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. 2021 Jan 4;62(1):1. doi: 10.1167/iovs.62.1.1

Table 3.

Mechanical and Physiological Muscle Parameters

Parameter Definition MR LR
b Material parameter for isotropic matrix 15.2 15.2
c Material parameter for isotropic matrix (MPa) 0.1 × 10−3 0.1 × 10−3
σ0 Maximum isometric stress (MPa) 0.04 0.04
D Compressibility constant (MPa−1) 10 10
k Length ratio SEE: CE 0.3 0.3
α Material constant in SEE 10 10
β Material constant in SEE (MPa) 0.4 × 10−3 0.4 × 10−3
λ˙mmin Minimum stretch rate (s−1) −10 −10
kc Shape parameter in force-velocity function 5 5
ke Shape parameter in force-velocity function 5 5
d Offset of the eccentric function 1.5 1.5
t 0 Activation time (s) 0 0
t 1 Deactivation time (s) 0.4 0
S Exponential factor in activation function 100 100
A Material parameter for stress in PE 4 4
n 1 Activation level before and after activation 0.6 0
n 2 Activation level during activation 1 0
λopt Optimal fiber stretch 1.05 1.05
fPE0 Initial normalized force within PE 0 0.2
m 1 First component of unit vector along the muscle fiber direction 0 0
Posterior Anterior
m 2 Second component of unit vector along the muscle fiber direction 0.25 0.175 −0.43
m 3 Third component of unit vector along the muscle fiber direction −0.97 0.984 0.902
λf0 Initial stretch for muscle 0.02 1.03 1.01