ArticleJournal of biomechanics2014
The passive properties of muscle fibers are velocity dependent.
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- Displacement MMG-based estimation of dynamic muscle viscoelasticity in the quadriceps during passive pedaling.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Linking myosin heavy chain isoform shift to mechanical properties and fracture modes in skeletal muscle tissue.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology · 2024Article
- Structure-Function relationships in the skeletal muscle extracellular matrix.Journal of biomechanics · 2023Review
- Photoreactive Hydrogel Stiffness Influences Volumetric Muscle Loss Repair.Tissue engineering. Part A · 2022Article
- Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on passive viscoelastic components of the musculoarticular system.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- How muscle stiffness affects human body model behavior.Biomedical engineering online · 2021Article
- Reliability of isokinetic tests of velocity- and contraction intensity-dependent plantar flexor mechanical properties.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2021Article
- Effect of viscoelastic properties on passive torque variations at different velocities of the knee joint extension and flexion movements.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2020Article
- Investigating Passive Muscle Mechanics With Biaxial Stretch.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Indirect actuation reduces flight power requirements inJournal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2019Article
- Activation-Dependent Changes in Soleus Length-Tension Behavior Augment Ankle Joint Quasi-Stiffness.Journal of applied biomechanics · 2019Article
- Development of a novel multiphysical approach for the characterization of mechanical properties of musculotendinous tissues.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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- Optical prediction of single muscle fiber force production using a combined biomechatronics and second harmonic generation imaging approach.Light, science & applications · 2018Article
- Impact of TIEG1 Deletion on the Passive Mechanical Properties of Fast and Slow Twitch Skeletal Muscles in Female Mice.PloS one · 2016Article
- Contribution of elastic tissues to the mechanics and energetics of muscle function during movement.The Journal of experimental biology · 2016Review
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Abstract
The passive properties of skeletal muscle play an important role in muscle function. While the passive quasi-static elastic properties of muscle fibers have been well characterized, the dynamic visco-elastic passive behavior of fibers has garnered less attention. In particular, it is unclear how the visco-elastic properties are influenced by lengthening velocity, in particular for the range of physiologically relevant velocities. The goals of this work were to: (i) measure the effects of lengthening velocity on the peak stresses within single muscle fibers to determine how passive behavior changes over a range of physiologically relevant lengthening rates (0.1-10Lo/s), and (ii) develop a mathematical model of fiber viscoelasticity based on these measurements. We found that passive properties depend on strain rate, in particular at the low loading rates (0.1-3Lo/s), and that the measured behavior can be predicted across a range of loading rates and time histories with a quasi-linear viscoelastic model. In the future, these results can be used to determine the impact of viscoelastic behavior on intramuscular stresses and forces during a variety of dynamic movements.
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