A viscoelastic model for the mechanical properties of biological materials

Sanjeevi, R.<sup>1</sup>

Affiliations

¹Chemical Laboratory, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Madras 600 020, India

Abstract

An attempt has been made to propose a theoretical model to explain the viscoelastic behaviour of biological materials. The creep and stress-relaxation predicted using the theoretical model were found to be very close to the experimental results observed.

Links

DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(82)90042-2

PubMed: 7076685

WoS: A1982NH27600005

History

Received: 1981-02-10

Revised: 1981-08-10

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1997	Pioletti DP. Viscoelastic Properties of Soft Tissues Application to Knee Ligaments and Tendons [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne; 1997.
2005	De Vita R. Structural Constitutive Models for Knee Ligaments [PhD thesis]. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh; 2005.
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