A Strain Energy Function for Lung Parenchyma
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
- Vol. 107 (1) , 81-86
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3138525
Abstract
The strain energy for the air-filled lung is calculated from a model of the parenchymal microstructure. The energy is the sum of the surface energy and the elastic energies of two tissue components. The first of these is the peripheral tissue system that provides the recoil pressure of the saline-filled lung, and the second is the system of line elements that form the free edges of the alveolar walls bordering the alveolar ducts. The computed strain energy is consistent with the observed linear elastic behavior of parenchyma and the data on large deformations around blood vessels.Keywords
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