The mechanical behaviour of chondrocytes predicted with a micro-structural model of articular cartilage

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 139-150

  Han, S K ^a   Federico, S ^a   Grillo, A ^b   Giaquinta, G ^b   Herzog, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD VESSELS; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; MECHANICAL LOADING; VOLUMETRIC FRACTION;

CELLS;

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 33947417298     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-006-0016-3     Document Type: Article

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