Table 2.

Model parameters and sources

Parameters	Value	References
Collagen fibers
Network orientation tensor, $[\begin{array}{ccc}{\Omega }_{\mathit{Z}\mathit{Z}}& {\Omega }_{\theta \theta }& {\Omega }_{\mathit{r}\mathit{r}}\end{array}]$	$[0.1 0.9 0]\pm [0.05 0.05 0]$	[47–51]
Mean ± 95% CI
Fiber stiffness, $A_C$	$340\hspace{0.17em}\text{nN}$	[43]
Fiber nonlinearity, ${\beta }_C$	$2.5$	[43]
Failure stretch, ${\lambda }_{\text{crit}C}$	$1.42$	[43]
Elastin fibers
Network orientation tensor, $[\begin{array}{ccc}{\Omega }_{\mathit{Z}\mathit{Z}}& {\Omega }_{\theta \theta }& {\Omega }_{\mathit{r}\mathit{r}}\end{array}]$	$[0.5 0.5 0]\pm [0.05 0.05 0]$
Mean ± 95% CI
Fiber stiffness, $A_E$	$79\hspace{0.17em}\text{nN}$	[21]
Fiber nonlinearity, βE	2.17	[21]
Failure stretch, ${\lambda }_{\text{crit}E}$	$2.35$	[21]
Interlamellar connections
Network orientation tensor, $[\begin{array}{ccc}{\Omega }_{\mathit{Z}\mathit{Z}}& {\Omega }_{\theta \theta }& {\Omega }_{\mathit{r}\mathit{r}}\end{array}]$	$[0.2 0.6 0.2]\pm [0.05 0.05 0.05]$	[47,50,54]
Mean ± 95% CI
Connection stiffness, $A_{\mathit{I}\mathit{C}}$	$36.4\hspace{0.17em}\text{nN}$	[53]
Connection nonlinearity, ${\beta }_{\mathit{I}\mathit{C}}$	$0.01$	[53]
Failure stretch, ${\lambda }_{\text{critI}C}$	$2.0$	[53]
Matrix
Poisson's ratio, $\upsilon$	$0.49$	[60]
Shear modulus, $G$	$1.7\hspace{0.17em}\text{kPa}$	[21]
Proportions
Total network volume fraction, Φ	0.05	[49,55]
Ratio of elastin-to-collagen, R	8:5	[48,51]
Ratio of interlamellar connections-to-elastic lamina fibers, r	1:1	[49]