RIA: An Analytical Model for the Mechanical Response of a Ligament

这项研究的目的是制定一个现实的时间- 韧带中胶原链的依赖性力学模型， 基于测量的较大节段的 一个纽带，可以用来开发全球模型， 不同的韧带形态 的力学行为 胶原链将通过非线性粘弹性来描述 模型和计算机程序，将这些材料 模型和全球韧带几何形状，将被写入预测 整体韧带性能。 该工具可用于开发 模拟韧带的合成聚合物，从而有助于 生物计量学领域。

The purpose of this research is to develop a realistic time- dependent mechanical model of collagenous chains in ligaments, based on the measured mechanical response of a larger segment of a ligament, that can be used to develop global models for many different ligament morphologies. The mechanical behavior of the collagenous chain will be described by nonlinear viscoelastic models, and a computer program, that incorporates these material models and global ligament geometry, will be written to predict overall ligament behavior. This tool can be used to develop synthetic polymers that mimic ligaments, thereby contributing to the field of biomimetrics.