Determination of strain energy function for arterial elastin: Experiments using histology and mechanical tests

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 586-594

  Gundiah, Namrata ^a,b   B Ratcliffe, Mark ^a,b   A Pruitt, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastin; Histology; Isolation protocols; Microstructure; Uniaxial tests

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS;

ELASTIN; ISOLATION PROTOCOLS; UNIAXIAL TESTS;

PROTEINS;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOMECHANICS; EXTRACTION; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 33846218234     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Aaron B.B., and Gosline J.M. Optical properties of single elastic fibers indicate random protein conformation. Nature 287 (1980) 865-867
2. Albert E.N. Developing elastic tissue: an electron microscopic study. American Journal of Pathology 69 (1972) 89-102
3. Ayer J.P. Elastic tissue. International Review of Connective Tissue Research 2 (1964) 33-100
4. Clark J.M., and Glagov S. Transmural organization of the arterial media: the lamellar unit revisited. Arteriosclerosis 5 (1985) 19-34
5. Cleary E.G., Fanning J.C., and Prosser I. Possible roles of microfibrils in elastogenesis. Connective Tissue Research 8 (1981) 161-166
6. Daamen W.F., Hafmans T., Veerkamp J.H., and Van Kuppevelt T.H. Comparison of five procedures for the purification of insoluble elastin. Biomaterials 22 (2001) 1997-2005
7. Davis E.C. Stability of elastin in the developing mouse aorta: a quantitative radioautographic study. Journal of Histochemistry 100 (1993) 17-26
8. Foster J.A., Bruenger E., Rubin L., Imberman M., Kagan H., Mecham R., and Franzblau C. Circular dichroism studies of an elastin cross-linked peptide. Biopolymers 15 (1976) 833-841
9. Fung Y.C. Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues (1993), Springer, New York, USA
10. Gosline J.M. The Elastic Properties of Rubber-like Proteins and Highly Extensible Tissues (1980), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
11. Gosline J., Lillie M., Carrington E., Guerette P., Ortlepp C., and Savage K. Elastic proteins: biological roles and mechanical properties. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London-Series B: Biological Sciences 357 (2002) 121-132
12. Gotte L., Giro M.G., Volpin D., and Horne R.W. The ultrastructural organization of elastin. Journal of Ultrastructure Research 46 (1974) 23-33
13. Gundiah, N., 2004. Role of elastin and collagen in the passive mechanics of the circulatory system. Ph.D. Thesis in Mechanical Engineering. University of California, Berkeley.
14. Hoeve C.A.J., and Flory P.J. The elastic properties of elastin. Biopolymers 13 (1974) 677-686
15. Holzapfel G.A., and Weizsacker H.W. Biomechanical behavior of the arterial wall and its numerical characterization. Computers in Biology and Medicine 28 (1998) 377-392
16. Humphrey J.D. Mechanics of the arterial wall: review and directions. Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. 23 (1995) 1-162
17. Lansing A.I., Rosenthal T.B., Alex M., and Dempsey W. The structure and chemical characterization of elastin fibers as revealed by elastase and by electron microscopy. Anatonical Record 114 (1952) 555-575
18. Lillie M.A., and Gosline J.M. The effects of hydration on the dynamic mechanical properties of elastin. Biopolymers 29 (1990) 1147-1160
19. Lillie M.A., Chalmers G.W.G., and Gosline J.M. The effects of heating on the mechanical properties of arterial elastin. Connective Tissue Research 31 (1994) 23-35
20. Lillie M.A., David G.J., and Gosline J.M. Mechanical role of elastin-associated microfibrils in pig aortic elastic tissue. Connective Tissue Research 37 (1998) 121-141
21. Mecham, R.P., Davis, E.C., 1994. Elastic fiber structure and assembly. In: Yurhenko, P.D., Birk, D.E., Mecham, R.P. (Eds.), Extracellular Matrix Assembly and Function. Biology of Extracellular Matrix Series, vol. 281. Academic Press, San Diego.
22. Mooney M. A theory of large elastic deformation. Journal of Applies Physics 11 (1940) 582-592
23. Partridge S.M. Elastin. Advances in Protein Chemistry 17 (1962) 227-302
24. Partridge S.M., Davis H.F., and Adair G.S. The chemistry of connective tissues. 2. Soluble proteins derived from partial hydrolysis of elastin. Biochemical Journal 61 (1955) 11-21
25. Pasquali-Ronchetti I., Fornieri C., Baccarani-Contri V., and Volpin D. Ultrastructure of elastin revealed by freeze fracture electron microscopy. Micron 10 (1979) 89-99
26. Rivlin, R.S., Saunders, D.W., 1951. Large elastic deformations of isotropic materials VII. Experiments on the deformation of rubber. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A243, 251-288.
27. Ross R., and Bornstein P. The elastic fiber I. The separation and partial characterization of its macromolecular components. Journal of Cell Biology 40 (1969) 366-381
28. Serafini-Fracassini A., Field J.M., Rodger G.W., and Spina M. Application of affinity chromatography to the purification of collagenase for the isolation of insoluble elastin. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 386 (1975) 80-86
29. Spina M., Garbin G., Field J.M., and Serafini-Fracassini A. The application of collagenase, purified by affinity chromatography, to the isolation of insoluble elastin from bovine aorta. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 400 (1975) 162-166
30. Starcher B., and Percival S. Elastin turnover in the rat uterus. Connective Tissues Research 13 (1985) 207-215
31. Starcher B.C., and Galione M.J. Purification and comparison of elastins from different animal species. Analytical Biochemistry 74 (1976) 441-447
32. Treloar L. The elasticity of a network of long-chain molecules-II. Transactions of the Faraday Society 39 (1943) 241-246
33. Truesdell C., and Noll W. The Nonlinear Field Theories of Mechanics (1992), Springer, Berlin
34. Wolinsky H., and Glagov S. Structural basis for the static mechanical properties of the aortic media. Circulation Research 14 (1964) 400-413