期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
卷 132, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
ASME
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000869
关键词
articular cartilage; biphasic; contact mechanics; finite element; contact dependent flow
资金
- EPSRC [EP/D036593/1, EP/F040792/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/D036593/1, EP/F040792/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Contact detection in cartilage contact mechanics is an important feature of any analytical or computational modeling investigation when the biphasic nature of cartilage and the corresponding tribology are taken into account. The fluid flow boundary conditions will change based on whether the surface is in contact or not, which will affect the interstitial fluid pressurization. This in turn will increase or decrease the load sustained by the fluid phase, with a direct effect on friction, wear; and lubrication. In laboratory experiments or clinical hemiarthroplasty, when a rigid indenter or metallic prosthesis is used to apply load to the cartilage, there will not be any fluid flow normal to the surface in the contact region due to the impermeable nature of the indenter/prosthesis. In the natural joint, on the other hand, where two cartilage surfaces interact, flow win depend on the pressure difference across the interface. Furthermore, in both these cases, the the would flow freely in non-contacting regions. However: it should be pointed out that the contact area is generally unknown in advance in both cases and can only be determined as part of the solution. In the present finite element study a general and robust algorithm was proposed to decide nodes in contact on the cartilage surface and, accordingly impose the fluid flow boundary conditions. The algorithm was first tested for a rigid indenter against cartilage model. The algorithm worked well for two-dimensional fournoded and eight-noded axisymmetric element models as well as three-dimensional models. It was' then extended to include two cartilages in contact. The results were in excellent agreement with the previous studies reported in the literature. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4000869]
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