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A biphasic transverse isotropic FEM model for cartilage |
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| Authors: | Daniel Albrecht Tim Ricken David M. Pierce Gerhard A. Holzapfel |
| Affiliation: | 1. TU Dortmund, Institute of Mechanics Statics Dynamics, August-Schmidt-Str. 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany;2. Graz University of Technology, Institute of Biomechanics, Kronesgasse 5-I, 8010 Graz, Austria;3. Graz University of Technology, Institute of Biomechanics, Kronesgasse 5-I, 8010 Graz, Austria Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Solid Mechanics, Osquars Backe 1, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Abstract: | Articular cartilage is a viscoelastic, two-phase and fiber-strengthen tissue; it consists of a solid and a fluid phase. We describe this tissue using the Theory of Porous Media (TPM). Some simulation results are shown. (© 2012 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
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