title: Quantitative analysis of water distribution in human articular cartilage using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.
abstract: The water distribution in human osteoarthritic articular cartilage has been quantitatively characterized using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz TDS). We measured the refractive index and absorption coefficient of cartilage tissue in the THz frequency range. Based on our measurements, the estimated water content was observed to decrease with increasing depth cartilage tissue, showing good agreement with a previous report based on destructive biochemical methods.
authors.forename: Euna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Hyuck Jae
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Meehyun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Hyeona
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hongkyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Haewook
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Byung-Hyun
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Sangin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ikmo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hanjo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lim