Anisotropic micro-sphere-based finite elasticity applied to blood vessel modelling
V Alastrué, MA Martinez, M Doblaré… - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2009 - Elsevier
A fully three-dimensional anisotropic elastic model for vascular tissue modelling is
presented here. The underlying strain energy density function is assumed to additively …
presented here. The underlying strain energy density function is assumed to additively …
Simulation of discontinuous damage incorporating residual stresses in circumferentially overstretched atherosclerotic arteries
When a balloon-angioplasty is performed, the arterial wall is overstretched and thereby
damaged, which leads to a stiffness reduction in the arterial layers. An anisotropic damage …
damaged, which leads to a stiffness reduction in the arterial layers. An anisotropic damage …
A general framework for application of prestrain to computational models of biological materials
It is often important to include prestress in computational models of biological tissues. The
prestress can represent residual stresses (stresses that exist after the tissue is excised from …
prestress can represent residual stresses (stresses that exist after the tissue is excised from …
Chemo-mechanical modeling of smooth muscle cell activation for the simulation of arterial walls under changing blood pressure
K Uhlmann, D Balzani - Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, a novel chemo-mechanical model is proposed for the description of the stretch-
dependent chemical processes known as Bayliss effect and their impact on the active …
dependent chemical processes known as Bayliss effect and their impact on the active …
Fitting mechanical properties of the aortic wall and individual layers to experimental tensile tests including residual stresses
ID Breslavsky, M Amabili - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The authors have observed that a stress-strain curve for uniaxial tension of an aortic intact
wall cannot be simply obtained by combining the strain energy functions of the three …
wall cannot be simply obtained by combining the strain energy functions of the three …
Application of sensitivity analysis in extension, inflation, and torsion of residually stressed circular cylindrical tubes
This paper deals with applying two main sensitivity analysis (SA) methods, namely, the
Sobol method and the Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Test (FAST) method on the problem of …
Sobol method and the Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Test (FAST) method on the problem of …
A numerical implementation to predict residual strains from the homogeneous stress hypothesis with application to abdominal aortic aneurysms
Wall stress analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a promising method of
identifying AAAs at high risk of rupture. However, neglecting residual strains (RS) in the load …
identifying AAAs at high risk of rupture. However, neglecting residual strains (RS) in the load …
A phase field approach to fracture for hyperelastic and visco-hyperelastic materials applied to pre-stressed cylindrical structures
In this investigation, the mechanical modeling of nonlinear visco-hyperelastic residually
stressed materials obtained from an invariant-based constitutive energy framework is …
stressed materials obtained from an invariant-based constitutive energy framework is …
A computational model for fiber-reinforced composites: hyperelastic constitutive formulation including residual stresses and damage
The computational modelling of fiber-reinforced structures is of prime importance for
automotive products such as tires, airsprings or hoses and for biomechanical applications as …
automotive products such as tires, airsprings or hoses and for biomechanical applications as …
Computational model for the cell-mechanical response of the osteocyte cytoskeleton based on self-stabilizing tensegrity structures
D Kardas, U Nackenhorst, D Balzani - Biomechanics and modeling in …, 2013 - Springer
The mechanism by which mechanical stimulation on osteocytes results in biochemical
signals that initiate the remodeling process inside living bone tissue is largely unknown …
signals that initiate the remodeling process inside living bone tissue is largely unknown …