Research Article
Computational Investigation on the Biomechanical Responses of the Osteocytes to the Compressive Stimulus: A Poroelastic Model
Table 2
Properties of the poroelastic materials applied in the finite element model of the osteocyte-lacunar-canalicular system.
| | Components of osteocyte lacunae | Young’s module | Poisson’s ratio | Permeability (m2) | Void ratio |
| | ECM | 11 GP [19] | 0.38 [19] | 1.0 × 10−20 [58] | 0.053 [58] | | PCM with canaliculi | 40 kPa [59, 60] | 0.4 [59, 60] | 4 × 10−20 [59, 60] | 4 [59, 60] | | Osteocyte cell body and processes | 3.1 kPa [45, 61] | 0.35 [45, 61] | 0.6 × 10−19 [45, 61] | 4.88 [59, 60] |
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ECM: extracellular matrix; PCM: perilacunar matrix.
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