Modelling osteoblast adhesion on surface-engineered biomaterials: optimisation of nanophase grain size

Song Chen, Cheuk Y. Lee, Rachel W. Li, Paul N. Smith, Qing H. Qin*

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    Abstract

    A double-layered model is proposed for numerically simulating osteoblast adhesion on surface-engineered biomaterials. The proposed model consists of molecular and cellular motions based on theoretical and experimental evidence and creates predictive simulations from sparse experimental data. The comparison of numerical solutions and experimental data reveals that the proposed model can explain the nonlinear behaviour of osteoblast adhesion on material surfaces in respect to nanophase grain size (0–100 nm). The model further provides insight into the optimisation of nanophase grain size on the surface of the biomaterial.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)905-914
    Number of pages10
    JournalComputer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
    Volume20
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2017

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