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dc.creatorFernanda Gentil
dc.creatorMarco Parente
dc.creatorPedro Martins
dc.creatorCarolina Garbe
dc.creatorRenato Natal Jorge
dc.creatorAntónio Ferreira
dc.creatorJoão Manuel R. S. Tavares
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-01T00:22:20Z-
dc.date.available2019-02-01T00:22:20Z-
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.issn0954-4119
dc.identifier.othersigarra:61818
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/93514-
dc.description.abstractThe interest in computer modelling of biomechanical systems, mainly by using the finite element method (FEM), has been increasing, in particular for analysis of the mechanical behaviour of the human ear. In this work, a finite element model of the middle ear was developed to study the dynamic structural response to harmonic vibrations for distinct sound pressure levels applied on the eardrum. The model includes different ligaments and muscle tendons with elastic and hyperelastic behaviour for these supportive structures. Additionally, the nonlinear behaviour of the ligaments and muscle tendons was investigated, as they are the connection between ossicles by contact formulation. Harmonic responses of the umbo and stapes footplate displacements, between 100 Hz and 10 kHz, were obtained and compared with previously published work. The stress state of ligaments (superior, lateral, and anterior of malleus and superior and posterior of incus) was analysed, with the focus on balance of the supportive structures of the middle ear, as ligaments make the link between the ossicular chain and the walls of the tympanic cavity. The results obtained in this work highlight the importance of using hyperelastic models to simulate the mechanical behaviour for the ligaments and tendons.
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectCiências Tecnológicas, Biotecnologia ambiental
dc.subjectTechnological sciences, Environmental biotechnology
dc.titleThe influence of the mechanical behaviour of the middle ear ligaments: a finite element analysis
dc.typeArtigo em Revista Científica Internacional
dc.contributor.uportoFaculdade de Engenharia
dc.identifier.doi10.1243/09544119jeim783
dc.identifier.authenticusP-002-ZCT
dc.subject.fosCiências da engenharia e tecnologias::Biotecnologia ambiental
dc.subject.fosEngineering and technology::Environmental biotechnology
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