The study of biotribology attracts increasingly attention because it holds great promise to have profound impact on the way people live their lives. This study presents two cases of contact mechanics study on tissue engineering: one in soft tissue and the other one in hard tissue. In the study of soft tissue, we conducted a theoretical investigation into the effect of particle on the adhesion of a biological nanostructure system. Based on a three-body contact model and JKR theory our results show that geckos’ spatulas provides robust adhesions even with trapped particles in the interface. In the case of hard tissue, we utilized nanoindentation technique to characterize the mechanical property and tribology behavior of calcium fluoride-like deposits on human tooth. The low nanohardness and high nano-wear depth characteristics of the surface deposits identified in this study account for the natural loss of the surface deposits days or weeks after topical fluoride treatment as a result of daily brushing and mastication.
Skip Nav Destination
ASME/STLE 2007 International Joint Tribology Conference
October 22–24, 2007
San Diego, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Tribology Division
ISBN:
0-7918-4810-8
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
Contact Mechanics Study in Biotribology: A Tissue Engineering Example
Yeau-Ren Jeng,
Yeau-Ren Jeng
National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
Search for other works by this author on:
Chien-Ping Mao,
Chien-Ping Mao
National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
Search for other works by this author on:
Tsung-Ting Lin,
Tsung-Ting Lin
National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
Search for other works by this author on:
Dar-Bin Shieh
Dar-Bin Shieh
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
Search for other works by this author on:
Yeau-Ren Jeng
National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
Chien-Ping Mao
National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
Tsung-Ting Lin
National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
Dar-Bin Shieh
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
Paper No:
IJTC2007-44141, pp. 541-543; 3 pages
Published Online:
March 23, 2009
Citation
Jeng, Y, Mao, C, Lin, T, & Shieh, D. "Contact Mechanics Study in Biotribology: A Tissue Engineering Example." Proceedings of the ASME/STLE 2007 International Joint Tribology Conference. ASME/STLE 2007 International Joint Tribology Conference, Parts A and B. San Diego, California, USA. October 22–24, 2007. pp. 541-543. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IJTC2007-44141
Download citation file:
10
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
Tribological and Nanomechanical Properties of Unmodified and Crosslinked Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for Total Joint Replacements
J. Tribol (April,2004)
Biomechanical and Biotribological Correlation of Induced Wear on Bovine Femoral Condyles
J Biomech Eng (June,2009)
Biological Micro- and Nanotribology: Nature’s Solutions. NanoScience and Technology Series
Appl. Mech. Rev (November,2002)
Related Chapters
Contact Laws
Contact in Structural Mechanics: A Weighted Residual Approach
Synthesis and Characterization of Carboxymethyl Chitosan Based Hybrid Biopolymer Scaffold
International Conference on Mechanical and Electrical Technology, 3rd, (ICMET-China 2011), Volumes 1–3
Surface Analysis and Tools
Tribology of Mechanical Systems: A Guide to Present and Future Technologies