Multi-scale mechanics of traumatic brain injury: Predicting axonal strains from head loads

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-150

  Cloots, R J H ^a   Van Dommelen, J A W ^a   Kleiven, S ^b   Geers, M G D ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DAI; Diffuse axonal injury; Finite element method; Head model; Injury criteria; Multi scale; TBI; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; FORECASTING; STRAIN;

CELLULAR LEVELS; DAI; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; HEAD MODEL; INJURY CRITERION; LENGTH SCALE; MULTI-SCALES; MULTISCALE MECHANICS; TBI; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN INJURY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; NERVE FIBER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; HEAD; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872598944     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0387-6     Document Type: Article

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