Three-dimensional finite element modeling of pericellular matrix and cell mechanics in the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disk based on in situ morphology

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Cao, Li ^a   Guilak, Farshid ^a   Setton, Lori A ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell; In situ morphology; Intervertebral disk; Mechanics; Nucleus pulposus; Pericellular matrix

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MORPHOLOGY; STRAIN;

CELL MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; IN SITU MORPHOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MATRIX INTERFACES; MATRIX REGIONS; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PERICELLULAR MATRIX; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; VOLUMETRIC STRAIN;

CELLS;

RATTUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RAT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; RATS;

EID: 79551533744     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-010-0214-x     Document Type: Article

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