Abstract: A finite element model is formulated for determining the macroscopic stress, strain and deformation of the lung parenchyma. The effects of nonlinear elastic behavior, finite deformation, and ...

Abstract: A pseudostrain-energy function is proposed for describing the behavior of excised sheets of canine visceral pleura. Pseudoelastic material constants are determined from experimental biaxial data ...

Abstract: A constitutive equation for the lung tissue elasticity is formulated under the hypotheses of a simplified alveolar geometry and a pseudo-strain-energy function for the interalveolar septa. The ...