Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10678491 | Applied Mathematics Letters | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
This work employs the constitutive principles of linear elasticity to examine the nature of growth-induced stresses in soft tissues. An analysis of the simpler case of isotropic growth gives insight into the effect of the spatial non-uniformity of the growth process on both the nature and distribution tissue stresses. Anisotropic growth is also considered, illustrating its role in relieving growth-induced stresses. The genesis of growth-induced stresses in soft tissues has important implications for a variety of physiological phenomena, including the collapse of blood vessels in solid tumours.
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Authors
R.P. Araujo, D.L.S. McElwain,