Title :
Effect of bone water content on fracture resistance of bone
Author :
Tamilselvan, A. ; Zhang, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The tensile properties of the bovine femur have been investigated with different water content levels as an attempt to correlate the properties of the bone with the change in the properties of the collagen matrix with water content As the bone decreases in water content, the Young´s modulus increases and the toughness decreases. Finite element modeling of the bone matrix as a fiber-reinforced composite has been done and the variation of the Young´s modulus of the model with the water content has been discussed
Keywords :
Young´s modulus; biomechanics; bone; finite element analysis; fracture toughness; Young´s modulus; bone fracture resistance; bovine femur; collagen matrix; fiber-reinforced composite; finite element modeling; interface phase; mineral-reinforced composite; tensile properties; toughness; water content effect; Active matrix organic light emitting diodes; Aging; Bones; Bovine; Composite materials; Finite element methods; Mechanical factors; Minerals; Testing; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7419-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2002.999534
