Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 993-1001 , May 2005

Strain energy density as a rupture criterion for the kidney: impact tests on porcine organs, finite element simulation, and a baseline comparison between human and porcine tissues

  • J.G. Snedeker

      Affiliations

    • ETH and University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETZ K64, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland. Tel.: +41-1-632-45-87; fax: +41-1-632-11-93
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  • M. Barbezat

      Affiliations

    • EMPA, Dübendorf, Switzerland
    • ,
  • P. Niederer

      Affiliations

    • ETH and University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • F.R. Schmidlin

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
    • ,
  • M. Farshad

      Affiliations

    • EMPA, Dübendorf, Switzerland

,Accepted 27 May 2004.

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PII: S0021-9290(04)00269-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.05.030

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 993-1001 , May 2005

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