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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 22.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2011 Apr 1;39(8):2174–2185. doi: 10.1007/s10439-011-0305-6

TABLE 1.

Effect of tissue elastic modulus on sample deflection, strain and, wall-shear stress.

Elastic modulus (MPa) Maximum tissue deflection (μm) Radial strain (%)
Circumferential strain (%)
Surface-averaged ventricular shear stress (dyn/cm2)
Surface-averaged aortic shear stress (dyn/cm2)
Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max
1.0 72 −0.5 1.1 −0.5 1.1 0.6 79.1 −8.5 8.9
1.5 48 −0.4 0.7 −0.4 0.7 0.6 76.4 −8.5 9.4
6.5 11 −0.1 0.2 −0.1 0.2 0.6 72.8 −8.5 10.1