Anelastic reorganisation of fibre-reinforced biological tissues

• Published in: Computing and visualization in science Vol. 20; no. 3-6; pp. 95 - 109
• Main Authors: Di Stefano, Salvatore, Carfagna, Melania, Knodel, Markus M., Hashlamoun, Kotaybah, Federico, Salvatore, Grillo, Alfio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Anelasticity; Anisotropy; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Computer Applications in Chemistry; Deformation; Distortion; Evolution; Fiber reinforced materials; Mathematics; Mathematics and Statistics; Microcracks; Numerical Analysis; Reinforcing fibers; Soft tissues; Special Issue CS Symposium 2016; Visualization; Anelastic distortions; Fibre-reinforcement; Anisotropic media; Biological tissues

In this work, we contribute to the study of the structural reorganisation of biological tissues in response to mechanical stimuli. We specialise our investigation to a class of hydrated soft tissues, whose internal structure features reinforcing fibres. These are oriented statistically within the ti...