On the Constitutive Models for Heart Valve Leaflet Mechanics

Authors: Weinberg, Eli¹; Kaazempur-Mofrad, Mohammad²

Source: Cardiovascular Engineering: An International Journal, Volume 5, Number 1, January 2005 , pp. 37-43(7)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Large-strain constitutive modeling of biological tissues has grown enormously as a field in the past decade. This paper investigates the viability of the existing models for describing heart valve leaflet mechanics. The properties of the leaflet tissue are discussed, and a variety of constitutive models are addressed. Models based on continuum and unit cell approaches are highlighted as being suited to leaflet modeling.

Keywords: heart valve; leaflet; constitutive; mechanics

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10558-005-3072-x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2: Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, Email: mofrad@berkeley.edu

Publication date: 2005-01-01