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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Advances in Computational Techniques for Bio-Inspired Cellular Materials in the Field of Biomechanics: Current Trends and Prospects.

A I Pais, J Belinha, J L Alves

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

A I PaisInstitute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3462-2102
J BelinhaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, ISEP, Polytechnic University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0539-7057
J L AlvesInstitute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9327-9092

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular materials have a wide range of applications, including structural optimization and biomedical applications. Due to their porous topology, which promotes cell adhesion and proliferation, cellular materials are particularly suited for tissue engineering and the development of new structural solutions for biomechanical applications. Furthermore, cellular materials can be effective in adjusting mechanical properties, which is especially important in the design of implants where low stiffness and high strength are required to avoid stress shielding and promote bone growth. The mechanical response of such scaffolds can be improved further by employing functional gradients of the scaffold's porosity and other approaches, including traditional structural optimization frameworks; modified algorithms; bio-inspired phenomena; and artificial intelligence via machine learning (or deep learning). Multiscale tools are also useful in the topological design of said materials. This paper provides a state-of-the-art review of the aforementioned techniques, aiming to identify current and future trends in orthopedic biomechanics research, specifically implant and scaffold design.

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artificial intelligencecellular materialscomputational methodsdeep learningmachine learningscaffold

Identifiers

PMID37297080
PMCPMC10254014

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