Multiscale analysis of carbon nanotube-reinforced nanofiber scaffolds

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1008-1014

  Unnikrishnan, V U ^a   Unnikrishnan, G U ^a   Reddy, J N ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Hyperelastic material; Multiscale analysis; Nonlinear mathematical homogenization

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIERARCHICAL APPROACH; HYPERELASTIC MATERIAL; HYPERELASTIC MATERIALS; MACROSCALES; MATHEMATICAL HOMOGENIZATION; MULTI SCALE ANALYSIS; MULTISCALES; NANO SCALE; NANOFIBER SCAFFOLD; PHYSIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; POLYMERIC SCAFFOLD; UPSCALING;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPOLYMERS; ELASTICITY; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; SCAFFOLDS; TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 79951513593     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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