Mathematical models and computer simulations have the great potential to substantially
increase our understanding of the biophysical behavior of the neuromuscular system. This …

This paper deals with the role of the muscle fibres and extracellular matrix (ECM)
components when muscle tissue is subjected to compressive loads. To this end, dissected …

The computational simulation of pathological conditions and surgical procedures, for
example the removal of cancerous tissue, can contribute crucially to the future of medicine …

Passive skeletal muscle derives its structural response from the combination of the titin
filaments in the muscle fibres, the collagen fibres in the connective tissue and …

During contraction the energy of muscle tissue increases due to energy from the hydrolysis
of ATP. This energy is distributed across the tissue as strain-energy potentials in the …

Skeletal muscles are embedded in an environment of other muscles, connective tissue, and
bones, which may transfer transversal forces to the muscle tissue, thereby compressing it. In …

The vastly increasing number of neuro-muscular simulation studies (with increasing
numbers of muscles used per simulation) is in sharp contrast to a narrow database of …

The mechanics of passive skeletal muscle are important in impact biomechanics, surgical
simulation, and rehabilitation engineering. Existing data from porcine tissue has shown a …

Skeletal muscle tissue shows a clear asymmetry with regard to the passive stresses under
tensile and compressive deformation, referred to as tension-compression asymmetry (TCA) …

Patient management following a stroke currently represents a medical challenge. The
presented study investigates the effect of immobilization on skeletal muscles in short …