Are all osteocytes equal? Multiscale modelling of cortical bone to characterise the mechanical stimulation of osteocytes

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1361-1372

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Mechanotransduction; Multiscale modelling; Osteocyte

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MICROSTRUCTURAL STRAINS; MULTI-SCALE MODELLING; OSTEOCYTES; PRINCIPAL ORIENTATIONS; STRAIN AMPLIFICATION;

BONE; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TISSUE;

LOADING;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MULTISCALE MODELLING; OSTEOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MULTISCALE MODELLING; OSTEOCYTE;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOCYTES;

EID: 84888861002     PISSN: 20407939     EISSN: 20407947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.2578     Document Type: Article

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