Poroelastic longitudinal wave equation for soft living tissues

Making use of the poroelastic theory for hydrated polymeric matrices, the ultrasound (US) propagation in a gel medium filled by spherical cells is studied . The model describes the connection between the poroelastic structure of living means and the propagation behavior of the acoustic waves. The eq...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2012-10
Main Authors: Chiarelli, Piero, Vinci, Bruna, Lanatá, Antonio, Lagomarsini, Clara, Chiarelli, Simone
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic propagation
Elasticity
Liver
Longitudinal waves
Parameter estimation
Phase velocity
Porosity
Propagation (polymerization)
Wave attenuation
Wave equations
Wave propagation
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Summary:Making use of the poroelastic theory for hydrated polymeric matrices, the ultrasound (US) propagation in a gel medium filled by spherical cells is studied . The model describes the connection between the poroelastic structure of living means and the propagation behavior of the acoustic waves. The equation of fast compressional wave, its phase velocity and its attenuation as a function of the elasticity, porosity and concentration of the cells into the gel external matrix are investigated. The outcomes of the theory agree with the measurements done on PVA gel scaffolds inseminated by porcine liver cells at various concentrations. The model is promising in the quantitative non-invasive estimation of parameters that could asses the change in the tissue structure, composition and architecture.
ISSN:2331-8422