▪ Abstract For native and engineered biological tissues, there exist many physiological,
surgical, and medical device applications where multiaxial material characterization and …

A fundamental goal in constitutive modeling is to predict the mechanical behavior of a
material under a generalized loading state. To achieve this goal, rigorous experimentation …

We have formulated the first constitutive model to describe the complete measured planar
biaxial stress–strain relationship of the native and glutaraldehyde-treated aortic valve cusp …

The biomechanical properties of ascending aortic aneurysms were investigated only in the
last decade in a limited number of studies. Indeed, in recent years, there has been a growing …

Two-dimensional pseudoelastic mechanical properties of the canine pericardium were
investigated in vitro. The pericardium was assumed to be orthotropic. The material symmetry …

Experimental data on the mechanics of human cornea is meager and sometimes flawed.
Moreover, questions regarding the correct material symmetry and the role of the fibrous …

A reliable computational model of the human head is necessary for better understanding of
the physical mechanisms of traumatic brain injury (TBI), car-crash investigation …

The biomechanical functions of the internal components of the intervertebral disc are not
well understood. The surface deformation of 17 human cadaveric lumbar intervertebral discs …

A technique for the quantification of the strain field in the central region of biaxially tested
planar soft tissues is presented. A vidicon-based image analysis system interfaced to a PDP …

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 …