DocumentCode
3403218
Title
A new model for biologic constructs
Author
Levin, Stephen M.
Author_Institution
Potomac Back Center, Vienna, VA, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
29-31 Mar 1996
Firstpage
60
Lastpage
62
Abstract
The author proposes a naturally occurring, self-generating truss, the icosahedron, to replace the cube as the finite element in biologic modeling. Icosahedral structures are optimized, low energy, omnidirectional, hierarchical constructs known to be present in biologic structures. A system based on the icosahedron will replace present lever based models in biomechanical modeling of cells, tissues and organisms
Keywords
biomechanics; cellular biophysics; finite element analysis; geometry; physiological models; biologic constructs model; biomechanical modeling; cells; finite element biologic modeling; icosahedron; lever based models; naturally occurring self-generating truss; optimized low energy omnidirectional hierarchical constructs; organisms; tissues; Biological system modeling; Biological tissues; Buildings; Fasteners; Gravity; Ligaments; Mechanical factors; Muscles; Organisms; Structural beams;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 Fifteenth Southern
Conference_Location
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3131-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SBEC.1996.493113
Filename
493113
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