Advanced modeling strategy for the analysis of heart valve leaflet tissue mechanics using high-order finite element method

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1110-1117

  Mohammadi, Hadi ^a   Bahramian, Fereshteh ^a   Wan, Wankei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Bilinear material model; Finite element method; Heart valve; High order element; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MODELING; ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL PROPERTIES; BILINEAR MATERIAL MODEL; COLLAGEN FIBER; COMPREHENSIVE METHOD; CONSTITUTIVE MATERIALS; DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT PACKAGES; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACH; HAPTIC FEEDBACKS; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVES; HIGH-ORDER ELEMENT; HIGH-ORDER FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAYER BY LAYER; MESHLESS; NEW HIGH; NON-LINEARITY; ONE STEP; P-TYPE; PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS; SINGLE ELEMENT; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE MECHANICS; STANDARD ELEMENTS; TISSUE MECHANICS; VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATIONS;

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VALVES (MECHANICAL); VIRTUAL REALITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ACCURACY; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS; VIRTUAL REALITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVES; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 70350427675     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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