Residual strains and stresses are those that exist in a body when all external loads are
removed. Residual strains in arteries can be characterized by the opening angle of the …

Living organs, tissues, and cells functionally adapt themselves to mechanical demands, and
remodel by changing geometry, structure, and properties. The key factor for this …

Mechanical properties of the adventitia are largely determined by the organization of
collagen fibers. Measurements on the waviness and orientation of collagen, particularly at …

Identification of a Strain Energy Function (SEF) is used when describing the complex
mechanical properties of soft biological tissues such as the arterial wall. Classic SEFs, such …

Even when entirely unloaded, biological structures are not stress-free, as shown by YC
Fung׳ s seminal opening angle experiment on arteries and the left ventricle. As a result of …

Arteries are under significant mechanical loads from blood pressure, flow, tissue tethering,
and body movement. It is critical that arteries remain patent and stable under these loads …

Mechanical testing of arterial tissue can provide unique insights into its behaviour. As
measurement and computational techniques continue to advance, new applications can be …

Passive elastic behavior of arterial wall remains difficult to model. Although
phenomenological and structural models exist, the question of how the three-dimensional …

Mechanical characterization of soft biological tissue is becoming more and more prevalent.
Despite the growing use of planar biaxial testing for soft tissue characterization, testing …

Healthy mature arteries are usually extremely quiescent tissues with cell proliferation rates
much below 1%/day and with extracellular matrix constituents exhibiting half-lives of years to …