Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1738-1744 , 18 June 2010

On stiffness of scaffolds for bone tissue engineering—a numerical study

  • Stefan Sturm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Shiwei Zhou

      Affiliations

    • School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • ,
  • Yiu-Wing Mai

      Affiliations

    • School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • ,
  • Qing Li

      Affiliations

    • School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61293518607; fax: +61293517060.

,Accepted 15 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.02.020

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1738-1744 , 18 June 2010

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