A composite micromechanical model for connective tissue applied to rat tail tendon

A micromechanical model of fibrous soft tissues has been developed which predicts upper and lower bounds on mechanical properties based on the structure and properties of tissue components. The model is useful in understanding the mechanical behaviour and interactions between soft-tissue constituents. For the highly organized structure of rat tail tendon, the upper-bound rule predicts uniform strain behavior in the material. A good correlation with experimental data is obtained.<
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