The Ogden model is often considered as a standard model in the literature for application to
the deformation of brain tissue. Here, we show that, in some of those applications, the use of …

This monograph presents a general mathematical theory for biological growth. It provides
both a conceptual and a technical foundation for the understanding and analysis of …

Soft materials, such as liquids, polymers, foams, gels, colloids, granular materials, and most
soft biological materials, play an important role in our daily lives. From a mechanical …

The resonant responses of the hyperelastic cylindrical shell with the initial geometric
imperfections are investigated by considering both geometric and material nonlinearities …

Tactile sensors are essential if robots are to safely interact with the external world and to
dexterously manipulate objects. Current tactile sensors have limitations restricting their use …

In this chapter the basic equations of nonlinear elasticity theory needed for the analysis of
the elastic behaviour of soft tissues are summarized. Particular attention is paid to …

Structures Under Crash and Impact: Continuum Mechanics, Discretization and Experimental
Characterization examines the testing and modeling of materials and structures under …

This paper deals with the problem of the transverse deflection of a natural rubber membrane
that is fixed along a circular boundary. Uniaxial experiments were performed in order to …

In contemporary elasticity theory, the strain–energy function predominantly relies on the first
invariant I 1 of the deformation tensor; a practice that has been influenced by models derived …

Crystallography typically studies collections of point particles whose interaction forces are
the gradient of a potential. Lifting this assumption generically gives rise in the continuum …