Poro-viscoelastic constitutive modeling of unconfined creep of hydrogels using finite element analysis with integrated optimization method

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 440-450

  Liu, Kaifeng ^a,b   Ovaert, Timothy C ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b Zimmer Holdings Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutive modeling; Finite element analysis; Hydrogel; Poro viscoelasticity; Unconfined compression

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE MODELING; CREEP STRAIN; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; ELEMENT CONSTITUTIVE MODEL; EQUILIBRIUM WATER CONTENTS; FE METHOD; FE MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENTS; HYDROPHOBIC SEGMENT; INTEGRATED OPTIMIZATION; LOAD-BEARING TISSUES; MATERIAL PARAMETER; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ALCOHOL); POLY(VINYL PYRROLIDONE); POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; PORO-VISCOELASTICITY; PVA HYDROGEL; TEST DATA; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL; VISCOELASTIC CONSTITUTIVE MODELS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; CREEP; CREEP TESTING; ELASTICITY; ETHYLENE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INJECTION MOLDING; OPTIMIZATION; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT;

HYDROGELS;

ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POVIDONE;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; VISCOELASTICITY; WATER CONTENT; YOUNG MODULUS;

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; POROSITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79751532367     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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