Human articular cartilage is orthotropic where microstructure, micromechanics, and chemistry vary with depth and split-line orientation
Kristine M. Fischenich, Joseph A. Wahlquist, Rachel L. Wilmoth, Luyao Cai, Corey P. Neu, Virginia L. Ferguson
Topics & Concepts
Orthotropic materialUltimate tensile strengthBiomedical engineeringMaterials scienceCartilageTissue engineeringComposite materialAnatomyMedicineStructural engineeringFinite element methodEngineeringOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsCollagen: Extraction and CharacterizationBone Tissue Engineering Materials