Physical signals and solute transport in cartilage under dynamic unconfined compression: Finite element analysis

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 380-390

  Yao, Hai ^a   Gu, Wei Yong ^a  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage mechanics; Finite element method; Fixed charge density; Solute transport; Triphasic theory

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE MECHANICS; FIXED CHARGE DENSITY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRIPHASIC THEORY;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTORS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CARTILAGE;

CHLORINE; SODIUM; WATER;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHLORINE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRESSURE; SODIUM; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY; WATER; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 2942596129     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ABME.0000017540.84764.6f     Document Type: Article

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