Table 2.
Material models and properties used in the anisotropic axonal embedded pig brain finite element model
Anatomical part | Material model | Material properties | References |
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Brain tissue matrix (White matter, corpus callosum, whole brain) | HGO hyperelastic and quasilinear viscoelastic |
k2 → 0
G∞ = 0.109 kPa
ρ = 1.04 g/cm3 |
Coefficients were calibrated in this study based on the experimental tests performed by Rashid et al. (2014) |
Axonal fibers | HGO Hyperelastic and quasilinear viscoelastic |
k1 = 43.432 kPa k2 → 0 κ depending on FA values |
Properties were determined in this study based on the volume fraction ratio and the stiffness ratio of axonal fiber bundle to the brain tissue matrix experimentally identified by Arbogast and Margulies (1999) |
Falx | Elastic |
E = 15,000 kPa υ = 0.45 ρ = 1.13 g/cm3 |
Sullivan et al. (2015) |
Lateral ventricle | Kelvin–Maxwell linear viscoelastic |
G0 = 0.5 kPa G∞ = 0.1 kPa
ρ = 1.04 g/cm3 |
Mao et al. (2013) |
Brain-skull connector | Elastic spring | Sullivan et al. (2015) |