Prediction of osteoporotic degradation of tibia human bone at trabecular scale.

A theoretical numerical model is proposed to predict patient dependent osteoporotic bone degradation. The model parameters are identified through a particle swarm optimization algorithm and based on individual patient high resolution peripherical quantitative computer tomography (HRpQCT) scan data. The degradation model is based on cellular activity initiated by the elastic strain energy developed in the bone microstructure through patient's body weight.

Decisive structural elements in water and ion permeation through mechanosensitive channels of large conductance: insights from molecular dynamics simulation.

In this paper, a series of equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations (EMD), steered molecular dynamics (SMD), and computational electrophysiology methods are carried out to explore water and ion permeation through mechanosensitive channels of large conductance (MscL). This research aims to identify the pore-lining side chains of the channel in different conformations of MscL homologs by analyzing the pore size. The distribution of permeating water dipole angles through the pore domains enclosed by VAL21 and GLU104 demonstrated that water molecules are oriented toward the charged oxygen headgroups of GLU104 from their hydrogen atoms to retain this interaction in a stabilized fashion.

Prediction of Cortical Bone Thickness Variations in the Tibial Diaphysis of Running Rats.

A cell-mechanobiological model is used for the prediction of bone density variation in rat tibiae under medium and high mechanical loads. The proposed theoretical-numerical model has only four parameters that need to be identified experimentally. It was used on three groups of male Wistar rats under sedentary, moderate intermittent and continuous running scenarios over an eight week period.

A Microfabrication Method of PCL Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering by Simultaneous Two PDMS Molds Replication.

Not very far away, "tissue engineering" will become one of the most important branches of medical science for curing many types of diseases. This branch needs the cooperation of a wide range of sciences like medicine, chemistry, cellular biology, and genetic and mechanical engineering. Different parameters affect the final produced tissue, but the most important one is the quality and biocompatibility of the scaffold with the desired tissue which can provide the functionality of "native ECM" as well.

Cleft Alveolar Bone Graft Materials: Literature Review.

Introduction: Since the early stages of alveolar bone grafting development, multiple types of materials have been used. Iliac cancellous bone graft (ICBG) remains the gold standard.

Design/methods: A review of literature is conducted in order to describe the different bone filling possibilities, autologous or not, and to assess their effectiveness compared to ICBG.