Numerical investigation of the influence of pattern topology on the mechanical behavior of PEGDA hydrogels

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 49, Issue , 2017, Pages 247-259

  Jin, Tao ^a   Stanciulescu, Ilinca ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedded fiber approach; Pattern topology; PEGDA hydrogel

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HEART; HISTOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYOLS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE; TOPOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; DIACRYLATES; EMBEDDED FIBER APPROACH; EMBEDDED FIBERS; HEART VALVES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PATTERN TOPOLOGY; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DIACRYLATE HYDROGEL; SCAFFOLD MATERIALS; TISSUE-ENGINEERED HEART;

HYDROGELS;

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DIACRYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; HYDROGEL; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)DIACRYLATE;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; HYDROGEL; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; YOUNG MODULUS; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANISOTROPY; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 85006990468     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.10.041     Document Type: Article

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