title: Smooth surface micro finite element modelling of a cancellous bone analogue material.
abstract: Tetrahedral finite element meshes with smooth surfaces can be created from computed tomography scans of cancellous bone in order to evaluate its mechanical properties. Image processing before creation of the mesh can affect the accuracy of determined mechanical properties. For a cancellous bone analogue, threshold, mesh density and surface smoothing parameters used in mesh generation were varied and the mechanical properties predicted by the resulting meshes were compared to experimental results. This study has shown that threshold selection is vital for accurate determination of volume fraction and resulting mechanical properties.
authors.affiliation: Bioengineering Sciences Research Group, University of Southampton, University Road, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ, UK. syl100@soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: New
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000737:chemistry*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D019245:Compressive Strength; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes