A thermodynamically consistent constitutive equation for the elastic force-length relation of soft biological materials.
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.
Maes
M
M
Laboratory for Experimental Physics, Rijksuniversitair Centrum Antwerpen, Belgium.
Vanhuyse
V J
VJ
Decraemer
W F
WF
Raman
E R
ER
D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology*; D004548:Elasticity; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
D003094:Collagen