Mechanics of a fiber network within a non-fibrillar matrix: Model and comparison with collagen-agarose co-gels

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2111-2121

  Lake, Spencer P ^a   Hadi, Mohammad F ^a   Lai, Victor K ^a   Barocas, Victor H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen network; Fiber matrix interactions; Microscale model; Non fibrillar matrix; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COMPLEX BEHAVIOR; COMPOSITE TISSUES; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FIBER NETWORKS; FIBER-MATRIX INTERACTION; IN-FIBER; LOADING DIRECTION; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; MICRO-SCALES; MODEL PREDICTION; MODEL SYSTEM; NEO-HOOKEAN SOLID; NORMAL STRESS; PARAMETER VALUES; POISSON'S RATIO; REACTION FORCES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SOFT TISSUE; TWO-COMPONENT; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS; VOLUME CHANGE; VORONOI;

FIBERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POISSON RATIO; PRESSURIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN; SEPHAROSE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEL; MECHANICAL STRESS;

COLLAGEN; GELS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SEPHAROSE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84867231756     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-012-0584-6     Document Type: Article

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