Materials for the spine: anatomy, problems, and solutions
Disc degeneration affects 12% to 35% of a given population, based on genetics, age,
gender, and other environmental factors, and usually occurs in the lumbar spine due to …
gender, and other environmental factors, and usually occurs in the lumbar spine due to …
Design requirements for annulus fibrosus repair: review of forces, displacements, and material properties of the intervertebral disk and a summary of candidate …
RG Long, OM Torre, WW Hom… - Journal of …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
There is currently a lack of clinically available solutions to restore functionality to the
intervertebral disk (IVD) following herniation injury to the annulus fibrosus (AF) …
intervertebral disk (IVD) following herniation injury to the annulus fibrosus (AF) …
In Situ Covalent Reinforcement of a Benzene‐1, 3, 5‐Tricarboxamide Supramolecular Polymer Enables Biomimetic, Tough, and Fibrous Hydrogels and Bioinks
Synthetic hydrogels often lack the load‐bearing capacity and mechanical properties of
native biopolymers found in tissue, such as cartilage. In natural tissues, toughness is often …
native biopolymers found in tissue, such as cartilage. In natural tissues, toughness is often …
[HTML][HTML] Mechanics of pulmonary airways: linking structure to function through constitutive modeling, biochemistry, and histology
Breathing involves fluid-solid interactions in the lung; however, the lack of experimental data
inhibits combining the mechanics of air flow to airway deformation, challenging the …
inhibits combining the mechanics of air flow to airway deformation, challenging the …
Elastic, permeability and swelling properties of human intervertebral disc tissues: A benchmark for tissue engineering
The aim of functional tissue engineering is to repair and replace tissues that have a
biomechanical function, ie, connective orthopaedic tissues. To do this, it is necessary to …
biomechanical function, ie, connective orthopaedic tissues. To do this, it is necessary to …
Validation and application of an intervertebral disc finite element model utilizing independently constructed tissue-level constitutive formulations that are nonlinear …
Finite element (FE) models are advantageous in the study of intervertebral disc mechanics
as the stress–strain distributions can be determined throughout the tissue and the applied …
as the stress–strain distributions can be determined throughout the tissue and the applied …
Modeling of human intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus with complex multi-fiber networks
Collagen fibers within the annulus fibrosus (AF) lamellae are unidirectionally aligned with
alternating orientations between adjacent layers. AF constitutive models often combine two …
alternating orientations between adjacent layers. AF constitutive models often combine two …
Biaxial tension of fibrous tissue: using finite element methods to address experimental challenges arising from boundary conditions and anisotropy
Planar biaxial tension remains a critical loading modality for fibrous soft tissue and is widely
used to characterize tissue mechanical response, evaluate treatments, develop constitutive …
used to characterize tissue mechanical response, evaluate treatments, develop constitutive …
Mechanical factors regulate Annulus Fibrosus (AF) injury repair and remodeling: a review
Z Wang, X Chen, N Chen, H Yan, K Wu… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Low back pain is a common chronic disease that can severely affect the patient's work and
daily life. The breakdown of spinal mechanical homeostasis caused by intervertebral disc …
daily life. The breakdown of spinal mechanical homeostasis caused by intervertebral disc …
Modeling multiaxial damage regional variation in human annulus fibrosus
In the present article, a fully three-dimensional human annulus fibrosus model is developed
by considering the regional variation of the complex structural organization of collagen …
by considering the regional variation of the complex structural organization of collagen …