A numerical model of heterogeneous surface strains in polymer scaffolds

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1374-1378

  Baas, Elbert ^a   Kuiper, Jan Herman ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vitro skeletal tissue engineering; Local surface strain; Micro compression; Micro computed tomography; Polymer scaffolds

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRAIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

IN VITRO SKELETAL TISSUE ENGINEERING; LOCAL SURFACE STRAIN; MICRO-COMPRESSION; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; POLYMER SCAFFOLDS;

BONE;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE STRESS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BONE AND BONES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LACTIC ACID; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 41549104057     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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