Constitutive modeling of skeletal muscle tissue with an explicit strain-energy function

Abstract

While much work has previously been done in the modeling of skeletal muscle, no model has, to date, been developed that describes the mechanical behavior with an explicit strain-energy function associated with the active response of skeletal muscle tissue. A model is presented herein that has been developed to accommodate this design consideration using a robust dynamical approach. The model shows excellent agreement with a previously published model of both the active and passive length-tension properties of skeletal muscle. Copyright © 2008 by ASME.

Publication Title

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

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