Dynamic properties of human tympanic membrane based on frequency- temperature superposition

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 205-214

  Zhang, Xiangming ^a   Gan, Rong Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex modulus; Dynamic mechanical analyzer; Eardrum; Mechanical property; Middle ear; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX MODULUS; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; DAMPING BEHAVIORS; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; DYNAMIC-MECHANICAL ANALYZER; EAR CANAL; EARDRUM; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FREQUENCY RANGES; HUMAN EAR; LOSS MODULI; MIDDLE EARS; QUASI-STATIC; RAYLEIGH; SOFT TISSUE; SOLID MODEL; TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION; TESTING FREQUENCIES; TYMPANIC MEMBRANES;

BIOMECHANICS; DAMPING; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

DYNAMICS;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 84871633272     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-012-0624-2     Document Type: Article

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