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Możliwości modelowania w biomechanice = Modelling capabilities in biomechanics
PublicationOmówiono mozliwości modelowania w biomechanice. Zaprezentowano główne kierunki badań biomechanicznych oraz metody modelowania, w tym najbardziej popularne oprogramowania do symulacji komputerowej modeli biomechanicznych ciała człowieka. Przedstawiono metody wykorzystania programów komputerowych CHARM, SIMM oraz AnyBody System do utworzenia biomechanicznych modeli ramienia człowieka.
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Friction and flow around growing tissue in bioreactor. Proceedings of the Biomechanics 2003. Engineering Biomechanics - Biomechanics of Sport - Medical Biomechanics.
PublicationPrzedstawione zostały problemy teoretyczne związane z wyznaczaniem sił tarcia, współczynników tarcia, rozkładów wartości ciśnienia w warstwie przyściennej wytworzonej wokół hodowanej tkanki w bioreaktorze w trakcie opływu tej tkanki cieczami biologicznymi o właściwościach lepkosprężystych. Model Rivlina Ericksena lepkosprężystej cieczy biologicznej jest tu brany pod uwagę.
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Chosen aspects of muscle biomechanics
PublicationConsidering a striated skeletal muscle as a different properties mechanical system, one can understand series of important phenomena happening in a real muscle phenomenon of muscle: 1) force delivery to skeletal apparatus through tendons; 2) changing of exerted muscle belly mass distribution with regards to skeletal apparatus; 3) beginning drop of muscle force. A disregard of first phenomenon causes an impossibility to explain...
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Medially positioned plate in first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis
PublicationObjective The purpose of this study was to biomechanically compare the stability of first metatarsophalangeal (MTP1) joint arthrodesis with dorsally and medially positioned plates. Methods A physical model of the MTP1 joint consists of printed synthetic bones, a titanium locking plate and screws. In the experiments, samples with dorsally and medially positioned plates were subjected to loading of ground load character in a universal...
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Biomechanics of the medial meniscus in the osteoarthritic knee joint
PublicationBackground. Increased mechanical loading and pathological response of joint tissue to the abnormal mechanical stress can cause degradation of cartilage characteristic of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Despite osteoarthritis is risk factor for the development of meniscal lesions the mechanism of degenerative meniscal lesions is still unclear. Therefore, the aim of the study is to investigate the influence of medial compartment knee OA...
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Effect of lag screw on stability of first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis with medial plate
PublicationBackground: First metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP-1) arthrodesis is a commonly performed procedure in the treatment of disorders of the great toe. Since the incidence of revision after MTP-1 joint arthrodesis is not insignificant, a medial approach with a medially positioned locking plate has been proposed as a new technique. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the application of a lag screw on the stability and...
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The Influence of Articular Cartilage Thickness Reduction on Meniscus Biomechanics
PublicationObjective Evaluation of the biomechanical interaction between meniscus and cartilage in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. Methods The finite element method was used to simulate knee joint contact mechanics. Three knee models were created on the basis of knee geometry from the Open Knee project. We reduced the thickness of medial cartilages in the intact knee model by approximately 50% to obtain a medial knee osteoarthritis...
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Jaw biomechanics: Estimation of activity of muscles acting at the temporomandibular joint
PublicationThe aim of this study was to elaborate a method of estimation of activity of surface muscles acting at the temporomandibular joint of the healthy subjects by using a surface electromyography (EMG). The scope of this study involved testing chosen jaw motions (open, close, lateral deviation) and process of mastication occurring during eating food with different toughness (chewing gum, cereal and carrot) by using mixed sides, right...
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Biomechanics of Lumbar Spine Injury in Road Barrier Collision–Finite Element Study
PublicationLiterature and field data from CIREN database have shown that lumbar spine injuries occur during car crashes. There are multiple hypotheses regarding how they occur; however, there is no biomechanical explanation for these injuries during collisions with road safety barriers (RSBs). Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the mechanics of vertebral fractures during car collisions with concrete RSBs. The finite...
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Biomechanical causes for failure of the Physiomesh/Securestrap system
PublicationThis study investigates the mechanical behavior of the Physiomesh/Securestrap system, a hernia repair system used for IPOM procedures associated with high failure rates. The study involved conducting mechanical experiments and numerical simulations to investigate the mechanical behavior of the Physiomesh/Securestrap system under pressure load. Uniaxial tension tests were conducted to determine the elasticity modulus of the Physiomesh...
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Biomechanical properties of 3D-printed bone models
PublicationBone lesions resulting from large traumas or cancer resections can be successfully treated by directly using synthetic materials or in combination with tissue engineering methods (hybrid). Synthetic or hybrid materials combined with bone tissue’s natural ability for regeneration and biological adaptation to the directions of loading, allow for full recovery of its biological functions. Increasing interest in new production methods...
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Biomechanics of the front abdominal wall as a potential factorleading to recurrence with laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
PublicationThis study investigated the front abdominal wallto describe its elasticity in vivo and searched for elongationsthat possibly stretched an implanted mesh, therebycausing fixation failure and subsequent recurrence.To measure front abdominal wall elongations, amodel of fascia movements was created. Eight healthyvolunteers were measured during exercise to determine theextent of elongations in their front abdominal wall. Videoswere...
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SimMechanics package - some effective tool for pedagogical exercises in multibody dynamics.
PublicationW pracy skoncentrowano się na poszukiwaniach narzędzia przydatnego w procesie nauczania dynamiki układów wielomasowch. Proces ten, z natury dwuetapowy, wymaga aby klasyczne wykłady dla studentów poszerzyć o ćwiczenia komputerowe, pozwalające na samodzielne modelowanie wybranych układów. Wymaga to zastosowania oprogramowania łatwego do nauki i wykorzystania, w tym pozwalającego na szybkie modelowanie prostych mechanizmów i umożliwiającego...
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Pakiet SIMMECHANICS jako narzędzie w dydaktyce dynamiki układów wielomasowych
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano oprogramowanie przydatne w procesie nauczania dynamiki układów wielomasowch. We wspomnianym procesie dydaktycznym wymagane jest, aby wykład poszerzyć o ćwiczenia komputerowe, pozwalające na samodzielne modelowanie układów omawianych na wykładzie. Poszukiwane oprogramowanie powinno wprowadzać studenta w szczegóły teorii zaczynając od zagadnień prostych, w których fragmenty bardziej złożone przywoływane są...
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Orbital blowout trauma occurring at the workplace – clinical, biomechanical and legal aspects
PublicationIntroduction and objective: Craniofacial injury at the workplace may lead to orbital blowout fractures. The aim of the study is the development of own numerical model of the eye orbit, assessment of the damage zones, and comparing them with clinical examinations. In addition, the current legal status of patients after injuries is presented Material and methods: In laboratory tests performed on bones collected from the upper and...
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Comparative analysis of mechanical conditions in bone union following first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis with varied locking plate positions: A finite element analysis
PublicationFirst metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis is a typical medical treatment performed in cases of arthritis or joint deformity. The gold standard for this procedure is arthrodesis stabilisation with the dorsally positioned plate. However, according to the authors’ previous studies, medially positioned plate provides greater bending stiffness. It is worth to compare the mechanical conditions for bone formation in the fracture callus...
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Wybrane bazodanowe zbiory informacji z zakresu biomechaniki, fizjologii i psychologii
PublicationDeponowanie wyników badań naukowych – zarówno opracowanych, jak też tzw. surowych danych – odbywa się pod wieloma postaciami, poprzez zamieszczanie w repozytoriach danych badawczych, umieszczanie wyników w publikacjach, które są następnie indeksowane na platformach czasopism, w bazach bibliograficzno-abstraktowych. Niektóre czasopisma funkcjonujące w obiegu międzynarodowym wymagają od autorów dołączania do artykułów także zbiorów...
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Identification of the damage mechanism in orthopaedic implant. Case study including the biomechanical analysis
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Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Polymeric Materials—PLA and PETG—For Biomechanical Applications
PublicationThe study presented herein concerns the mechanical properties of two common polymers for potential biomedical applications, PLA and PETG, processed through fused filament fabrication (FFF)—Material Extrusion (ME). For the uniaxial tension tests carried out, two printing orientations—XY (Horizontal, H) and YZ (Vertical, V)—were considered according to the general principles for part positioning, coordinates, and orientation typically...
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Biomechanical testing of bioactive bone cements – a comparison of the impact of modifiers: antibiotics and nanometals
PublicationApart from its bone filler and fracture stabilizing function, bone cement can be used as a carrier of bioactive substances, and such modified bone cement can protect the implant against microorganisms, treat local infections and combat bacteria introduced during the surgical procedure. In this paper, the effects of modifying antibiotics and nanosilver on the biomechanical properties of bone cement were examined. The following tests...
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Cerclage cable augmentation does not increase stability of the fixation of intertrochanteric fractures. A biomechanical study
PublicationBackground: Intertrochanteric fractures with a posteromedial intermediate fragment are unstable because of the loss of medial support. Additional fixation with a cerclage is used in subtrochanteric fractures, but not in intertrochanteric fractures. The aim of this biomechanical study is to evaluate whether cerclage fixation improves stability of intertrochanteric fractures. Hypothesis: Our hypothesis is that the cerclage fixation...
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Unsupervised Learning for Biomechanical Data Using Self-organising Maps, an Approach for Temporomandibular Joint Analysis
PublicationWe proposed to apply a specific machine learning technique called Self-Organising Maps (SOM) to identify similarities in the performance of muscles around human temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The performance was assessed by measuring muscle activation with the use of surface electromyography (sEMG). SOM algorithm used in the study was able to find clusters of data in sEMG test results. The SOM analysis was based on processed sEMG...
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The early failure of the gamma nail and the dynamic hip screw in femurs with a wide medullary canal. A biomechanical study of intertrochanteric fractures
PublicationBackground: Intertrochanteric fractures may occur in a bone with a wide medullary canal that may lead to significant mobility of a intramedullary nail, contrary to an extramedullary device. This study evaluates the Dynamic Hip Screw and the gamma nail in AO 31.A2.1 fractures in these circumstances. Methods: Synthetic femora with canals drilled to 18 mm were used. Five fixation types were examined: a 2 - hole and a 4 – hole Dynamic...
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The cement-bone bond is weaker than cement-cement bond in cement-in-cement revision arthroplasty. A comparative biomechanical study
PublicationThis study compares the strength of the native bone-cement bond and the old-new cement bond under cyclic loading, using third generation cementing technique, rasping and contamination of the surface of the old cement with biological tissue. The possible advantages of additional drilling of the cement surface is also taken into account. Femoral heads from 21 patients who underwent a total hip arthroplasty performed for hip arthritis...
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Effect of grain crushing on shear localization in granular bodies during plane strain compression. Int. J. Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
PublicationArtykuł omawia wpływ miażdżenia ziaren na lokalizacje odkształceń stycznych w materiałach granulowanych podczas ściskania dwuosiowego. Obliczenia MES wykonano przy zastosowaniu mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego uwzględniającego zmianę średniej średnicy ziarna pod wpływem ciśnienia i ścinania. Obliczenia pokazały wpływ miażdżenia ziaren na szerokość lokalizacji.
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Deformation of the Titanium Plate Stabilizing the Lateral Ankle Fracture Due to Its Overloading in Case of the Young, Obese Patient: Case Report Including the Biomechanical Analysis
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Development and validation of lumbar spine finite element model
PublicationThe functional biomechanics of the lumbar spine have been better understood by finite element method (FEM) simulations. However, there are still areas where the behavior of soft tissues can be better modeled or described in a different way. The purpose of this research is to develop and validate a lumbar spine section intended for biomechanical research. A FE model of the 50th percentile adult male (AM) Total Human Model for Safety...
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Modele biomechaniczne układów mięśniowo-szkieletowych
PublicationZakres niniejszej pracy obejmuje: 1) przedstawienie podstawowych cech fizjologicznych będących podstawą do zamodelowania zachowania pojedynczego mięśnia szkieletowego (biomechanika mięśnia szkieletowego) oraz zespołu mięśni (biomechanika zespołu mięśni szkieletowych); 2) zaprezentowanie sposobu modelowania zachowania mięśnia szkieletowego obłego (wrzecionowatego) i pierzastego oraz układu mięśni jednostawowych i dwustawowych;...
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Biomechaniczne modele układu mięśniowo-szkieletowego człowieka
PublicationNiniejsza monografia jest poświęcona problemom modelowania zachowania układu mięśniowo-szkieletowego człowieka. Publikacja zawiera opis badań rozwijanych w zakresie: biomechaniki mięśni, biomechaniki zespołów mięśniowych, biomechaniki układu szkieletowego, biomechaniki narządu ruchu, a także zastosowania sygnałów fizjologicznych (elektromiograficznych) oraz projektowania urządzeń do rehabilitacji na podstawie zasad sterowania...
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Tribologia biołożysk i inteligentnych bioreaktorów problemem grantu europejskiego = Tribology of biobearings and intelligent bioreactors as the main problem of euro-project
PublicationPraca przedstawia kluczowe problemy związane z organizacją współpracy z uczelniami niemieckimi i badaniami naukowym przeprowadzanymi w zakresie biomechaniki i biotribologii w ramach grantu europejskiego MTK-CT-2004/2008-517226, którego koordynatorem na Wydziale Oceanotechniki i Okrętownictwa Politechnice Gdańskiej jest prof. Krzysztof Wierzcholski
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Muscle strength and endurance in high-level rock climbers
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Degradation of metallic implants
PublicationPresence of metallic implants made of stainless steels, Co and Ti alloys is sometimes followed by some undesired allergic reactions and inflammatory processes and consequently the necessity of reimplantation.
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Influence of laser melting on surface layer properties of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V
PublicationIn time of rapid technology and medicine progress, implants are becoming more widely used in the human body, ranging from dental implants, stabilizing plates, screws, orthopaedic prostheses. For example, there are many types of hip prostheses used for hip replacement as well as various types of materials used for these orthopaedic prostheses. Properties of titanium alloys used in hip prostheses combined with good strength properties,...
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Nanotubular Ti Oxide Layers for Enhancement of Bone-Implant Bonding and Bioactivity
PublicationAbstrakt artykułu pt. ''Nanotubular Ti Oxide Layers for Enhancement of Bone-Implant Bonding and Bioactivity''. The paper describes techniques to improve the bioactivity of titanium and ehnahnce the bone-implant bonding ability by the electrochemical anodization to fabricate titania nanotubular oxide layer.
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Preparation of the porous biomaterial based on titanium alloy for orthopaedic implants
PublicationObecnie tytan i jego stopy (Ti-6Al-4V lub Ti-13Nb-13Zr) są szeroko stosowane jako biomateriały dla implantów ortopedycznych. Stale prowadzone są badania nad ich najlepszą odpornością na korozję i zużycie ścierne oraz biozgodnością i bioaktywnością. Obecne badania również skoncentrowane są na projektowaniu, wytwarzaniu i właściwościach materiałów porowatych na podstawie na przykład stopu tytanu (Ti-13Nb-13Zr), które mogą być stosowane...
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Biocompatibility and bioactivity of bearing loaded metallic implants
PublicationPresentation of developed titanium alloy base composite materials possessing better biocompatibility, longer lifetime and bioactivity behavior for bearing loaded implants, e.g. hip joint and knee joint endoproshtesis.
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A Multi Rig Screening Test for Thin Ceramic Coatings in Bio-Tribological Applications
PublicationZaprezentowano metodę badań ogólnej charakterystyki tribologicznej cienkich powłok ceramicznych z wykorzystaniem równoległych testów na wielu stanowiskach o różnej konfiguracji styku powierzchni trących i przy ruchu o różnym charakterze (jednokierunkowym i posuwisto zwrotnym). Przedstawiono wyniki porównania przy pomocy jednoczesnej analizy wyników testów z różnych stanowisk; w wyniku testów uzyskano ranking powłok ze wskazaniem...
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Tensile strength of a weave tendon suture using tendons of different sizes
PublicationThis study compared the maximum load, stress, elongation at failure and the mode of failure of three kinds of tendons most frequently used for tendon grafting and tendon transfers, using the Pulvertaftweave suture.
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Physical and mathematical modelling of implant-fascia system in order to improve laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia
PublicationThis paper describes an investigation of biomechanical behaviour of hernia repair, which is focused on the selection of safe linking of certain type of implant with fascia in laparoscopic operation. The strength of various fixations of the implant to the fascia is analysed. Methods: The research is based on experimental observations of operated hernia model behaviour during a dynamic impulse load corresponding to post-operative...
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Investigation of abdomen surface deformation due to life excitation: implications for implant selection and orientation in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
PublicationVentral hernia is a common medical problem. Statistically there are around 10% recurrences of the sickness. The authors' former investigation proved edges of the hernia orifice displacements to be one of the factors causing recurrence. Thus, experimental investigation of the abdomen surface deformation due to some normal activities of people is studied.The extreme strains, their localization and directions are identified. The acquired...
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EXPERIMENTS AND SIMULATIONS FOR LAPAROSCOPICVENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR IMPROVEMENT
PublicationThe authors conducted a wide experimental and numerical study in order to determine effective approaches in the laparoscopic VH repair. At first the study covered identification of mechanical properties of the abdominal fascia, implants, tacks and transabdominalsutures. Basis on these data, the one and two-dimensional mathematical models were formulated and a number of numerical static and dynamic analyses were carried out. Then...
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Influence of meniscus shape in the cross sectional plane on the knee contact mechanics
PublicationWe present a three dimensional finite element analysis of stress distribution and menisci deformation in the human knee joint. The study is based on the Open Knee model with the geometry of the lateral meniscus which shows some degenerative disorders. The nonlinear analysis of the knee joint under compressive axial load is performed. We present results for intact knee, knee with partial and complete radial posterior meniscus root...
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On implementation of fibrous connective tissues’ damage in Abaqus software
PublicationConnective fibrous tissues, such as tendons and ligaments, in humans and animals exhibit hyperelastic behaviour. The constitution of the material of these tissues is anisotropic due to the presence of the collagen fibres, where one family of fibres is the typical case. Traumatic events and/or aging may sometimes lead to the damage of the tissue. The study of motion of affected joints or limbs is usually not permitted in vivo. This...
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In vivo performance of intraperitoneal onlay mesh after ventral hernia repair
PublicationBackground: Ventral hernia repair needs to be improved since recurrence, postoperative pain and other complications are still reported in many patients. The behavior of implants in vivo is not sufficiently understood to design a surgical mesh mechanically compatible with the human abdominal wall. Methods: This analysis was based on radiological pictures of patients who underwent laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. The pictures...
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Surface and interfacial anti-plane waves in micropolar solids with surface energy
PublicationIn this work, the propagation behaviour of a surface wave in a micropolar elastic half-space with surface strain and kinetic energies localized at the surface and the propagation behaviour of an interfacial anti-plane wave between two micropolar elastic half-spaces with interfacial strain and kinetic energies localized at the interface have been studied. The Gurtin–Murdoch model has been adopted for surface and interfacial elasticity....
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Mathematical Approach to Assess a Human Gait
PublicationA purpose of the paper was to create a mathematical approach to assess a human gait. The scope of the study was to model a normal gait in the sagittal plane and frontal plane of the body. Applying the Newton-Euler formulation, three multibody biomechanical models were derived to describe single support phase and double support phase of the gait. To model a gait in the sagittal plane the open-close sagittal 6DOF model and the open-close...
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Estimation of hydromechanical parameters of limb lymphedematous tissue with the use of chamber tests
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Comparison of two polymers PDO and PLLA/PCL in application of urological stent for the treatment of male urethral stenosis.
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Tribology of the cartilage cells in the intelligent bioreactor
PublicationW badaniach analityczno-numerycznych wyznaczone zostały pola prędkości przepływu lepkosprężystej, odżywczej nienewtonowskiej cieczy biologicznej, a także powstające siły tarcia w trakcie hodowli w warstwie granicznej wokoło powierzchni hodowanych komórek w bioreaktorach, stawach człowieka oraz w szczelinach mikrołożysk. Dodatkowo rozpatrywane będą przepływy potencjalne płynu stawowego z jamy stawowej, które odżywiają chrząstkę...
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Hydrodynamic pressure in micro-and nano bearing gap
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