A three-dimensional chemo-mechanical continuum model for smooth muscle contraction

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages 215-229

  Böl, Markus ^a   Schmitz, André ^a   Nowak, Götz ^b   Siebert, Tobias ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b Life Science Inkubator Betriebs GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium diffusion; Monolithic coupling; Muscle contraction; Porcine carotid artery; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTINUUM MODEL; CROSS-BRIDGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS; REALISTIC GEOMETRY; SCHMITZ; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS; SMOOTH MUSCLES; STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

CALCIUM; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MUSCLE; STRAIN ENERGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CALCIUM; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODEL; MUSCLE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; CAROTID ARTERIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MALE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 84865322875     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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