Abstract: The penetration method allows for the efficient finite element simulation of contact between soft hydrated biphasic tissues in diarthrodial joints. Efficiency of the method is achieved by separating ...

Abstract: In this study, we extend the penetration method, previously introduced to simulate contact of linear hydrated tissues in an efficient manner with the finite element method, to problems of ...

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) contact finite element formulation has been developed for biological soft tissue-to-tissue contact analysis. The linear biphasic theory of , , and (1984, J. Biomech., ...

Abstract: A study of biphasic soft tissues contact is fundamental to understanding the biomechanical behavior of human diarthrodial joints. To date, biphasic-biphasic contact has been developed for idealized ...

Abstract: This study utilizes a finite element model to characterize the transendothelial transport through overlapping endothelial cells in primary lymphatics during the uptake of interstitial fluid. The ...

Abstract: The nonlinear indentation response of hydrated articular cartilage at phsiologically relevant rates of mechanical loading is studied using a two-phase continuum model of the tissue based on the ...

Abstract: The indentation problem of a thin layer of hydrated soft tissue such as cartilage or meniscus by a circular plane-ended indenter is investigated. The tissue is represented by a biphasic continuum ...

Abstract: A finite element analysis is used to study a previously unresolved issue of the effects of platen-specimen friction on the response of the unconfined compression test; effects of platen ...

Abstract: Despite the importance of sliding contact in diarthrodial joints, only a limited number of studies have addressed this type of problem, with the result that the mechanical behavior of articular ...