Abstract

A possible form for the strain energy function for soft biomaterials is proposed. Application to the fundamental problems of simple elongation of a cylindrical bar and simultaneous inflation and extension of a circular cylindrical tube is discussed. Results give a good least square fit to experimental data found in the literature for papillary muscle and artery.

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