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. 1978 Nov;24(2):541–554. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(78)85400-9

Structure-strength relations in mammalian tendon.

Y Lanir
PMCID: PMC1473422  PMID: 728528

Abstract

The stress-strain relations in mammalian tendon are analyzed in terms of the structure and mechanics of its constituents. The model considers the tensile and bending strength of the collagen fibers, the tensile strength of the elastin fibers, and the interaction between the matrix and the collagen fibers. The stress-strain relations are solved through variational considerations by assuming that the fibermaxtrix interactions can be modeled as beam on elastic foundation. The tissue thus modeled is a hyperelastic material. It is further shown that on the basis of the model, the dominant parameters to the tendon's behavior can be evaluated from simple tensile tests.

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