Comparison and critical analysis of invariant-based models with respect to their ability in fitting human aortic valve data

Annals of Solid and Structural Mechanics

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Auricchio, F ^a,b,c   Ferrara, A ^a   Morganti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA SUPERIORE IUSS PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Aortic valve; Constitutive law; Mechanical properties; Parameter identification

Indexed keywords

AORTIC VALVES; ARTERIAL TISSUE; ARTIFICIAL GRAFTS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; COLLAGEN FIBER; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONSHIPS; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE DISEASE; HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; MATERIAL BEHAVIOR; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NONLINEAR LEAST SQUARE METHODS; OPERATION PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; REALISTIC SIMULATION; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; VALVE BEHAVIOR; WESTERN COUNTRIES;

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS;

EID: 84866940728     PISSN: 18676936     EISSN: 18676944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12356-012-0028-x     Document Type: Article

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