Biomechanics of Soft Tissue in Cardiovascular Systems

by Holzapfel, Gerhard A.; Ogden, Ray W.

• ISBN13: 9783211004555
• ISBN10: 3211004556
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

The book is written by leading experts in the field presenting an up-to-date view of the subject matter in a didactically sound manner. It presents a review of the current knowledge of the behaviour of soft tissues in the cardiovascular system under mechanical loads, and the importance of constitutive laws in understanding the underlying mechanics is highlighted. Cells are also described together with arteries, tendons and ligaments, heart, and other biological tissues of current research interest in biomechanics. This includes experimental, continuum mechanical and computational perspectives, with the emphasis on nonlinear behaviour, and the simulation of mechanical procedures such as balloon angioplasty.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Cardiovascular System - Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology
by Jay D. Humphrey and Andrew D. McCulloch	1	(14)
Mechanical Properties of Soft Tissues and Arterial Walls
by Kozaburo Hayashi	15	(50)
Nonlinear Elasticity, Anisotropy, Material Stability and Residual Stresses in Soft Tissue
by Ray W. Ogden	65	(44)
Structural and Numerical Models for the (Visco)elastic Response of Arterial Walls with Residual Stresses
by Gerhard A. Holzapfel	109	(76)
Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms
by Jay D. Humphrey	185	(36)
Remodeling of Arteries in Response to Changes in their Mechanical Environment
by Alexander Rachev	221	(52)
Computational Methods for Soft Tissue Biomechanics
by Taras P. Usyk and Andrew D. McCulloch	273