Research Article

Effects of Frequency and Acceleration Amplitude on Osteoblast Mechanical Vibration Responses: A Finite Element Study

Table 1

Geometry property and element data for osteoblast finite element models.

ModelsIIIIIIIVVVI

Cell height (μm)15.4512.7510.969.418.036.82
Surface (μm2)898.98835.24799.52825.35891.97985.89
Bottom area (μm2)125.09243.84421.28549.88696.53842.90
Volume (μm3)2988.402998.363000.603000.493010.903019.02
Nucleus volume (μm3)104.72104.72104.72104.72104.72104.72
Number of elements
 Nucleus204722009220668252482342417388
 Cytoplasm14802012788411506013088011180888592
 Membrane7480728880569856100488932