The relation between collagen fibril kinematics and mechanical properties in the mitral valve anterior leaflet

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-87

  Liao, Jun ^a   Yang, Lin ^b   Grashow, Jonathan ^a   Sacks, Michael S ^a  

^a MCGOWAN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial viscoelastic properties; Collagen d period; Collagen fibril kinematics; Mitral valve leaflets; Small angle x ray scattering (saxs)

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; STRAIN RATE; STRESS RELAXATION; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY; X RAY SCATTERING;

BIAXIAL VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; COLLAGEN D-PERIOD; COLLAGEN FIBRIL KINEMATICS; MITRAL VALVE LEAFLETS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINEMATICS; MITRAL VALVE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRESS; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION SCATTERING; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; MITRAL VALVE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34248172837     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2401186     Document Type: Article

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