Les perspectives d'évolution des techniques chirurgicales sont de plus en plus demandeuses de modèles permettant de prédire déplacements et contraintes au sein des tissus. De tels modèles permettent par exemple de mieux focaliser un traitement sur une zone de tissu affectée par une pathologie. L'un des principaux obstacles posés par la plupart des modèles existants adaptés à la description du comportement mécanique des tissus vivants concerne la difficulté de mesure de leurs paramètres. Il en résulte une difficulté à les déterminer, ainsi qu'à comprendre leur influence. L'adoption d'une modélisation multiéchelles permet d'apporter une réponse satisfaisante à ce problème. En effet, elle autorise la prise en compte et lacombinaison de phénomènes simples qui ont lieu à différentes échelles, et fait ainsi intervenir des paramètres physiques et mesurables. Dans l'étude proposée, nous nous focalisons sur le comportement mécanique des parois des veines en pont, qui peuvent parvenir à rupture lors d'un choc appliqué à la tête. Nous proposons pour commencer des observations par microscopie optique, microtomographie X et microscopie confocale biphotonique visant à caractériser la structure de la paroi vasculaire à différentes échelles. Un essai mécanique est combiné à l'une des observations. Nous proposons ensuite une nouvelle modélisation multiéchelles du comportement mécanique de cette paroi vasculaire. Cette modélisation combine des modèles simples à trois échelles et reproduit ainsi le comportement mécanique global de la paroi vasculaire. Pour finir, le modèle est intégré à une modélisation par éléments finis afin de permettre l'étude de géométries complexes. / Modeling the mechanical behavior of living tissues gets nowadays more and more importance. Indeed, mechanical models can be integrated within assisted surgery devices to help for example the surgeon to better focus on an area affected by pathology.One of the main drawbacks of existing numerical models for the mechanical behavior of living tissues concerns the difficulty to measure their parameters, which makes their determination difficult. Adopting a multiscale modeling approach seems to be an answer to this issue. It allows taking into account the global complexity of the behavior by considering simple phenomena that occur at each scale. By this way, the parameters of the model deal with physical characteristics and remain measurable.In the present study, we focus on the mechanical behavior of bridging vein walls. These veins can break when the head is submitted to a shock loading. We start by some experimental observations using optical microscopy, X-ray microtomography and multiphoton confocal microscopy. These observations allow getting a detailed knowledge about the vein wall constitution. Additionally a mechanical tensile test is combined with one of these observations. Then we propose a new multiscale approach for the description of the mechanical behavior of vessel walls. It combines simple models associated with three scales and describes in this way the overall mechanical behavior of the vein wall. The evolution of the material structure at different scales is taken into account and contributes to the global hyperelastic mechanical behavior of the tissue. Finally, our model is implemented in a finite element code in order to study complex geometries.

Submitted by Izabel Franco (izabel-franco@ufscar.br) on 2016-10-10T20:31:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DissLAVF.pdf: 2396434 bytes, checksum: d18db543d45b99a8efd280285db823b0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marina Freitas (marinapf@ufscar.br) on 2016-10-21T12:05:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DissLAVF.pdf: 2396434 bytes, checksum: d18db543d45b99a8efd280285db823b0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marina Freitas (marinapf@ufscar.br) on 2016-10-21T12:05:43Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DissLAVF.pdf: 2396434 bytes, checksum: d18db543d45b99a8efd280285db823b0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-21T12:05:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissLAVF.pdf: 2396434 bytes, checksum: d18db543d45b99a8efd280285db823b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-24 / Não recebi financiamento / Currently, there are several studies directed to the manufacture of biosystems (biomaterials, living tissues or organs). These studies include several practice areas ranging from virtual representation of an organ or tissue to its biomanufacturing (bioprinting) itself. But for biomanufacturing a complex organ, it is still needed a long walk, because this process requires a very large wealth of information. Experiments to aid in surgical planning have been made based on medical image data and use of 3D printer rapid prototyping through STL specifications (STereoLitography). This work aims the study biomanufacturing processes of biomaterials, living tissues and organs aiming to establish the requirements for building a computer model to assist in the development of a project description framework for bioprinting living tissues and organs via STL specifications. This model was designed through research processes and parameters required for bioprinting of living tissues or organs resulting from the state of the art in this area and forms of representation in a computer model. For the evaluation of the model and the developed framework, an experiment was conducted where the data of a cartilage bioprinting experiment conducted by other authors were expressed through a bioprinting project. / Atualmente, existem vários estudos voltados para a fabricação de biosistemas (biomateriais, tecidos vivos ou órgãos). Esses estudos contemplam várias áreas de atuação que vão desde a representação virtual de um órgão ou tecido até a sua biofabricação (bioimpressão) propriamente dita. Porém, para a biofabricação de um órgão complexo, ainda é necessária uma longa caminhada, pois esse processo exige uma riqueza muito grande de informações. Experimentos para auxilio em planejamento cirúrgico têm sido feitos baseados em dados de imagens médicas e uso de impressoras 3D de prototipagem rápida, através de especificações STL (STereoLitography). Este trabalho, tem como objetivo, o estudo de processos de biofabricação de biomateriais, tecidos vivos e órgãos visando, estabelecer os requisitos necessários para a construção de um modelo computacional que auxilie no desenvolvimento de um framework de descrição de projetos para bioimpressão de tecidos vivos e órgãos por intermédio de especificações STL. Esse modelo foi concebido através da investigação de processos e parâmetros necessários para a bioimpressão de tecidos vivos ou órgãos, decorrentes do estado da arte nessa área e das formas de sua representação em um modelo computacional. Para a avaliação do modelo e do framework desenvolvido, foi realizado um experimento onde os dados de um experimento de bioimpressão de cartilagem realizado por outros autores foram expressados através de um projeto de bioimpressão.