A thermodynamically consistent constitutive equation for the elastic force-length relation of soft biological materials |
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| Authors: | M Maes VJ Vanhuyse WF Decraemer ER Raman |
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| Institution: | Laboratory for Experimental Physics, Rijksuniversitair Centrum Antwerpen, Belgium. |
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| Abstract: | Starting from the laws of thermodynamics of reversible processes, a temperature-dependent constitutive equation is derived for the elastic force-length relation of soft biological tissues. These tissues are composed of a network of fibres (mainly collagen). The equation is based on a model which uses a simplified two-dimensional representation of the alpha-helix of collagen. |
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