From single fiber to macro-level mechanics: A structural finite-element model for elastomeric fibrous biomaterials

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 146-161

  D'Amore, Antonio ^a,b,c   Amoroso, Nicholas ^a   Gottardi, Riccardo ^a,b   Hobson, Christopher ^a   Carruthers, Christopher ^a   Watkins, Simon ^a   Wagner, William R ^a   Sacks, Michael S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Fondazione RiMED   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; MECHANICS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE;

ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIORS; ELASTOMERIC SCAFFOLDS; ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS; FIBROUS BIOMATERIALS; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELS; FUNCTIONAL DEVICES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICROSCOPIC LEVELS; SINGLE FIBER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

DACRON; ELASTOMER; ELASTOMERIC ELECTROSPUN POLYURETHANE SCAFFOLD; POLYURETHAN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMER;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HISTOGRAM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NANOFABRICATION; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANISOTROPY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84907335766     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.07.016     Document Type: Article

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