Abstract: Dynamic steadystate spherical cavitation fields are examined with emphasis on material porosity at large strain. Cavity expansion is driven by constant internal pressure in presence of remote tension or compression. The ...

Abstract: Mechanical instability of soft tissues can either risk their normal function or alternatively trigger patterning mechanisms during growth and morphogenesis processes. Unlike standard stability analysis of linear elastic ...

Abstract: Mechanical stability analysis is instructive in explaining biological processes like morphogenesis, organogenesis, and pathogenesis of soft tissues. Consideration of the layered, residually stressed structure of tissues, ...

Abstract: Vascular tortuosity may impede blood flow, occlude the lumen, and ultimately lead to ischemia or even infarction. Mechanical loads like blood pressure, axial force, and also torsion are key factors participating in this ...

Abstract: The postbuckling behavior of an elastic fiber subjected to lateral constraints is of practical importance in a wide range of medical and engineering applications. The vast majority of existing studies have adopted the ...

Abstract: Despite major advances made in modeling vascular tissue biomechanics, the predictive power of constitutive models is still limited by uncertainty of the input data. Specifically, key measurements, like the geometry of the ...

Abstract: The postbuckling behavior of a clampedclamped elastic fiber constrained inside a rigid cylinder is analyzed theoretically, numerically, and experimentally. We concentrate on characterizing the contact configuration between ...