Title :
Analysis of bending behavior of native and engineered, auricular and costal cartilage
Author :
Roy, Rani ; Kohles, Sean S. ; Zaporojan, Victor ; Peretti, Giuseppe M. ; Xu, Jiwei ; Randolph, Mark A. ; Bonassar, Lawrence J.
Author_Institution :
Joint Program in Biomed. Eng., Massachusetts Univ. Med. Sch., Worcester, MA, USA
Abstract :
A large deflection elasticity model was used to describe the tensile elastic modulus of cartilage tissues during three point bending tests. Native and engineered cartilage were compared for both auricular and costal cartilage types
Keywords :
bending; biological tissues; biomechanics; elastic moduli; physiological models; auricular cartilage; bending behavior analysis; cartilage biomechanics; costal cartilage; engineered cartilage; native cartilage; three point bending tests; Biomedical engineering; Ear; Elasticity; Equations; Load modeling; Mice; Semiconductor device measurement; Strips; Tensile stress; Testing;
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.2001.924705
