Abstract
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc is a loaded tissue that is subjected to pressure during virtually every functional movement. To understand the biomechanical properties of the TMJ disc requires a detailed understanding of how water is bound to and organized around the macromolecular components of the disc. Specifically, how much of the water in the disc is unbound to the macromolecular components and free to flow with the same characteristics of bulk water?
The combined data from three different methods (flow rate, proton NMR dehydration and freezing point characteristics) lead to the conclusion that all or almost all of the water in the intact TMJ disc is bound water and does not have properties consistent with free or bulk water. Two major non-bulk-like fractions of water were identified and their amounts in g water/g dry mass were determined. The inner water compartment has 1.13–1.30 g water/g dry mass while the outer water compartment has 0.90–0.99 g water/g dry mass. That all three methods yielded similar water compartment values indicate these two water compartments have distinct physical properties
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Haskin, C.L., Fullerton, G.D., Cameron, I.L. (2006). Freezing, Flow and Proton NMR Properties of Water Compartments in the Temporomandibular Disc. In: Pollack, G.H., Cameron, I.L., Wheatley, D.N. (eds) Water and the Cell. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4927-7_18
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