Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 9 , Pages 1056-1062 , November 2009

Biomechanical behaviour of oesophageal tissues: Material and structural configuration, experimental data and constitutive analysis

  • Arturo N. Natali

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Mechanics of Biological Materials, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 9, I-3531 Padova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 049 827 5598; fax: +39 049 827 5604.
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  • Emanuele L. Carniel

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Mechanics of Biological Materials, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 9, I-3531 Padova, Italy
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  • Hans Gregersen

      Affiliations

    • Mech-Sense, Center of Excellence in Visceral Biomechanics and Pain, House of Research, Aalborg Hospital, Sdr. Skovvej 15, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark

Received 16 October 2008 ,Revised 1 July 2009 ,Accepted 3 July 2009.

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PII: S1350-4533(09)00145-3

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.07.003

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 9 , Pages 1056-1062 , November 2009