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. 2013 Dec 12;9(12):e1003384. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003384

Table 1. Elastic and viscoelastic models of arterial wall strain.

Model Elastic response Inline graphic Creep Inline graphic Type
Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic elastic
Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic viscoelastic
Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic nonlinear elastic

The unified QLV formulation in (8) encompasses all models studied here. The first column lists the model, the second the elastic response, the third the creep, and the fourth states if the model is linear or nonlinear.