Abstract: The mechanically important constituents of swelling tissues are fibers embedded in an osmotically active fluid. The tissues’ response to external loading is the sum of contribution of the axial ...

Abstract: Although the importance of knowing the magnitude of residual stress (RS) and its functional significance are widely recognized, there is still disagreement and confusion regarding the nature of ...

Abstract: In spite of impressive progress in developing general constitutive laws for soft tissues, there exists still no comprehensive model valid for any general deformation scheme. The present study ...

Abstract: The objective of this study was to define the constitutive response of brainstem undergoing finite shear deformation. Brainstem was characterized as a transversely isotropic viscoelastic material ...

Abstract: Accurate modeling of arterial elasticity is imperative for predicting pulsatile blood flow and transport to the periphery, and for evaluating the mechanical microenvironment of the vessel wall. ...

Abstract: Accurate modeling of arterial response to physiological or pathological loads may shed light on the processes leading to initiation and progression of a number of vascular diseases and may serve ...