A systematic review of continuum modeling of skeletal muscles: current trends, limitations, and recommendations

TT Dao, MCHB Tho - Applied bionics and biomechanics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Finite elasticity theory has been commonly used to model skeletal muscle. A very large
range of heterogeneous constitutive laws has been proposed. In this review, the most widely …

Modeling of active skeletal muscles: a 3D continuum approach incorporating multiple muscle interactions

W Zeng, DR Hume, Y Lu, CK Fitzpatrick… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Skeletal muscles have a highly organized hierarchical structure, whose main function is to
generate forces for movement and stability. To understand the complex heterogeneous …

Linking cortex and contraction—Integrating models along the corticomuscular pathway

L Haggie, L Schmid, O Röhrle, T Besier… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Computational models of the neuromusculoskeletal system provide a deterministic
approach to investigate input-output relationships in the human motor system …

Modelling motor units in 3D: influence on muscle contraction and joint force via a proof of concept simulation

H Saini, T Klotz, O Röhrle - Biomechanics and Modeling in …, 2023 - Springer
Functional heterogeneity is a skeletal muscle's ability to generate diverse force vectors
through localised motor unit (MU) recruitment. Existing 3D macroscopic continuum …

A biophysically guided constitutive law of the musculotendon-complex: modelling and numerical implementation in Abaqus

H Saini, O Röhrle - Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objective: Many biomedical, clinical, and industrial applications
may benefit from musculoskeletal simulations. Three-dimensional macroscopic muscle …

Recurrent neural network to predict hyperelastic constitutive behaviors of the skeletal muscle

A Ballit, TT Dao - Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2022 - Springer
Hyperelastic constitutive laws have been commonly used to model the passive behavior of
the human skeletal muscle. Despite many efforts, the use of accurate finite element …

Characterization of the viscoelastic model of in vivo human posterior thigh skin using ramp-relaxation indentation test

SJM Yazdi, KS Cho, N Kang - Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Characterization of viscoelastic properties of the human thigh skin can be utilized in
many medical or engineering applications such as a surgical extension of the thigh skin, a …

New methodology for mechanical characterization of human superficial facial tissue anisotropic behaviour in vivo

C Then, B Stassen, K Depta, G Silber - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mechanical characterization of human superficial facial tissue has important applications in
biomedical science, computer assisted forensics, graphics, and consumer goods …

In vivo measurement of the anisotropic mechanical properties of human skin by indentation test

L Zhou, S Wang, J Zhang, J Wang, C Li - Mechanics of Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel approach is presented to determine the anisotropic mechanical properties of human
skin invivo by indentation method. In this paper, the skin is considered as an anisotropic …

FAST-Net: A coarse-to-fine pyramid network for face-skull transformation

L Zhao, L Ma, Z Cui, J Zheng, Z Xue, F Shi… - … Workshop on Machine …, 2023 - Springer
Face-skull transformation, ie, shape transformation between facial surface and skull
structure, has a wide range of applications in various fields such as forensic facial …