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Original Source:
Costanzo, F. and J. G. Brasseur (2013), “The Invalidity of the Laplace Law for Biological Vessels and of Estimating Elastic Modulus from Total Stress vs. Strain: a New Practical Method”, Mathematical Medicine & Biology, first published online: September 25, 2013, DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dqt020.

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Fig. 1

Idealized geometry of a vessel like the esophagus or an artery.

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Fig. 2

Comparison between the nondimensional shear (μ) and effective shear (μeff) moduli for the Fung model for various values of λz and a = 0.5.

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Fig. 3

Comparison between the nondimensional shear (μ) and effective shear (μeff ) moduli for the Gent Model with λz = 1, I m = 500 and c2 /c1 = 1 , 1, 2.

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Francesco Costanzo, Ph.D.
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