Table 1.
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 | GPa | 1.00 | – |
Brain | Hyper-viscoelastic fiber-reinforced GOH (see Table 3) | ||
Sinuses | 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 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