[HTML][HTML] Multimodal experimental studies of the passive mechanical behavior of human aortas: current approaches and future directions
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and include, among
others, critical conditions of the aortic wall. Importantly, such critical conditions require …
others, critical conditions of the aortic wall. Importantly, such critical conditions require …
Methods in mechanical testing of arterial tissue: a review
Mechanical testing of arterial tissue can provide unique insights into its behaviour. As
measurement and computational techniques continue to advance, new applications can be …
measurement and computational techniques continue to advance, new applications can be …
Age-and race-related differences in human scleral material properties
Purpose.: We tested the hypothesis that there are age-and race-related differences in
posterior scleral material properties, using eyes from human donors of European (20–90 …
posterior scleral material properties, using eyes from human donors of European (20–90 …
Validation and application of an intervertebral disc finite element model utilizing independently constructed tissue-level constitutive formulations that are nonlinear …
Finite element (FE) models are advantageous in the study of intervertebral disc mechanics
as the stress–strain distributions can be determined throughout the tissue and the applied …
as the stress–strain distributions can be determined throughout the tissue and the applied …
[HTML][HTML] Changes in the microstructure of the human aortic adventitia under biaxial loading investigated by multi-photon microscopy
A Pukaluk, H Wolinski, C Viertler, P Regitnig… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the three layers of the aortic wall, the media is primarily responsible for its
mechanical properties, but the adventitia prevents the aorta from overstretching and …
mechanical properties, but the adventitia prevents the aorta from overstretching and …
Mechanical characterisation of the human dura mater, falx cerebri and superior sagittal sinus
The cranial meninges have been shown to play a pivotal role in traumatic brain injury
mechanopathology. However, while the mechanical response of the brain and its many …
mechanopathology. However, while the mechanical response of the brain and its many …
The biaxial mechanical behaviour of abdominal aortic aneurysm intraluminal thrombus: classification of morphology and the determination of layer and region specific …
EG Kavanagh, PA Grace, TM McGloughlin… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Intraluminal thrombus (ILT) is present in 75% of clinically-relevant abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAAs) yet, despite much research effort, its role in AAA biomechanics remains …
aneurysms (AAAs) yet, despite much research effort, its role in AAA biomechanics remains …
Biaxial tension of fibrous tissue: using finite element methods to address experimental challenges arising from boundary conditions and anisotropy
Planar biaxial tension remains a critical loading modality for fibrous soft tissue and is widely
used to characterize tissue mechanical response, evaluate treatments, develop constitutive …
used to characterize tissue mechanical response, evaluate treatments, develop constitutive …
Quantification of shear deformations and corresponding stresses in the biaxially tested human myocardium
G Sommer, DC Haspinger, M Andrä… - Annals of biomedical …, 2015 - Springer
One goal of cardiac research is to perform numerical simulations to describe/reproduce the
mechanoelectrical function of the human myocardium in health and disease. Such …
mechanoelectrical function of the human myocardium in health and disease. Such …
Planar biaxial testing of soft biological tissue using rakes: A critical analysis of protocol and fitting process
H Fehervary, M Smoljkić, J Vander Sloten… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mechanical characterization of soft biological tissue is becoming more and more prevalent.
Despite the growing use of planar biaxial testing for soft tissue characterization, testing …
Despite the growing use of planar biaxial testing for soft tissue characterization, testing …