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 …

[HTML][HTML] Heart valve biomechanics and underlying mechanobiology

S Ayoub, G Ferrari, RC Gorman… - Comprehensive …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Heart valves control unidirectional blood flow within the heart during the cardiac cycle. They
have a remarkable ability to withstand the demanding mechanical environment of the heart …

[HTML][HTML] A novel hyper-viscoelastic model for consolidation of toughened prepregs under processing conditions

JPH Belnoue, OJ Nixon-Pearson, D Ivanov… - Mechanics of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The paper presents a new modelling concept for describing the compressibility of
toughened uncured prepregs over a wide range of processing conditions (ie automatic fibre …

An integrated framework for finite-element modeling of mitral valve biomechanics from medical images: application to MitralClip intervention planning

T Mansi, I Voigt, B Georgescu, X Zheng… - Medical image …, 2012 - Elsevier
Treatment of mitral valve (MV) diseases requires comprehensive clinical evaluation and
therapy personalization to optimize outcomes. Finite-element models (FEMs) of MV …

On modelling and analysis of healthy and pathological human mitral valves: two case studies

V Prot, B Skallerud, G Sommer, GA Holzapfel - Journal of the mechanical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Biomechanical data and related constitutive modelling of the mitral apparatus served as a
basis for finite element analyses to better understand the physiology of mitral valves in …

Anisotropic damage model for collagenous tissues and its application to model fracture and needle insertion mechanics

JD Toaquiza Tubon, O Moreno-Flores, VD Sree… - … and Modeling in …, 2022 - Springer
The analysis of tissue mechanics in biomedical applications demands nonlinear constitutive
models able to capture the energy dissipation mechanisms, such as damage, that occur …

The effect of connective tissue material uncertainties on knee joint mechanics under isolated loading conditions

YY Dhaher, TH Kwon, M Barry - Journal of biomechanics, 2010 - Elsevier
Although variability in connective tissue parameters is widely reported and recognized,
systematic examination of the effect of such parametric uncertainties on predictions derived …

A coupled mitral valve—left ventricle model with fluid–structure interaction

H Gao, L Feng, N Qi, C Berry, BE Griffith… - Medical engineering & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding the interaction between the valves and walls of the heart is important in
assessing and subsequently treating heart dysfunction. This study presents an integrated …

An investigation of regional variations in the biaxial mechanical properties and stress relaxation behaviors of porcine atrioventricular heart valve leaflets

D Laurence, C Ross, S Jett, C Johns, A Echols… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The facilitation of proper blood flow through the heart depends on proper function of heart
valve components, and alterations to any component can lead to heart disease or failure …

On the effects of leaflet microstructure and constitutive model on the closing behavior of the mitral valve

CH Lee, JP Rabbah, AP Yoganathan… - … and modeling in …, 2015 - Springer
Recent long-term studies showed an unsatisfactory recurrence rate of severe mitral
regurgitation 3–5 years after surgical repair, suggesting that excessive tissue stresses and …