A computational model coupling mechanics and electrophysiology in spinal cord injury

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 883-896

  Jérusalem, Antoine ^a   García Grajales, Julián A ^b,c   Merchán Pérez, Angel ^b,d   Peña, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axon; Computational model; Electrophysiology; Mechanics; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT REHABILITATION; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

AXON; CAUSES OF DEATH; CELL DAMAGE; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; DAMAGE CRITERIA; LOADING RATE; MODEL COUPLING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE DAMAGE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

TISSUE;

ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HODGKIN HUXLEY EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANVIER NODE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BRAIN INJURIES; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84905440293     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-013-0543-7     Document Type: Article

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