Evaluation of a Multiscale Modelling Methodology to Predict the Mechanical Properties of PCL/β-TCP Sintered Scaffold Materials

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1989-1998

  Doyle, Heather ^a   Lohfeld, Stefan ^a   McDonnell, Pat ^a   McHugh, Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bone tissue engineering; Finite element analysis; Mechanical properties; Micromechanical modelling; Polycaprolactone; Selective laser sintering; Tricalcium phosphate

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; BIOMATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; FORECASTING; LASER HEATING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCAPROLACTONE; SINTERING; STIFFNESS; STRUTS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BETA TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING; EFFECTIVE ELASTIC MODULUS; MATERIAL CONFIGURATIONS; MATERIAL MICROSTRUCTURES; MICROMECHANICAL MODELLING; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; TRI-CALCIUM PHOSPHATES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; BETA-TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; VALIDITY; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; ELASTIC MODULUS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYESTERS;

EID: 84937917958     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-014-1199-x     Document Type: Article

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