Experimental characterization of the distribution of collagen fiber recruitment

Journal of Biorheology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-93

  Roy, Sylvain ^a   Boss, Christophe ^a   Rezakhaniha, Rana ^a   Stergiopulos, Nikos ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arterial wall; Collagen fiber; Strain energy function

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL; BASIC HYPOTHESIS; BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; CAROTID ARTERY; COLLAGEN FIBER; DIGITAL IMAGE; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FIT PARAMETERS; PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT; STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTION; STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTIONS; STRETCH RATIO; WALL MECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSELS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FIBERS; STRAIN ENERGY;

COLLAGEN;

EID: 79954697756     PISSN: 18670466     EISSN: 18670474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12573-011-0027-2     Document Type: Article

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