A computational model for cell/ECM growth on 3D surfaces using the level set method: a bone tissue engineering case study

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1361-1371

  Guyot, Y ^a,b   Papantoniou, I ^a,c   Chai, Y C ^a,c   Van Bael, S ^a   Schrooten, J ^a   Geris, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c SKELETAL BIOLOGY AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Curvature based growth; Level set method; Scaffold design; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; CELL GROWTH; DROP BREAKUP; HYDROGELS; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORE SIZE; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE;

3D SURFACE; BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING; CASE-STUDIES; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; CURVATURE BASED GROWTH; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; LEVEL SET METHOD; POROUS SCAFFOLD; SCAFFOLDS DESIGN; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

GROWTH KINETICS;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; PROCEDURES; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BONE AND BONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84919441983     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-014-0577-5     Document Type: Article

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