DocumentCode
2603922
Title
Establishing constitutive relationships for soft biological tissues
Author
Ligas, James R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Surg., Connecticut Univ., Farmington, CT, USA
fYear
1991
fDate
4-5 Apr 1991
Firstpage
17
Abstract
Summary form only given. An algorithm is presented by which stress-strain relationships, or constitutive equations, for various soft tissues may be developed, and some of the pitfalls affecting the process are discussed. These concepts are illustrated using the lung as an example. Four elements are required for analysis of the deformation of a body: (1) the geometry of the body in question, (2) a relationship between stress and strain for the material of which the body is composed, (3) the set of external forces applied to the body, and (4) an equation of motion relating those forces to the resulting motion or deformation
Keywords
biomechanics; algorithm; body deformation; body geometry; constitutive relationships; equation of motion; external forces; lung; soft biological tissues; stress-strain relationships; Biological materials; Biological tissues; Capacitive sensors; Equations; Geometry; Lungs; Motion analysis; Predictive models; Stress; Surgery;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 1991., Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE Seventeenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Hartford, CT
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0030-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.1991.154559
Filename
154559
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