Measuring Local Tissue Strains in Tendons via Open-Source Digital Image CorrelationStanton Godshall 1, Krishna Pedaprolu 1, Erica Vasti 1, Faezeh Eskandari 2, Spencer E. Szczesny 1,3
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 3Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pennsylvania State University
This paper describes an open-source digital image correlation algorithm for measuring local 2D tissue strains within tendon explants. The accuracy of the technique has been validated using multiple techniques, and it is available for public use.
