–1.0 Pa
Shafaie et al., Shear rheometryn = 3Storage modulusG′ = l.7 ± 0.31Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.7 ± 0.12 Pa
Filas et al., Shear rheometryn = 8Storage modulusG′ = 10–23 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 5 Pa
Zimberlin et al., Cavitation rheologyn = 5–10Storage modulusG′ = 660 Pa (in vivo)
G′ = 120 Pa (ex vivo)
BovineNickerson et al., , Shear rheometryn = 17Storage modulusG′ = 7.0 ± 2.0 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 2.2 ± 0.6 Pa
Lee et al., Microrheometryn = 20Internal elastic modulus1.2–2.7 Pa
Tokita et al., Torsion pendulumStorage modulusG′ = 0.l−1 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.1–1 Pa
Weber et al., Periodic oscillationsn = 8Spring constantD0/r2π = 60,000 ± 6,000 N/m3
Damping factorrz/r2 2,815 ± 264 N*s/m
Bettelheim and Wang, Compression chucksn = 5Storage modulusG′ = 4.2–4.6 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 1.9–3.6 Pa
LeporineSilva et al., Shear rheometryn = 14Storage modulusG′ = 1.86 ± 1.14 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.61 ± 0.39 Pa
Watts et al., Microrheometryn = 10Storage modulusG′ = 0.014–0.14 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 0.006–0.11 Pa
OvineShafaie et al., Shear rheometryn = 3Storage modulusG′ = 4.2 ± 0.62 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 2.3 ± 0.56 Pa
Colter et al., Shear rheometryn = 30Storage modulusG′ = 10–170 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 10–170.86 Pa
HircineSuri and Banerjee, Shear rheometryStorage modulusG′ = 1,000 Pa
Loss modulusG″ = 400 Pa

Summaries of rheological data of the vitreous humor.

The publisher apologizes for this mistake. The original article has been updated.

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Summary

Keywords

rheometry, vitreous, aging, ocular biomechanics, liquefaction, eye, viscoelasticity, floaters

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Frontiers Production Office (2019) Erratum: Rheological Properties and Age-Related Changes of the Human Vitreous Humor. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 7:44. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00044

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