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ArticleBiomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology2019

Computational modeling of progressive damage and rupture in fibrous biological tissues: application to aortic dissection.

Osman Gültekin, Sandra Priska Hager, Hüsnü Dal, Gerhard A Holzapfel

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Article in Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Osman GültekinInstitute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16/II, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Sandra Priska HagerInstitute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16/II, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Hüsnü DalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Dumlupınar Bulvarı No. 1, Çankaya, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.
Gerhard A HolzapfelInstitute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Stremayrgasse 16/II, 8010, Graz, Austria. holzapfel@tugraz.at.
Middle East Technical University · TRGraz University of Technology · ATNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO

Funding

Mathematical modeling and computer simulation of aortic dissectionR01HL117063 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GRIFFITH, BOYCE EUGENE · 2013 to 2017
$2.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL117063
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study analyzes the lethal clinical condition of aortic dissections from a numerical point of view. On the basis of previous contributions by Gültekin et al. (Comput Methods Appl Mech Eng 312:542-566, 2016 and 331:23-52, 2018), we apply a holistic geometrical approach to fracture, namely the crack phase-field, which inherits the intrinsic features of gradient damage and variational fracture mechanics. The continuum framework captures anisotropy, is thermodynamically consistent and is based on finite strains. The balance of linear momentum and the crack evolution equation govern the coupled mechanical and phase-field problem. The solution scheme features the robust one-pass operator-splitting algorithm upon temporal and spatial discretizations. Based on experimental data of diseased human thoracic aortic samples, the elastic material parameters are identified followed by a sensitivity analysis of the anisotropic phase-field model. Finally, we simulate an incipient propagation of an aortic dissection within a multi-layered segment of a thoracic aorta that involves a prescribed initial tear. The finite element results demonstrate a severe damage zone around the initial tear and exhibit a rather helical crack pattern, which aligns with the fiber orientation. It is hoped that the current contribution can provide some directions for further investigations of this disease.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalAlgorithmsAnisotropyAortic DissectionAortic RuptureBiomechanical PhenomenaComputer SimulationElasticityFinite Element AnalysisHumansLeast-Squares AnalysisNonlinear DynamicsNumerical Analysis, Computer-AssistedStress, MechanicalAortic dissectionCrack phase-fieldDamageFibrous biological tissuesRupture

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PMID31093869
PMCPMC6825033
OpenAlexW2895515978

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