Constitutive modelling of arteries
GA Holzapfel, RW Ogden - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This review article is concerned with the mathematical modelling of the mechanical
properties of the soft biological tissues that constitute the walls of arteries. Many important …
properties of the soft biological tissues that constitute the walls of arteries. Many important …
Biomechanical relevance of the microstructure in artery walls with a focus on passive and active components
GA Holzapfel, RW Ogden - American Journal of Physiology …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The microstructure of arteries, consisting, in particular, of collagen, elastin, and vascular
smooth muscle cells, plays a very significant role in their biomechanical response during a …
smooth muscle cells, plays a very significant role in their biomechanical response during a …
Active stress vs. active strain in mechanobiology: constitutive issues
Many biological tissues exhibit a non-standard continuum mechanics behavior: they are
able to modify their placement in absence of external loads. The activity of the muscles is …
able to modify their placement in absence of external loads. The activity of the muscles is …
Thermodynamically consistent orthotropic activation model capturing ventricular systolic wall thickening in cardiac electromechanics
The complex phenomena underlying mechanical contraction of cardiac cells and their
influence in the dynamics of ventricular contraction are extremely important in understanding …
influence in the dynamics of ventricular contraction are extremely important in understanding …
Characterization of arterial wall mechanical behavior and stresses from human clinical data
I Masson, P Boutouyrie, S Laurent, JD Humphrey… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates the feasibility of material identification and wall stress computation
for human common carotid arteries based on non-invasive in vivo clinical data: dynamical …
for human common carotid arteries based on non-invasive in vivo clinical data: dynamical …
Passive nonlinear elastic behaviour of skeletal muscle: experimental results and model formulation
The goal of this study was to characterize the passive elastic behaviour of muscle and
tendon tissues of rat tibialis anterior. For that purpose, tissue samples from 3 month old …
tendon tissues of rat tibialis anterior. For that purpose, tissue samples from 3 month old …
Electromechanical coupling in cardiac dynamics: the active strain approach
The coupling between cardiac mechanics and electric signaling is addressed in a
nonstandard framework in which the electrical potential dictates the active strain (not stress) …
nonstandard framework in which the electrical potential dictates the active strain (not stress) …
A calcium-driven mechanochemical model for prediction of force generation in smooth muscle
A new model for the mechanochemical response of smooth muscle is presented. The focus
is on the res-ponse of the actin–myosin complex and on the related generation of force (or …
is on the res-ponse of the actin–myosin complex and on the related generation of force (or …
[HTML][HTML] A 3D multi-scale skeletal muscle model to predict active and passive responses. Application to intra-abdominal pressure prediction
Computational models have been used extensively to study the behavior of skeletal muscle
structures, however few of these models are able to evaluate their 3D active response using …
structures, however few of these models are able to evaluate their 3D active response using …
Mathematical modelling of active contraction in isolated cardiomyocytes
We investigate the interaction of intracellular calcium spatio-temporal variations with the self-
sustained contractions in cardiac myocytes. A consistent mathematical model is presented …
sustained contractions in cardiac myocytes. A consistent mathematical model is presented …