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... stress (WSS) on scaffold microstructural surfaces for promoting cellular response and attachment efficacy. Recently, its role in shear-induced erosion of polymer scaffold has also drawn increasing attention. This paper proposes a bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) approach...

.... , 2006 , “ Demonstration of a PDMS-Based Bio-Microactuator Using Cultured Cardiomyocytes to Drive Polymer Micropillars ,” Lab Chip 1473-0197 , 6 ( 2 ), pp. 230 – 235 . 10.1039/b512099c Yang , J. , Yang , J. , Yin , Z. Q. , Svir , I. , Xu , J. , Luo , H. Y. , Wang...

... 2010 biomechanics biomedical materials blood vessels finite element analysis friction optimisation polymers stents endovascular repair self-expanding stent-grafts finite element analysis coefficient of friction contact pressure Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA...

... tissues biomechanics biomedical materials finite element analysis mechanical contact polymers prosthetics knee injury prosthesis computational model contact pressure cadaver meniscectomy The geometries of the medial meniscus and the ( a ) femoral and ( b ) tibial surfaces...

... the articulating surfaces ( 2 ). total hip replacement polyethylene wear finite element method wear simulator ISO 14242 calibration biomechanics biomedical materials digital simulation kinematics medical computing polymers prosthetics stress-strain relations wear testing...

... for clinical application and should provide reliable and consistent results. 07 02 2008 25 09 2008 10 12 2008 biomedical materials bone diseases kinematics orthopaedics polymers prosthetics wear Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is becoming a more commonly employed technique...

... 2008 24 10 2008 abrasion abrasives adhesives biomedical materials finite element analysis polymers prosthetics sliding friction stress-strain relations surface roughness wear wear wear surrogate scratch wear scratch orientation finite element analysis arthroplasty THA...

...Takashi Kandori; Toshiyuki Hayase; Kousuke Inoue; Kenichi Funamoto; Takanori Takeno; Makoto Ohta; Motohiro Takeda; Atsushi Shirai In recent years a diamond-like carbon (DLC) film and a 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) polymer have attracted attention as coating materials...

... 2008 14 07 2008 biomechanics biomedical materials polymers prosthetics stainless steel wear Late aseptic loosening from wear-induced osteolysis remains a principal limitation to the longevity of metal-on-polyethylene total joint replacements. Well-engineered contemporary total...

... 02 2008 biomedical materials bone gait analysis iterative methods orthopaedics polymers prosthetics wear testing dynamic contact simulation computational wear prediction knee simulator machine total knee replacement biomechanics Wear of ultrahigh molecular weight...

... method was used to predict tissue level stresses and strains within the construct resulting from the applied in vivo load. The largest principal strains in the polymer were distributed about a modal value of − 0.24 % with strains in the interstitial space being about five times greater. Von Mises...

... engineered tissues. Here, cell-polymer constructs for engineered cartilage have been fabricated by seeding chondrocytes within three-dimensional scaffolds of biodegradable polymers. During culture, synthetic scaffolds degraded passively as the cells assembled an extracellular matrix (ECM) composed primarily...

... analysis of indentation data holds tremendous potential in bioengineering applications, such as high-resolution elasticity mapping of natural and artificial tissues. 12 06 2006 15 11 2006 tissue engineering cellular biophysics indentation biomechanics biomedical materials polymers...

... ). shoulder finite elements wear orthopaedics artificial limbs abrasion failure (mechanical) bone orthopaedics kinematics biomechanics polymers biomedical materials stress analysis finite element analysis 25 05 2005 04 10 2006 The predicted effect of glenohumeral...

... element analysis wear polymers deformation elasticity Joint kinematics and contact mechanics substantially influence the short- and long-term performance of current total knee replacement (TKR) devices. Although a multifactorial problem, implant contact stresses and relative motion play...

...Niels Grabow; Martin Schlun; Katrin Sternberg; Nico Hakansson; Sven Kramer; Klaus-Peter Schmitz Background: The development of endoluminal stents from polymeric materials requires an understanding of the basic mechanical properties of the polymer and the effects of manufacturing and sterilization...

... . Manuscript received by the Bioengineering Division January 7, 2004; revision received April 8, 2004. Associate Editor: D. Fyhrie. 07 January 2004 08 April 2004 23 11 2004 prosthetics polymers finite element analysis biomechanics boundary-value problems bone orthopaedics...

... coupled to the gel-forming materials would also enhance the overall mechanical properties of the gels. To test this hypothesis, alginate polymers were modified with RGDSP-containing peptides and the resultant polymer was used to encapsulate C2C12 myoblasts. The mechanical properties of these gels were...

... friction polymers biomechanics wear bone Total joint replacement (TJR) prostheses consist of metallic and nonmetallic components such as mirror-finish cast cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy or ceramic articulating on a metallic, ceramic or a polymeric ultra high molecular weight polyethylene...