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@article{Putignano:2021:10.1016/j.actbio.2021.02.040,
author = {Putignano, C and Burris, D and Moore, A and Dini, D},
doi = {10.1016/j.actbio.2021.02.040},
journal = {Acta Biomaterialia},
pages = {90--99},
title = {Cartilage rehydration: the sliding-induced hydrodynamic triggering mechanism},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.02.040},
volume = {125},
year = {2021}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Loading-induced cartilage exudation causes loss of fluid from the tissue, joint space thinning and, in a long term prospective, the insurgence of osteoarthritis. Fortunately, experiments show that joints recover interstitial fluid and thicken during articulation after static loading, thus reversing the exudation process. Here, we provide the first original theoretical explanation to this crucial phenomenon, by implementing a numerical model capable of accounting for the multiscale porous lubrication occurring in joints. We prove that sliding-induced rehydration occurs because of hydrodynamic reasons and is specifically related to a wedge effect at the contact inlet. Furthermore, numerically predicted rehydration rates are consistent with experimentally measured rates and corroborate the robustness of the model here proposed. The paper provides key information, in terms of fundamental lubrication multiscale mechanisms, to understand the rehydration of cartilage and, more generally, of any biological tissue exhibiting a significant porosity: such a theoretical framework is, thus, crucial to inform the design of new effective cartilage-mimicking biomaterials.
AU - Putignano,C
AU - Burris,D
AU - Moore,A
AU - Dini,D
DO - 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.02.040
EP - 99
PY - 2021///
SN - 1742-7061
SP - 90
TI - Cartilage rehydration: the sliding-induced hydrodynamic triggering mechanism
T2 - Acta Biomaterialia
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.02.040
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/88482
VL - 125
ER -