A multi-phasic, continuum damage mechanics model of mechanically induced increased permeability in tissues

Brian E. O'Neill, Timothy P. Quinn, Victor Frenkel, King C.P. Li

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Abstract

Recently, we have reported enhanced permeability of tissues due to in vivo treatment with pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound (pHIFU). This new therapy has shown promise as a way of increasing the penetration of large drug molecules, both out of the vasculature and through the tissue. To date, no clear physical model of tissue exists that can account for these effects. A new model is proposed that clearly establishes the link between tissue structure and fluid flow properties on one hand, and the history of applied mechanical forces on the other. The model draws inspiration from two different theoretical fields of materials science, multi-phase theory and continuum damage mechanics. The theory differs from the traditional bi-phasic solid-fluid model of tissues in that the fluid part here is broken into trapped (moving with the solid) and free (moving through the solid) parts. A damage-like variable links the effective elasticity of the tissue to the ratio of the trapped to free fluids. As the damage increases, the tissue becomes, in effect, less stiff and more permeable. Release of elastic energy drives the process. A distribution of energy barriers opposes the process and governs how the fluid is released as damage increases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMechanical Behavior of Biological and Biomimetic Materials
PublisherMaterials Research Society
Pages13-18
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)1558998535, 9781558998537
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Nov 28 2005Dec 2 2005

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume898
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Other

Other2005 MRS Fall Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period11/28/0512/2/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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