Research Article

Design of Complexly Graded Structures inside Three-Dimensional Surface Models by Assigning Volumetric Structures

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(a) CT scan of the lower spine showing the L3 (top), L4 (middle), and L5 (bottom) lumbar vertebrae [32]. (b) View of the STL file of an L5 lumbar vertebra from [32] exhibiting infinitesimally thin walls and a hollow body. (c) Anatomy of the lumbar vertebrae [33].
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