Multiscale damage and strength of lamellar bone modeled by cohesive finite elements

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-110

  Hamed, Elham ^a   Jasiuk, Iwona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive finite element method; Damage mechanisms; Elastic moduli; Hierarchical structure; Lamellar bone; Multiscale modeling; Strength

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; DAMAGE MECHANISM; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; STRENGTH;

BONE; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION;

LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; HYDROXYAPATITE; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE INJURY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; CROSS LINKING; FEMUR; HUMAN; LAMELLAR BONE; MODEL; MULTISCALE MODELING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TIBIA; YOUNG MODULUS;

COHESIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; DAMAGE MECHANISMS; ELASTIC MODULI; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE; LAMELLAR BONE; MULTISCALE MODELING; STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE AND BONES; COLLAGEN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84883239180     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.05.025     Document Type: Article

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