Title
Numerical analysis of lobular structures for biomimicry of a mammary gland structure
Author
Francisco Josué Hernández Rangel
ADRIANA DEL CARMEN GALLEGOS MELGAR
AZAHEL DE JESUS RANGEL LOPEZ
Pedro Cruz Alcantar
Access level
Open Access
Publication reference
ISSN/2248-9622
doi: 10.9790/9622-1210211217
URL/https://www.ijera.com/papers/vol12no10/Ser-1/W1210211217.pdf
Subjects
Biomimetics - (PALABRA CLAVE DEL AUTOR) Biomedical structures - (PALABRA CLAVE DEL AUTOR) Mammary gland - (PALABRA CLAVE DEL AUTOR) Numerical analysis - (PALABRA CLAVE DEL AUTOR) MEDICINA Y CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD - (CTI) CIENCIAS MÉDICAS - (CTI) OTRAS ESPECIALIDADES MÉDICAS - (CTI) OTRAS - (CTI) OTRAS - (CTI)
Summary or description
The mammary gland is an organ that has an internal structure formed by lobules, ducts and ligaments that perform both physiological and mechanical functions. This structure aesthetically defines the body and has the additional function of producing milk in mammals to support offspring. Currently, structures and shapes are being studied to imitate the nature of the mammary gland for medical applications such as prostheses, systems and models for surgeries, the most used technique for this is biomimetics. There are no models or devices that contemplate the internal structure of the mammary gland, so in this work different structures that imitate the lobular adjustment found in a real mammary gland are proposed, these structures were subjected to different load states to numerically evaluate and optimize the proposed structures. It was found that the triangular or lobular structures have better behavior in the distribution of deformations and stresses being excellent candidates to be part of biomedical applications.
Publisher
IJERA
Publish date
2022
Publication type
Article
Publication version
Published Version
Information Resource
Format
application/pdf
Source
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, vol. 12, no. 10 (october), pág. 211-217
Language
English
Source repository
CIATEQ Digital
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