A theoretical framework to analyze bend testing of soft tissue

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-120

  Nicosia, Mark A ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVES; FINITE ELASTICITY THEORY; NONLINEAR CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOFT TISSUE;

TISSUE;

BIOMATERIAL; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PERICARDIUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34248224681     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2401191     Document Type: Article

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