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Numerical implementation of an osmo-poro-visco-hyperelastic finite element solver: application to the intervertebral disc

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Summary:This work deals with the finite element (FE) implementation of a biphasic poroelastic formulation specifically developed to address the intricate behaviour of the Intervertebral Disc (IVD) and other highly hydrated soft tissues. This formulation is implemented in custom FE solver V-Biomech, being the validation performed with a lumbar IVD model, which was compared against the analogous FE model of Williams et al. and the experiments of Tyrrell et al. Good agreement with these benchmarks was achieved, meaning that V-Biomech and its novel poroelastic formulation are a viable alternative for simulation of biphasic soft tissues.
Main Authors:Castro, A. P. G.
Other Authors:Alves, J. L.
Subject:Constitutive modelling numerical implementation finite element method poroelasticity soft tissue intervertebral disc
Year:2021
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Access type:restricted access
Associated institution:Universidade do Minho
Language:English
Origin:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Summary:This work deals with the finite element (FE) implementation of a biphasic poroelastic formulation specifically developed to address the intricate behaviour of the Intervertebral Disc (IVD) and other highly hydrated soft tissues. This formulation is implemented in custom FE solver V-Biomech, being the validation performed with a lumbar IVD model, which was compared against the analogous FE model of Williams et al. and the experiments of Tyrrell et al. Good agreement with these benchmarks was achieved, meaning that V-Biomech and its novel poroelastic formulation are a viable alternative for simulation of biphasic soft tissues.

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