Title :
Poroelasticity of bones: a primer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The theory of poroelasticity deals with the mechanics of a fluid-saturated porous medium. A simplified description of the theory and its significance in relation to the growth and resorption of bone is presented
Keywords :
biomechanics; bone; continuum mechanics; elasticity; finite element analysis; physiological models; porosity; FEM; bone growth; bone poroelasticity; bone resorption; continuum mechanics theory; fluid-saturated porous medium; mechanosensory transduction; multi-porosity models; porosity effect; Agricultural engineering; Bones; Chemistry; Collaboration; Compressive stress; Engineering in medicine and biology; Geophysics; Soil; Solids; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6341-8
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2000.842352
