Hierarchical biomechanics: concepts, bone as prominent example, and perspectives beyond

C Hellmich, N Ukaj, B Smeets… - Applied …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The main motivation for “hierarchical biomechanics” is that the wide variability of mechanical
properties encountered at the macroscopic scale may be traced back to just a few …

Development of mechanically enhanced polycaprolactone composites by a functionalized titanate nanofiller for melt electrowriting in 3D printing

L Pang, NC Paxton, J Ren, F Liu, H Zhan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies are widely applied in various industries and
research fields and are currently the subject of intensive investigation and development …

[HTML][HTML] A multitechnique, quantitative characterization of the pore space of fired bricks made of five clayey raw materials used in European brick industry

T Buchner, T Kiefer, L Zelaya-Lainez, W Gaggl… - Applied Clay …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development and improvement of brick materials is still based on empirical knowledge
and large testing series. To enable a physically based optimization in terms of thermal and …

A novel method for estimating subresolution porosity from CT images and its application to homogeneity evaluation of porous media

L Zhuang, HS Shin, S Yeom, CN Pham, YJ Kim - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
We propose a new method, ie, the statistical phase fraction (SPF) method, to estimate the
total porosity and spatial distribution of local porosities from subresolution pore-dominated X …

Resolution and limitations of X-ray micro-CT with applications to sandstones and limestones

JE Elkhoury, R Shankar, TS Ramakrishnan - Transport in Porous Media, 2019 - Springer
X-ray microtomography (\upmu CT μ CT) scanning provides high-resolution images in
applications ranging from medical to material sciences and failure analysis. In general, CT …

Patient‐specific fracture risk assessment of vertebrae: a multiscale approach coupling X‐ray physics and continuum micromechanics

R Blanchard, C Morin, A Malandrino… - … journal for numerical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
While in clinical settings, bone mineral density measured by computed tomography (CT)
remains the key indicator for bone fracture risk, there is an ongoing quest for more …

Combined effect of a microporous layer and type I collagen coating on a biphasic calcium phosphate scaffold for bone tissue engineering

MH Lee, C You, KH Kim - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
In this study, type I collagen was coated onto unmodified and modified microporous biphasic
calcium phosphate (BCP) scaffolds. Surface characterization using a scanning electron …

Micro-CT-based identification of double porosity in fired clay ceramics

H Kariem, C Hellmich, T Kiefer, A Jäger… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
Optimizing thermal and mechanical properties of clay block masonry requires detailed
knowledge on the microstructure of fired clays. We here identify the macro-and microporosity …

Multiscale mathematical modeling in dental tissue engineering: toward computer-aided design of a regenerative system based on hydroxyapatite granules, focussing …

S Scheiner, VS Komlev, AN Gurin… - Frontiers in Physiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
We here explore for the very first time how an advanced multiscale mathematical modeling
approach may support the design of a provenly successful tissue engineering concept for …

“Variances” and “in-variances” in hierarchical porosity and composition, across femoral tissues from cow, horse, ostrich, emu, pig, rabbit, and frog

L Zelaya-Lainez, H Kariem, W Nischkauer… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is very well known that bone is a hierarchically organized material produced by bone cells
residing in the fluid environments filling (larger) vascular pores and (smaller) lacunar pores …