Title: Multi-prong approaches to monitor the biomechanical aspects of abnormal bones

Authors: Kanika Singh, Kyung Chun Kim

Addresses: School of Mechanical Engineering and MEMS/Nano Fabrication Center, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, South Korea. ' School of Mechanical Engineering and MEMS/Nano Fabrication Center, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, South Korea

Abstract: New multi-prong approaches of non-invasive OP diagnosis are given here by a comparative study of biomechanical parameters of normal and abnormal bone samples in vitro. The normal bone samples used are in vitro and OP bones are developed chemically in the laboratory. Tensile and compressive testing of these samples was carried out and it is found that the data can be marked as an indicator of the presence of OP. The elastic modulus of the yield portion was found to be higher than those of the linear portion in both the groups. The ultimate strain of OP bone is higher than that of the control samples over decalcified bones.

Keywords: osteoporosis; biomechanical strength; BMD; bone mineral density; acoustic studies; biomechanics; abnormal bones; non-invasive diagnosis; tensile testing; compressive testing; elastic modulus; strain.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2009.024426

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 2009 Vol.2 No.3, pp.279 - 291

Published online: 03 Apr 2009 *

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