A continuum model for skeletal muscle contraction at homogeneous finite deformations

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 965-973

  Sharifimajd, Babak ^a   Stålhand, Jonas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuum model; Contractile element; Dissipation inequality; Skeletal muscle; Strain energy function

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; STRAIN ENERGY;

CONTINUUM MODEL; CONTRACTILE ELEMENTS; CONTRACTILE FORCE; DISSIPATION INEQUALITY; FINITE DEFORMATIONS; MUSCLE MODELS; SIMPLE++; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTIONS;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FRICTION; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; RAT STRAIN; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84896717420     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0456-x     Document Type: Article

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