Mechanical characterization of the bovine iris

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 999-1003

  Heys, J ^a   Barocas, V H ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilator pupillae; Iris; Mechanical properties; Poisson's ratio; Smooth muscle; Sphincter iridis; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; POISSON RATIO;

IRIS DEFORMATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; IRIS; MATHEMATICS; MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTER PUPILLAE MUSCLE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELASTICITY; GLAUCOMA; IRIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FIBERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032801773     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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