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. 1989;22(11-12):1203-8.
doi: 10.1016/0021-9290(89)90222-4.

A thermodynamically consistent constitutive equation for the elastic force-length relation of soft biological materials

M Maes  1 , V J Vanhuyse, W F Decraemer, E R Raman
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A thermodynamically consistent constitutive equation for the elastic force-length relation of soft biological materials

M Maes et al. J Biomech. 1989.

Abstract

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.

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