Experimental Protocols to Test Aortic Soft Tissues: A Systematic Review

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2024

Authors

Valente, R (Author) Other; Mourato, A (Author) Other; Xavier, J (Author) Other; Sousa, P (Author) FEUP; Domingues, T (Author) Other; Tavares, P (Author) Other; Avril, S (Author) Other; Tomás, A (Author) Other; Fragata, J (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Bioengineering

Vol. 11

Final page: 745

Publisher: MDPI

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 2 Citations

Scopus - 2 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-013-PBP

DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11080745

Abstract (EN): Experimental protocols are fundamental for quantifying the mechanical behaviour of soft tissue. These data are crucial for advancing the understanding of soft tissue mechanics, developing and calibrating constitutive models, and informing the development of more accurate and predictive computational simulations and artificial intelligence tools. This paper offers a comprehensive review of experimental tests conducted on soft aortic tissues, employing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology, based on the Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE, Google Scholar and PubMed databases. This study includes a detailed overview of the test method protocols, providing insights into practical methodologies, specimen preparation and full-field measurements. The review also briefly discusses the post-processing methods applied to extract material parameters from experimental data. In particular, the results are analysed and discussed providing representative domains of stress-strain curves for both uniaxial and biaxial tests on human aortic tissue.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 21