The in vivo mechanical properties of muscular bulk tissue

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to characterize the bulk modulus properties of the upper arm under relaxed and controlled contraction which is defined as 25% of the maximum voluntary contraction. A new testing machine was designed to generate a continually increasing load on the upper arm and measure the load over time. The machine consists of a device which is effectively a cuff that applies controllable pressure on a 47 mm wide band of the upper arm. A set of four different constant strain rates was used to test the stiffness of the arm bulk tissue. The stress-strain test consisted of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 mm.s -1 constant strain rates. The stress-strain curves obtained show strongly non-linear response of the bulk tissue. The nonlinearity is evident that the stress-strain curve for bulk tissue is time dependent.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Subtitle of host publicationEngineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages5259-5262
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781424432967
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009 - Minneapolis, MN, United States
Duration: 2 Sept 20096 Sept 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009

Conference

Conference31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis, MN
Period2/09/096/09/09

Keywords

  • Biomechanics
  • Bulk modulus
  • In vivo mechanical properties
  • Muscular bulk tissue
  • Test machine

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