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. 2017 Feb 23;16(4):1269–1293. doi: 10.1007/s10237-017-0887-5

Table 1.

A summary of the material properties of the head model components used in this study

Tissue Young’s modulus (MPa) Density (Kg/dm3) 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 Hyper-viscoelastic fiber-reinforced GOH (see Table 3)
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
Scalp Viscoelastic 1.13 0.42
Bridging veins EA =1.9 N

The capital letter K represents the Bulk Modulus while EA means force/unit strain. The brain is assigned a hyper-viscoelastic fiber-reinforced anisotropic material