A new numerical concept for modeling hydroxyapatite in human cortical bone

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-143

  Crolet, J M ^a   Racila, M ^a   Mahraoui, R ^a   Meunier, A ^b  

^a Supmicrotech ENSMM   (France)

^b Paris university   (France)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Homogenisation theory; Hydroxyapatite; Mechanical properties; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CORTICAL BONE; ELEMENTARY VOLUME; HAP CRYSTAL; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; HOMOGENISATION; HUMAN CORTICAL BONE; MINERAL CONTENT; NANOSCOPIC SCALE; NUMERICAL CONCEPTS; STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATIONS;

COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROXYAPATITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

BONE;

COLLAGEN; HYDROXYAPATITE;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE; BONE MINERALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BONE AND BONES; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DURAPATITE; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 25644459310     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840500156971     Document Type: Article

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