Viscoelasticity of the vessel wall: The role of collagen and elastic fibers

Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-301

  Silver, F H ^a   Horvath, I ^a   Foran, D J ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Collagen fibrils; Elastic fibers; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBERS; MUSCLE; SKIN; TENDONS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS; LOAD-BEARING COMPONENTS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

COLLAGEN;

AGING; AORTA WALL; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; ELASTIC FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENDON; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0035170791     PISSN: 0278940X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.v29.i3.10     Document Type: Review

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