A finite element-based constrained mixture implementation for arterial growth, remodeling, and adaptation: Theory and numerical verification

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 822-849

  Valentin A ^a   Humphrey, J D ^b   Holzapfel, G A ^a,c  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Artery; Mechanics; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTERY; CYLINDRICAL GEOMETRY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GROWTH AND REMODELING; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS; NUMERICAL VERIFICATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FUNCTIONS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); MECHANICS; MIXTURES; STRESSES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ADAPTATION; AORTA; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS;

ADAPTATION; ARTERY; MECHANICS; STRESS;

AORTA; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84881368320     PISSN: 20407939     EISSN: 20407947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.2555     Document Type: Article

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