Strain amplification in bone mechanobiology: A computational investigation of the in vivo mechanics of osteocytes

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 75, 2012, Pages 2735-2744

  Verbruggen, Stefaan W ^a   Vaughan, Ted J ^a   McNamara, Laoise M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bone; Lacuna; Mechanobiology; Osteocyte; Pericellular matrix; Tissue strain

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BONE; CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CYTOLOGY; FORECASTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

BONE CELLS; BONE GROWTH; CELL BODIES; CELL VOLUME; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONFOCAL IMAGING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; IN-VIVO; LACUNA; LOADING CONDITION; LOADING LEVEL; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; OSTEOCYTES; PERICELLULAR MATRIX; PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; STRAIN AMPLIFICATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL;

LOADING;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRESS; CELL VOLUME; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; RAT;

LACUNA;

EID: 84866253248     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0286     Document Type: Article

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