Table 1.

Parameter values used to simulate G&R of a basilar artery

Geometry and Applied Loads

ri = 1.42 mm, ρs = 1050 kg/m3, Ph = 95 mmHg, ${\tau }_w^h=5.06\mathrm{Pa}$

Deposition Stretches or Pre-stretches

Gcollagen = 1.08, Gelastin = 1.4, Gsmc = 1.2,

Muscle Activation Parameters

TM = 150 kPa, λM = 1.1, λ0 = 0.4, CB = 0.68, CS = 20CB

Initial Mass Fractions and Half-lives

ϕc = 0.22, ϕe = 0.02, ϕsmc = 0.76

$K_h^c=1∕80{\text{day}}^{-1}$, $K_h^{\mathit{smc}}=1∕80{\text{day}}^{-1}$

Material Parameters

c1 = 237.6kPa, $c_2^c=280.2\mathrm{kPa}$, $c_3^c=22$, $c_2^{\mathrm{SMC}}=36.5\mathrm{kPa}$, $c_3^{\mathrm{SMC}}=3.5$