Comparing continuum and direct fiber models of soft tissues.An ocular biomechanics example reveals that continuum models may artificially disrupt the strains at both the tissue and fiber levels
Xuehuan He, Mohammad Refatul Islam, Fengting Ji, Bingrui Wang, Ian A. Sigal
This paper compares continuum and fiber models of soft tissues using ocular biomechanics, finding that fiber models better capture strain patterns and fiber-level deformations.
Acta Biomaterialia · Sep 10, 2024Peer-reviewedBioengineering