- Title
- Strengthening mechanism of PDLLA coated titania
- Creator
- Fiedler, T.; Fisher, M.; Roether, J. A.; Belova, I. V.; Samtleben, T.; Bernthaler, T.; Murch, G. E.; Boccaccini, A. R.
- Relation
- Mechanics of Materials Vol. 69, Issue 1, p. 35-40
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2013.09.007
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- This paper addresses the numerical analysis of the mechanical properties of titania foam intended for use in tissue engineering scaffolds. Special focus is given to a PDLLA coating that has been shown to distinctly increase the mechanical strength of the scaffold. Micro-computed tomography (μCT) data of a real scaffold are obtained and converted into numerical calculation models. Finite element simulations are performed alternately with and without the PDLLA coating. In addition, a strut model containing a single micro-crack is analysed. Numerical results indicate that filling the crack with PDLLA significantly increases the strength of the strut by attenuating stress concentrations.
- Subject
- biomaterial; composite material; finite element analysis; micro-computed tomography; micro-structure
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1047443
- Identifier
- uon:14793
- Identifier
- ISSN:0167-6636
- Rights
- © 2014. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Language
- eng
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