Mechanics of cranial sutures using the finite element method

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3104-3111

  Jasinoski, S C ^a   Reddy, B D ^a   Louw, K K ^a   Chinsamy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Bone; Skull; Strain energy; Stress; Suture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRES; COLLAGEN MATRICES; CRANIAL SUTURES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; INTERDIGITATIONS; ISOTROPIC MATERIALS; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS; PRINCIPAL STRESS; SKULL; SUTURE; TENSILE LOADING; TENSILE LOADS;

ANISOTROPY; BONE; COLLAGEN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; STRAIN; STRAIN ENERGY; TENSILE STRESS;

FIBERS;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; BONE STRUCTURE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL SUTURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKULL SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRANIAL SUTURES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78549287081     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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