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Biomechanics of Living Organs
Hyperelastic Constitutive Laws for Finite Element Modeling

Covers finite element biomechanical modeling of each organ in the human body with constitutive laws in mind

Yohan Payan (Author), Jacques Ohayon (Author)

9780128040096

Hardback, published 16 June 2017

602 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3.3 cm, 1.45 kg

Approx.590 pages

Part 1: Constitutive laws for biological living tissues1. Hyperelasticity Modeling for Incompressible Passive Biological Tissues2. Current Hyperelastic Models for Contractile Tissues: Application to Cardiovascular Mechanics3. Visco-hyperelastic strain energy function4. Constitutive Formulations for Soft Tissue Growth and Remodeling5. Strain energy function for damaged tissues

Part 2: Passive soft organs6. Brain – Biomechanical modeling of brain soft tissues for medical applications 7. Oesophagus – Modeling of esophageal structure and function in health and disease8. Aorta – Mechanical properties, histology, and biomechanical modeling 9. Arteries and Coronaries Arterial – Wall Stiffness and Atherogenesis in Human Coronaries10. Breast – Clinical applications of breast biomechanics11. Liver – Non linear Biomechanical model of the Liver 12. Abdomen – Mechanical modeling and clinical applications13. Small Intestine14. Bladder/prostate/rectum – Biomechanical Models of the Mobility of Pelvic Organs in the Context of Prostate Radiotherapy15. Uterus – Biomechanical modeling of uterus. Application to a childbirth simulation16. Skin – Skin mechanics

Part 3: Active soft organs17. Skeletal muscle – Three-dimensional modeling of active muscle tissue: The why, the how, and the future18. Face – Computational modelling of the passive and active components of the face19. Tongue – Human tongue biomechanical modeling 20. Upper airways – FRANK: a Hybrid 3D Biomechanical Model of the Head and Neck21. Heart – Adaptive reorientation of myofiber orientation in a model of biventricular cardiac mechanics: the effect of triaxial active stress, passive shear stiffness, and activation sequence

Part 4: Musculo-skeletal models22. Spine – Relative contribution of structure and materials in the biomechanical behavior of the human spine 23. Thigh – Modeling of the Thigh: a 3D deformable approach considering muscle interactions 24. Calf – Subject-specific computational prediction of the effects of elastic compression in the calf 25. Foot – Biomechanical modeling of the foot

Subject Areas: Biochemistry [PSB], Biophysics [PHVN], Physiology [MFG]

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