Characterization of the anisotropic mechanical behaviour of colonic tissues: Experimental activity and constitutive formulation

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 759-771

  Carniel, E L ^a   Gramigna, V ^b   Fontanella, C G ^a   Frigo, A ^a   Stefanini, C ^b   Rubini, A ^a   Natali, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOADING TEST; NONHUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RELIABILITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; YOUNG MODULUS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COLON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84899895893     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2013.076091     Document Type: Article

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