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SUMMARY:Dispersive models in biomechanics - Giuseppe Saccomandi (Universit
 à degli Studi di Perugia)
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DESCRIPTION:Due to their intrinsic complexity\, it is not easy to modelthe
  mechanical behaviour of biomaterials. Despite thedifficulties encountered
 \, some scholars have successfullyintroduced mathematical models to descri
 be some aspectsof the mechanical response of soft tissues. However\, noneo
 f these models accounts for material dispersion. Sincemost of materials of
  biological interest are compositemade of different constituents reinforce
 d by collagen and/orelastin fibers\, material dispersion and anisotropy ar
 e nonnegligible.Within the theory of elasticity\, several modelsfor anisot
 ropic materials have been developed. The samecannot be said for anisotropi
 c dispersive materials. Theexisting models accounting for material dispers
 ion havebeen introduced only for isotropic materials. The aim ofthis manus
 cript is to introduce the most general model foranisotropic dispersion in 
 transversely isotropic materials.Our model has the potentiality to represe
 nt a first steptoward a better understanding of the mechanical responseof 
 fiber-reinforced soft materials
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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