Fibrillar collagen: a review of the mechanical modeling of strain-mediated enzymatic turnover
H Topol, H Demirkoparan… - Applied …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals, often serving as the main load bearing
constituent in soft tissues. Collagen undergoes continuous remodeling processes in which …
constituent in soft tissues. Collagen undergoes continuous remodeling processes in which …
Abdominal aortic aneurysm pathomechanics: current understanding and future directions
EMC Kemmerling, RA Peattie - … , cellular, and tissue engineering of the …, 2018 - Springer
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are permanent, local expansions of the abdominal
segment of the aorta that can potentially be fatal if progressing to rupture. AAAs are rarely …
segment of the aorta that can potentially be fatal if progressing to rupture. AAAs are rarely …
Patient-specific predictions of aneurysm growth and remodeling in the ascending thoracic aorta using the homogenized constrained mixture model
In its permanent quest of mechanobiological homeostasis, our vasculature significantly
adapts across multiple length and timescales in various physiological and pathological …
adapts across multiple length and timescales in various physiological and pathological …
A quarter of a century biomechanical rupture risk assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Achievements, clinical relevance, and ongoing developments
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease, the local enlargement of the infrarenal aorta, is a
serious condition that causes many deaths, especially in men exceeding 65 years of age …
serious condition that causes many deaths, especially in men exceeding 65 years of age …
An asymptotic homogenization approach to the microstructural evolution of heterogeneous media
A Ramírez-Torres, S Di Stefano, A Grillo… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present work, we apply the asymptotic homogenization technique to the equations
describing the dynamics of a heterogeneous material with evolving micro-structure, thereby …
describing the dynamics of a heterogeneous material with evolving micro-structure, thereby …
A finite element implementation of a growth and remodeling model for soft biological tissues: Verification and application to abdominal aortic aneurysms
The general framework for growth and remodeling (G&R) of soft biological tissues shows a
great potential for expanding our current understanding of biochemical and biomechanical …
great potential for expanding our current understanding of biochemical and biomechanical …
Anisotropic stiffness and tensional homeostasis induce a natural anisotropy of volumetric growth and remodeling in soft biological tissues
Growth in soft biological tissues in general results in anisotropic changes of the tissue
geometry. It remains a key challenge in biomechanics to understand, quantify, and predict …
geometry. It remains a key challenge in biomechanics to understand, quantify, and predict …
Computational study of growth and remodeling in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms considering variations of smooth muscle cell basal tone
In this paper, we investigate the progression of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
(ATAA) using a computational model of Growth and Remodeling (G&R) taking into account …
(ATAA) using a computational model of Growth and Remodeling (G&R) taking into account …
About prestretch in homogenized constrained mixture models simulating growth and remodeling in patient-specific aortic geometries
Evolution of mechanical and structural properties in the Ascending Thoracic Aorta (ATA) is
the results of complex mechanobiological processes. In this work, we address some …
the results of complex mechanobiological processes. In this work, we address some …
Fast, rate-independent, finite element implementation of a 3D constrained mixture model of soft tissue growth and remodeling
M Latorre, JD Humphrey - Computer methods in applied mechanics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Constrained mixture models of soft tissue growth and remodeling can simulate many
evolving conditions in health as well as in disease and its treatment, but they can be …
evolving conditions in health as well as in disease and its treatment, but they can be …