Title :
A new model for biologic constructs
Author :
Levin, Stephen M.
Author_Institution :
Potomac Back Center, Vienna, VA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 Fifteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3131-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1996.493113
