A cellular solid model of the lamina cribrosa: Mechanical dependence on morphology

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 879-889

  Sander, E A ^a,b   Downs, J C ^c   Hart, R T ^b   Burgoyne, C F ^c   Nauman, E A ^a,b,d,e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POROSITY; STRAIN; STRESSES; TISSUE;

CELLULAR SOLID MODELS; ECCENTRICITY; GLAUCOMA; LAMINA CRIBROSA; OPTIC NERVE HEAD (ONH);

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE; REVIEW; SCLERA; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPTIC DISK; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33846463031     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2354199     Document Type: Review

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