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Fluid Flow in the Self-Optimised Structure of Compact Bone

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IUTAM Symposium on Physicochemical and Electromechanical Interactions in Porous Media

Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications ((SMIA,volume 125))

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Abstract

Compact bone is a well-organised, multi-level porous structure. Strain-derived fluid flow likely steers the activity of cells within the bone matrix, which in turn orchestrate the concerted activity of bone resorbing and bone forming cells at the surface. We present a model of the strain-driven bone remodelling proces, which could explain the mechanically optimised structure of compact bone.

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  1. Department of Physics and Medical Technology, Vrije Universiteit medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Theo H. Smit

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Jacques M. Huyghe

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3GI

    G. M. L. Gladwell

  2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    J.M. Huyghe

  3. Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Peter A.C. Raats

  4. New York Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, The City College, New York, NY, USA

    Stephen C. Cowin

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Smit, T.H., Huyghe, J.M. (2005). Fluid Flow in the Self-Optimised Structure of Compact Bone. In: Gladwell, G.M.L., Huyghe, J., Raats, P.A., Cowin, S.C. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Physicochemical and Electromechanical Interactions in Porous Media. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 125. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3865-8_34

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