Modelling of Interfaces in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
J. M. García-Aznar1,2, M. A. Pérez1,2, P. Moreo1,3
Group of Structural Mechanics and Materials Modelling (GEMM), Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Bioingeniería, Biomaterialesy Nanomedicina(CIBER-BBN), Aragon Health Sciences Institute
EBERS Medical Technology S.L., Zaragoza, Spain
There are many interfaces between biological materials with a structural functionality, where their mechanical behaviour is crucial for their own performance. Advanced tools such as cohesive surface models are being used to simulate the failure and degradation of this kind of biological interactions. The goal of this paper, in a first step, is to present some cohesive surface models that include damage and repair in interfaces and its application to different biomechanical problems. Secondly, we discuss about the main challenges that we have to improve in the modelling of interfaces for a mechanobiological approach.
García-Aznar, J. M., Pérez, M. A., Moreo, P. (2009). Modelling of Interfaces in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology. CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 48(3), 271–302.
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