Local and regional mechanical characterisation of a collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffold using high-resolution finite element analysis

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 292-302

  Stops, A J F ^a   Harrison, N M ^a   Haugh, M G ^b,c   O'Brien, F J ^b,c   McHugh, P E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TISSUES; CELL FUNCTIONS; CHARACTERISATION; DEFORMATION MECHANICS; DEFORMATION PATTERN; ELASTIC INSTABILITIES; ELASTIC STABILITY; FABRICATION PROCESS; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HIGH RESOLUTION; IN-LINE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PORE DIAMETERS; RELATIVE DENSITY; SEEDED CELLS; TISSUE TYPES;

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCAFFOLDS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE GROWTH;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POROSITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 77949652930     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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