Mechanical behaviour of in-situ chondrocytes subjected to different loading rates: a finite element study

• Main Authors: Moo, E.K., Herzog, W., Han, S.K., Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Pingguan-Murphy, Belinda, Federico, S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4391/1/Moo-2012-Mechanical_behaviour.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4391/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22234779
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Experimental findings indicate that in-situ chondrocytes die readily following impact loading, but remain essentially unaffected at low (non-impact) strain rates. This study was aimed at identifying possible causes for cell death in impact loading by quantifying chondrocyte mechanics when cartilage...