Local axial compressive mechanical properties of human carotid atherosclerotic plaques-characterisation by indentation test and inverse finite element analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1759-1766

  Chai, Chen Ket ^a   Akyildiz, Ali C ^b   Speelman, Lambert ^b,c   Gijsen, Frank J H ^b   Oomens, Cees W J ^a   van Sambeek, Marc R H M ^d   van der Lugt, Aad ^b   Baaijens, Frank P T ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Finite element method; Indentation; Plaque rupture

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPRESSIVE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; INVERSE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INVERSE FINITE ELEMENTS; PLAQUE RUPTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; DISEASES; ELASTIC MODULI; INDENTATION; TISSUE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AXIAL COMPRESSION; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPRESSION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; FIBROUS CAP TISSUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDENTATION EXPERIMENT; INVERSE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MALE; PLAQUE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RUPTURE; YOUNG MODULUS; CAROTID ARTERY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84886899656     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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