A Mechanobiologically Equilibrated Constrained Mixture Model for Growth and Remodeling of Soft Tissues

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Z Angew Math Mech. 2018 Mar 23;98(12):2048–2071. doi: 10.1002/zamm.201700302

{\hat{ρ}}^{α}

Mass density of constituent α: current mass of constituent α per unit current volume of constituent α

kg · m⁻³

{\hat{W}}^{α}

Volume-specific strain energy function of constituent α: current strain energy of constituent α per unit current volume of constituent α

J · m⁻³

{\hat{W}}_{m}^{α}

Mass-specific strain energy function of constituent α: current strain energy of constituent α per unit current mass of constituent α

J · kg⁻¹