Cell viability in intervertebral disc under various nutritional and dynamic loading conditions: 3d Finite element analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2769-2777

  Zhu, Qiaoqiao ^a   Jackson, Alicia R ^a   Gu, Wei Yong ^a  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cell density; Dynamic compression; Glucose concentration; Mechanobiology; Mixture theory; Nutrition; Transport phenomena

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; DYNAMIC COMPRESSION; GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; MIXTURE THEORY; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL DEATH; COMPACTION; DATA COMPRESSION; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLUCOSE; NUTRITION; REDUCTION; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

LOADING;

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CELL LEVEL; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUID TRANSPORT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOADING TEST; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

CELL SURVIVAL; CHLORIDES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LACTIC ACID; MALNUTRITION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; SODIUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84868381929     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.08.044     Document Type: Article

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