The meshless methods in the bone tissue remodelling analysis

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Jorge Belinha (Author) FEUP; Lúcia Dinis (Author) FEUP; Renato Natal Jorge (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TISSUE ENGINEERING, ICTE2015, AN ECCOMAS THEMATIC CONFERENCE

Pages: 51-58

4th International Conference on Tissue Engineering, ICTE2015

Lisbon, PORTUGAL, JUN 25-27, 2015

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FOS: Engineering and technology

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Authenticus ID: P-00G-THV

DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.07.009

Abstract (EN): This work shows the advantages of using meshless methods to study the bone tissue remodelling phenomenon. The meshless method used in this work is the Natural Neighbour Radial Point Interpolation Method, a truly and organic meshless method. The inclusion of the NNRPIM in the process is an asset, since, when compared with other numerical approaches, it permits to produce smoother and more accurate variable fields, such as the displacement field and the stress/strain fields. Regarding the remodelling algorithm, in this work, it is considered a phenomenological bone tissue mathematical law capable to correlate the bone tissue mechanical properties (Young's modulus and ultimate compression stress) with the bone tissue apparent density. This anisotropic phenomenological law was constructed using experimental data found in the literature. Additionally, the remodelling algorithm used in this study seeks the minimization of the strain energy density. Thus, using an anisotropic material law for the mechanical behaviour of the bone tissue, the assumed biomechanical model is able to iteratively correct the local bone tissue apparent density for each integration point, using the obtained level of stress from the numerical analysis. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8