Fluid flow in the osteocyte mechanical environment: A fluid-structure interaction approach

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-97

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bone; Fluid structure interaction; Lacuna; Mechanobiology; Osteocyte; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; OSTEOBLASTS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

'LACUNA'; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; FLUID-FLOW; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; IN-VIVO; MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENT; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; OSTEOCYTES;

BONE;

LACUNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTEOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; OSTEOCYTES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84892822034     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-013-0487-y     Document Type: Article

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