Table 1.
Overall results summary
| Macroscopic
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fung constants | |||
| c | A1 | A2 | A3 |
| 1.18E+06 | 6.92E− 01 | 3.46E−02 | 4.53E−02 |
|
| |||
| Circumferential maximum tangential modulus | |||
| 0.29 ± 0.043 MPa | |||
| Microscopic | |||
|
| |||
| Fiber histogram mode (fiber orientation)a | |||
|
| |||
| Collagen | |||
| Unloaded | Loaded | ||
| −30 to −40° bin | 20 to 30° bin | ||
| Elastin | |||
| −40 to −50° bin | −30 to −40°, 40 to 50° bins | ||
|
| |||
| Full-width half-maximum (spread of orientation) | |||
| Collagen | |||
| Unloaded | Loaded | ||
| 22.7 | 59.8 | ||
| Elastin | |||
| 18.8 | 58.6, 32.9 | ||
a
−45 deg corresponds to the axial direction, +45 deg corresponds to the circumferential direction.