Deterministic material-based averaging theory model of collagen gel micromechanics

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-147

  Chandran, Preethi L ^a   Barocas, Victor H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GELS; MICROMECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

BOUNDARY DEFORMATIONS; COLLAGEN GELS; INTEGRATION POINTS; UNIAXIAL STRETCHES;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN GEL;

ARTICLE; FIBER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOUND HEALING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SKIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34248220474     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2472369     Document Type: Article

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