Abstract: The continuous softening behavior of the brain tissue, i.e., the softening in the primary loading path with an increase in deformation, is modeled in this work as a state of hyperelasticity up to the onset of failure. That ...

Abstract: This paper is concerned with proposing a suitable structurally motivated strain energy function, denoted by Weelastin network, for modeling the deformation of the elastin network within the aortic valve (AV) tissue. The ...

Abstract: A popular framework in continuum mechanics modeling of soft tissues is the use of an additive split of the total strain energy function (W) into the contribution of the isotropic matrix (Wiso) and the anisotropic collagen ...

Abstract: A new dissipation function Wv is devised and presented to capture the rate-dependent mechanical behavior of the semilunar heart valves. Following the experimentally-guided framework introduced in our previous work ...