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.... As with any inverse problem, ill-posedness is a serious concern, and multiple tests may need to be done on the same sample to determine the properties with confidence. 13 10 2009 05 02 2010 11 02 2010 15 06 2010 15 06 2010 anisotropic media biological tissues biomechanics...

...). The cylindrical structure (top right figure) constitutes the reference configuration of the posed problem. 24 11 2008 08 07 2009 04 09 2009 anisotropic media biomechanics blood vessels brain diseases elasticity proteins shear strength aneurysm artery cerebral collagen...

... – 1245 . Amprino , R. , 1958 , “ Investigations on Some Physical Properties of Bone Tissue ,” Acta Anat. (Basel) 0001-5180 , 34 , pp. 161 – 186 . 14 12 2007 20 09 2008 09 12 2008 anisotropic media biomechanics biomedical measurement blood vessels bone...

... is one-sixth of the fiber’s modulus.) 18 04 2006 29 09 2006 biological tissues biomechanics anisotropic media physiological models Most biological soft tissues are fibrous. The fiber distribution may be either random or oriented, imparting anisotropy to the tissue. Fibrous...

... ENGINEERING . Manuscript received by the Bioengineering Division December 30, 2003; revision received September 2, 2004. Associate Editor: Jacques M. Huyghe. 30 December 2003 02 September 2004 08 03 2005 finite element analysis bone fracture anisotropic media elasticity...

... lead to an improved understanding of structure-function relationships in soft tissues and, ultimately, to the development of tissue-engineered therapies for injury or degeneration. biological tissues biomechanics physiological models stress-strain relations anisotropic media 05 04...

... anisotropic media biomechanics viscoelasticity bone muscle finite element analysis elasticity cardiology indentation elastic moduli The complex mechanical behavior of soft tissue is essential to healthy tissue function. Distinctive characteristics of the constitutive response of tissue (i.e...