Title :
Quantitative measurement of bone porosity by mercury intrusion
Author :
Davis, C.F. ; Adams, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
Bone porosity is important for several reasons. The use of mercury intrusion porosimetry is shown to be a promising technique for establishing pore size distribution and pore connectivity
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; mercury (metal); orthopaedics; porosity; Hg; mercury intrusion; pore connectivity; pore size distribution; quantitative bone porosity measurement; skeletal research; Biomedical optical imaging; Bone tissue; Bovine; Electron optics; Fluid flow; Irrigation; Optical microscopy; Orthopedic surgery; Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the IEEE 27th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6717-0
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2001.924698
