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A MECHANICAL MODEL FOR POST‐MORTEM STRIATED MUSCLE
Author(s) -
STONER DAVID L.,
HAUGH C. GENE,
FORREST JOHN C.,
SWEAT VINCENT E.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of texture studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1745-4603
pISSN - 0022-4901
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4603.1974.tb00858.x
Subject(s) - viscoelasticity , universal testing machine , stress relaxation , constant (computer programming) , kelvin–voigt material , materials science , finite element method , relaxation (psychology) , biomedical engineering , structural engineering , anatomy , mechanics , composite material , engineering , physics , computer science , medicine , ultimate tensile strength , creep , programming language
. A mechanical model for post‐mortem striated muscle is proposed. It is based on a combination of a 4‐element viscoelastic model with either the Voigt or the Maxwell muscle models. Its applicability was verified by making stress relaxation tests on quadricep muscles from white male rats. The tests were conducted on an Instron Universal Testing Machine equipped with an environmental chamber allowing the specimen to be submerged in Krebs‐Ringer solution and maintained at a constant temperature of 38°C.