Experimental investigation of collagen waviness and orientation in the arterial adventitia using confocal laser scanning microscopy

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 461-473

  Rezakhaniha, R ^a   Agianniotis, A ^a   Schrauwen, J T C ^b   Griffa, A ^a   Sage, D ^a   Bouten, C V C ^b   Van De Vosse, F N ^b   Unser, M ^a   Stergiopulos, N ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arteries; Collagen fibers; Common carotid artery; Orientation distribution; Waviness distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTERIES; COLLAGEN FIBER; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTIONS; WAVINESS DISTRIBUTION;

COLLAGEN; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODEL STRUCTURES;

FIBERS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

COLLAGEN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; AUTOMATION; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NEURONS; PROBABILITY; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84861095232     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-011-0325-z     Document Type: Article

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