Mechanical properties of anterior malleolar ligament from experimental measurement and material modeling analysis

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 387-394

  Cheng, Tao ^a   Gan, Rong Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior malleolar ligament; Ear tissue biomechanics; Material modeling; Ogden model

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); IMAGE CORRELATION;

ANTERIOR MALLEOLAR LIGAMENT; EAR TISSUE BIOMECHANICS; FAILURE TEST; MATERIAL MODELING; MEASUREMENT MODEL; MIDDLE EARS; MODELING ANALYZES; OGDEN MODEL; TENSILE STRESS RELAXATIONS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE;

STRESS RELAXATION;

AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAR; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISCOSITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; EAR, MIDDLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 50149085572     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-007-0094-x     Document Type: Article

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