scholarly journals Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Trabecular Bone: A Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramin Oftadeh ◽  
Miguel Perez-Viloria ◽  
Juan C. Villa-Camacho ◽  
Ashkan Vaziri ◽  
Ara Nazarian
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Trabecular Bone ◽  
Compact Bone ◽  
Long Bones ◽  
Anatomic Site ◽  
Loading Direction ◽  
High Dependency ◽  
Trabecular Bone Microstructure ◽  
Vertebral Bodies ◽  
Highly Porous

Trabecular bone is a highly porous, heterogeneous, and anisotropic material which can be found at the epiphyses of long bones and in the vertebral bodies. Studying the mechanical properties of trabecular bone is important, since trabecular bone is the main load bearing bone in vertebral bodies and also transfers the load from joints to the compact bone of the cortex of long bones. This review article highlights the high dependency of the mechanical properties of trabecular bone on species, age, anatomic site, loading direction, and size of the sample under consideration. In recent years, high resolution micro finite element methods have been extensively used to specifically address the mechanical properties of the trabecular bone and provide unique tools to interpret and model the mechanical testing experiments. The aims of the current work are to first review the mechanobiology of trabecular bone and then present classical and new approaches for modeling and analyzing the trabecular bone microstructure and macrostructure and corresponding mechanical properties such as elastic properties and strength.

Local Mechanical Properties of Highly Porous Si3N4 for Trabecular Bone Replacement

2015 ◽  
Vol 662 ◽  
pp. 142-146
Author(s):  
Zuzana Pramuková Vilčeková ◽  
Monika Kašiarová ◽  
Magdaléna Precnerová Domanická ◽  
Miroslav Hnatko ◽  
Pavol Šajgalík
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Trabecular Bone ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Polyurethane Foams ◽  
Strength Increase ◽  
Bone Replacement ◽  
Highly Porous

The study deals with the development of highly porous undegradable ceramics based on silicon nitride as potential replacement of trabecular bone. These materials were produced using replication method with polyurethane foams as pore-forming agents to achieve similar porous structure to trabecular bone. Prepared porous ceramics had a bimodal pore structure with macro-pores larger than 200 μm and micro-pores smaller than 1 μm in diameter, which are necessary for tissue ingrowths, cell adhesion, adsorption of biological metabolites and nutrition delivery in organism. The microstructure and local mechanical properties (Young’s modulus and Yield strength) were evaluated and compared with human trabecular bone. Results showed that studied porous materials have satisfactory porosity and pore sizes for trabecular bone replacement. Young’s modulus of bone was 12.6 ± 2.23 GPa and porous silicon nitride samples ranged from 10.9 ± 3.38 GPa to 12.9 ± 1.13 GPa. The values of Yield strength of trabecular bone was determined as 493 ± 30.7 MPa and the values of porous samples varied from 250 ± 19.3 MPa to 558 ± 36.5 MPa. Young’s modulus and Yield strength increase with increasing of the pre-sintering temperature and multiple infiltrations.

scholarly journals Anatomy of Trabeculae Lumbar Vertebrae On a Bats (Megachiroptera)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 81-83
Author(s):  
Alfi Hidayah ◽  
Alif Nailil Muna AR ◽  
Agatha Yolanda Chirstanty ◽  
Muhammad Jafar Luthfi
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Trabecular Bone ◽  
Cancellous Bone ◽  
Lumbar Vertebrae ◽  
Compact Bone ◽  
Anatomical Structure ◽  
Long Bones ◽  
Spongy Bone ◽  
Red Bone Marrow ◽  
Binocular Microscope

Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Because of their ability to fly, making the tension received by the bat's spine comes from the front and back.Spongy bone, also known as cancellous bone or trabecular bone, is a very porous type of bone found in animals. It is highly vascularized and contains red bone marrow. Spongy bone is usually located at the ends of the long bones (the epiphyses), with the harder compact bone surrounding it. It is also found inside the vertebrae, in the ribs, in the skull and in the bones of the joints. Spongy bone is softer and weaker than compact bone, but is also more flexible. It is characterized by a lattice-like matrix network called trabeculae (Latin for little beam) that gives it its spongy appearance. Observation of trabeculae can be done by removing the flesh, muscles, and all the tissues attached to the lumbar vertebrae bone. Then the lumbar vertebrae was sanded and to know the anatomy of the trabeculae, it was done by observing the lumbraris vertebrae using a binocular microscope and taking pictures using a camera. Then the structure is analyzed. The observations showed that the anatomical structure of the lumbar vertebrae trabeculae in bats are stressed by tension must be withstood, a ligament being as strong for its weight.

Effects of loading direction on compressive mechanical properties of vertebral bodies in beagles

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019.68 (0) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki TANAKA ◽  
Masahiro NISHIDA ◽  
Yuichi KASAI ◽  
Tetsutaro MIZUNO ◽  
Tadashi INABA
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Loading Direction ◽  
Vertebral Bodies

scholarly journals Micro-Mechanical Properties of Expanded Clay Particles

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 840-844
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Power Law ◽  
High Variability ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Clay Particles ◽  
High Dependency ◽  
Crushing Force ◽  
Clay Aggregates ◽  
Force Displacement ◽  
Highly Porous

The aim of this paper is to study the micro-mechanical behavior of an industrial crushable and highly porous granular material. Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregates (LECA) was selected in this research for testing thanks to its brittle nature and highly porous character which makes it easier to study the crushable behavior of this material. LECA’s micro-mechanical properties were identified to understand the parameters that affect particle’s crushing. Uniaxial compression tests, consisting on compressing the particles between two rigid platens, were made on a set of single LECA’s particles to investigate the force displacement response and the Hertzian behavior was identified as the contact law. The particles’ strengths were determined for tested granules using the crushing force and grains’ Young moduli were calculated using the suggested contact law. Due to their high variability, the particles’ crushing stress and their Young moduli were related to particle’s dimension using a suggested power law to predict these mico-mechanical properties. Results have shown a high dependency between the particle’s micro-mechanical properties and their dimensions.

A 20-Year Perspective on the Mechanical Properties of Trabecular Bone

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (4B) ◽  
pp. 534-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony M. Keaveny ◽  
Wilson C. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Trabecular Bone ◽  
Heterogeneous Material ◽  
Bone Biomechanics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Prosthesis Loosening ◽  
Anatomic Site ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Failure Properties ◽  
The Continuum

We have reviewed highlights of the research in trabecular bone biomechanics performed over the past 20 years. Results from numerous studies have shown that trabecular bone is an extremely heterogeneous material—modulus can vary 100-fold even within the same metaphysis—with varying degrees of anisotropy. Strictly speaking, descriptions of the mechanical properties of trabecular bone should therefore be accompanied by specification of factors such as anatomic site, loading direction, and age. Research efforts have also been focused on the measurement of mechanical properties for individual trabeculae, improvement of methods for mechanical testing at the continuum level, quantification of the three-dimensional architecture of trabecular bone, and formulation of equations to relate the microstructural and continuum-level mechanical properties. As analysis techniques become more sophisticated, there is now evidence that factors such as anisotropy and heterogeneity of individual trabeculae might also have a significant effect on the continuum-level properties, suggesting new directions for future research. Other areas requiring further research are the time-dependent and multiaxial failure properties at the continuum level, and the stiffness and failure properties at the lamellar level. Continued research in these areas should enhance our understanding of issues such as age-related bone fracture, prosthesis loosening, and bone remodeling.

The Effects of Trabecular Bone Microstructure on Compression Property of Bovine Cancellous Bone

2010 ◽  
Vol 452-453 ◽  
pp. 297-300
Author(s):  
Kazuto Tanaka ◽  
Yusuke Tanimoto ◽  
Yusuke Kita ◽  
Shinichi Enoki ◽  
Tsutao Katayama
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Bone Density ◽  
Trabecular Bone ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Cancellous Bone ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Bone Microstructure ◽  
Trabecular Bone Microstructure

To establish clinical bone assessment for osteoporosis, it is necessary to evaluate not only bone density but also trabecular bone microstructure and mechanical properties of bone. Therefore relationship between the micro-structural parameters and the mechanical properties of the cancellous bone of bovine distal femur was investigated. Compression test was carried out using universal testing machine to measure Young’s modulus and the ultimate strength. X-ray CT was used to obtain 3D image of specimens. Bone trabecular orientation was obtained from fabric ellipse by the MIL (Mean Intercept Length) analysis. Young’s modulus and ultimate strength had a high correlation with bone density respectively; furthermore ultimate strength had a high correlation with Young’s modulus.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties and Bioactivity of Poly(Lactic Acid) Composites Containing Poly(Glycolic Acid) Fiber and Hydroxyapatite Particles

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Han-Seung Ko ◽  
Sangwoon Lee ◽  
Doyoung Lee ◽  
Jae Young Jho
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Interfacial Adhesion ◽  
Glycolic Acid ◽  
Compact Bone ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Coupling Reactions ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Human Compact Bone

To enhance the mechanical strength and bioactivity of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) to the level that can be used as a material for spinal implants, poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) fibers and hydroxyapatite (HA) were introduced as fillers to PLA composites. To improve the poor interface between HA and PLA, HA was grafted by PLA to form HA-g-PLA through coupling reactions, and mixed with PLA. The size of the HA particles in the PLA matrix was observed to be reduced from several micrometers to sub-micrometer by grafting PLA onto HA. The tensile and flexural strength of PLA/HA-g-PLA composites were increased compared with those of PLA/HA, apparently due to the better dispersion of HA and stronger interfacial adhesion between the HA and PLA matrix. We also examined the effects of the length and frequency of grafted PLA chains on the tensile strength of the composites. By the addition of unidirectionally aligned PGA fibers, the flexural strength of the composites was greatly improved to a level comparable with human compact bone. In the bioactivity tests, the growth of apatite on the surface was fastest and most uniform in the PLA/PGA fiber/HA-g-PLA composite.

scholarly journals Enhancing Density-Based Mining Waste Alkali-Activated Foamed Materials Incorporating Expanded Cork

CivilEng ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-540
Author(s):  
Imed Beghoura ◽  
Joao Castro-Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Critical Parameters ◽  
Porous Structures ◽  
Foaming Agent ◽  
Al Powder ◽  
Highly Porous ◽  
Alkali Activated

This study focuses on the development of an alkali-activated lightweight foamed material (AA-LFM) with enhanced density. Several mixes of tungsten waste mud (TWM), grounded waste glass (WG), and metakaolin (MK) were produced. Al powder as a foaming agent was added, varying from 0.009 w.% to 0.05 w.% of precursor weight. Expanded granulated cork (EGC) particles were incorporated (10% to 40% of the total volume of precursors). The physical and mechanical properties of the foamed materials obtained, the effects of the amount of the foaming agent and the percentage of cork particles added varying from 10 vol.% to 40% are presented and discussed. Highly porous structures were obtained, Pore size and cork particles distribution are critical parameters in determining the density and strength of the foams. The compressive strength results with different densities of AA-LFM obtained by modifying the foaming agent and cork particles are also presented and discussed. Mechanical properties of the cured structure are adequate for lightweight prefabricated building elements and components.

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