On the numerical treatment of initial strains in biological soft tissues

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 836-860

  Pena E ^a   Martinez, M A ^a   Calvo, B ^a   Doblaré, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibred materials; Finite element method; Human ligaments; Initial Strains; Orthotropic hyperelastic material

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN; TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL SOFT TISSUE; FINITE STRAIN PROBLEM;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN; TISSUE;

EID: 33751049777     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1726     Document Type: Article

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