Multiscale mechanics of articular cartilage: Potentials and challenges of coupling musculoskeletal, joint, and microscale computational models

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2456-2474

  Halloran, J P ^a   Sibole, S ^a   Van Donkelaar, C C ^b   Van Turnhout, M C ^b   Oomens, C W J ^b   Weiss, J A ^c,d,e   Guilak, F ^f   Erdemir, A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c University of Utah   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondrocyte; Chondron; Collagen; Continuum mechanics; Extracellular matrix; Finite element analysis; Joint loading; Locomotion; Mechanical system; Mechanobiology; Microstructure; Musculoskeletal; Pericellular matrix; Proteoglycan

Indexed keywords

CHONDROCYTES; CHONDRON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; JOINT LOADING; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL; PERICELLULAR MATRIX; PROTEOGLYCANS;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; BODY FLUIDS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LOADING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; REPAIR; TISSUE;

CARTILAGE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; HUMAN; JOINT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; HUMANS; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84868368410     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-012-0598-0     Document Type: Article

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