Constitutive relations are fundamental to the solution of problems in continuum mechanics,
and are required in the study of, for example, mechanically dominated clinical interventions …

In this paper, we first of all review the morphology and structure of the myocardium and
discuss the main features of the mechanical response of passive myocardium tissue, which …

This monograph presents a general mathematical theory for biological growth. It provides
both a conceptual and a technical foundation for the understanding and analysis of …

Many soft tissues are naturally made of a matrix and fibres that present some privileged
directions. They are known to support large reversible deformations. The mechanical …

At autopsy, 13 nonstenotic human left anterior descending coronary arteries [71.5±7.3
(mean±SD) yr old] were harvested, and related anamnesis was documented …

This review article is concerned with the mathematical modelling of the mechanical
properties of the soft biological tissues that constitute the walls of arteries. Many important …

Soft biological tissues are complex materials with a large structural variety, with differences
in behavior, but with some common characteristics. Skin is an archetypal soft tissue which …

During the last several decades, the finite element method has evolved from a linear
structural analysis procedure to a general technique for solving non-linear, transient, partial …

Collagen fibres within fibrous soft biological tissues such as artery walls, cartilage,
myocardiums, corneas and heart valves are responsible for their anisotropic mechanical …

Abstract The Holzapfel–Gasser–Ogden (HGO) model for anisotropic hyperelastic behaviour
of collagen fibre reinforced materials was initially developed to describe the elastic …