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. 2014 Feb 6;11(91):20130914. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0914

Table 6.

A summary of the properties of the head model components used in this study. K represents the bulk modulus while EA is the force/unit strain. The brain is assigned the hyperviscoelastic fibre-reinforced anisotropic material.

tissue Young's modulus (MPa) density (kg dm−3) Poisson's ratio
outer compact bone 15 000 2.00 0.22
inner compact bone 15 000 2.00 0.22
porous bone 1000 1.30 0.24
neck bone 1000 1.30 0.24
cerebrospinal fluid K = 2.1 GPa 1.00
brain GOH material 1.04
sinuses K = 2.1 GPa 1.00
dura mater 31.5 1.13 0.45
falx 31.5 1.13 0.45
tentorium 31.5 1.13 0.45
pia mater 11.5 1.13 0.45
bridging veins EA = 1.9 N