Importance of multiple loading scenarios for the identification of material coefficients of the human cornea

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-99

  Studer, Harald ^a   Riedwyl, Hansjörg ^b   Büchler, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Integrated Scientific Services   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

biomechanics; cornea; finite elements; inverse method; material coefficient identification

Indexed keywords

CORNEA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT; HUMAN CORNEA; INTRA OCULAR PRESSURE; INVERSE METHODS; MATERIAL COEFFICIENTS; MATERIAL MODELS; MECHANICAL BALANCE; MULTIPLE LOADING; MULTIPLE SET; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TISSUE MECHANICS; TISSUE STIFFNESS;

INVERSE PROBLEMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORNEA; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORNEA; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84860741093     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.552184     Document Type: Article

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