Research Article
Evaluation of Round Window Stimulation Performance in Otosclerosis Using Finite Element Modeling
Table 3
Material properties of the cochlear components.
| | Structure | Our model | Published data |
| | Round window membrane | | | | Density (kg/m3) | 1.20 × 103 | 1.20 × 103 [22] | | Young’s modulus (MPa) | 0.3 | 0.3 [13], 0.35 [22] | | Basilar membrane (BM) | | | | Density (kg/m3) | 1.20 × 103 | 1.20 × 103 [22] | | Young’s modulus (MPa) | | | | At the base | 40 | 40 [13], 50 [22] | | In the middle | 15 | 15 [22] | | At the apex | 3 | 3 [22] | | Perilymph fluid | | | | Density (kg/m3) | 1.00 × 103 | 1.00 × 103 [22] | | Bulk modulus (MPa) | 2.25 × 103 | 2.20 × 103 [22] | | Osseous spiral lamina | | | | Density (kg/m3) | 1.20 × 103 | 1.20 × 103 [22] | | Young’s modulus (MPa) | 1.41 × 104 | 1.41 × 104 [22] |
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