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Experimental Study of Diffusion Coefficients of Water through the Collagen : Apatite Porosity in Human Trabecular Bone Tissue
Joint Authors
Bini, Fabiano
Corcione, Massimo
Marinozzi, Franco
Quintino, Alessandro
Marinozzi, Andrea
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We firstly measured the swelling of single trabeculae from human femur heads during water imbibition.
Since the swelling is caused by water diffusing from external surfaces to the core of the sample, by measuring the sample swelling over time, we obtained direct information about the transport of fluids through the intimate constituents of bone, where the mineralization process takes place.
We developed an apparatus to measure the free expansion of the tissue during the imbibition.
In particular, we measured the swelling along three natural axes (length L, width W, and thickness T) of plate-like trabeculae.
For this aim, we developed a 3D analytical model of the water uptake by the sample that was performed according to Fickian transport mechanism.
The results were then utilized to predict the swelling over time along the three sample directions (L, W, T) and the apparent diffusion coefficients DT, DW, and DL.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Marinozzi, Franco& Bini, Fabiano& Quintino, Alessandro& Corcione, Massimo& Marinozzi, Andrea. 2014. Experimental Study of Diffusion Coefficients of Water through the Collagen : Apatite Porosity in Human Trabecular Bone Tissue. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498869
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Marinozzi, Franco…[et al.]. Experimental Study of Diffusion Coefficients of Water through the Collagen : Apatite Porosity in Human Trabecular Bone Tissue. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498869
American Medical Association (AMA)
Marinozzi, Franco& Bini, Fabiano& Quintino, Alessandro& Corcione, Massimo& Marinozzi, Andrea. Experimental Study of Diffusion Coefficients of Water through the Collagen : Apatite Porosity in Human Trabecular Bone Tissue. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498869
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498869