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This study is concerned with the application of a possible form of a strain-energy function suitable for soft biological tissues. Two problems considered here are related to simultaneous extension and inflation of cylindrical arteries, and inflation of the left ventricle under a given internal pressure. The values of the material constants are obtained via comparison of theoretical results with experimental findings. Some details concerning the wall stresses and the elastic stiffness are also given in the paper. For each case, it is seen that experiment and theory are in good agreement.
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Demiray, H. Large deformation analysis of some basic problems in biophysics. Bltn Mathcal Biology 38, 701–712 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458644
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