Mucosal folding in biologic vessels

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 334-341

  Hrousis, Constantine A ^a   Wiggs, Barry J R ^a   Drazen, Jeffrey M ^a   Parks, David M ^a   Kamm, Roger D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airways; Arteries; Asthma; Biologic Vessels; Buckling; Fibrosis; Finite Element Analysis; Smooth Muscle Constriction; Sub epithelial Collagen Layer

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MUSCLE; STIFFNESS;

BIOLOGICAL VESSELS;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL; CALCULATION; FIBROSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUCOSA; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RIGIDITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRONCHUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NON-PROGRAMMATIC; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VALIDATION STUDY;

BRONCHI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

EID: 0036667704     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1489450     Document Type: Article

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