A finite element simulation scheme for biological muscular hydrostats

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 142-150

  Liang, Y ^a   McMeeking, R M ^a   Evans, A G ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological muscular hydrostats; Biomechanics; Constitutive law; Finite element

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROSTATICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MUSCLE; SIMULATION; STRESS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELEPHANT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OCTOPUS; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUID;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECAPODIFORMES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

CEPHALOPODA; OCTOPUS;

EID: 33746917555     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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