Does subcutaneous adipose tissue behave as an (anti-)thixotropic material?

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1153-1159

  Geerligs, Marion ^a,b   Peters, Gerrit W M ^b   Ackermans, Paul A J ^a   Oomens, Cees W J ^b   Baaijens, Frank P T ^b  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hypodermis; Long term behavior; Mechanical properties; Non linear; Rheometry; Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; APPLIED STRAIN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; HIGH STRAINS; HYPODERMIS; INITIAL VALUES; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LARGE STRAINS; LOADING CYCLES; LONG-TERM BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL LOADS; MECHANICAL MODEL; MOONEY-RIVLIN MODEL; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR MODEL; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; RHEOMETRY; SHEAR MODULUS; SMALL STRAINS; STRESS DECREASE; STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE; SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE TISSUES; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RHEOMETERS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

STRAIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SWINE; THIXOTROPY; TIME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77950691883     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.11.037     Document Type: Article

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