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Power-Law Modeling for Swift Viscoelastic Assessment in Biological Soft Tissues

    https://doi.org/10.1142/S1758825124501072Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

    In addressing the viscoelastic behavior of biological soft tissues, the precise and expeditious measurement methodologies hold paramount significance, given the intrinsic softness and heightened aqueous content of such substrates. We have introduced an expeditious modality for the characterization of viscoelasticity in biological soft tissues, hinged upon a power-law model. This method has been rigorously validated through ramp–hold tests conducted on mechanically stable hydrogels. Notably, during the Ramp phase, the viscoelastic parameters of the material can be readily extracted. Furthermore, we applied unconfined compression stress-relaxation/creep tests with three different ramp–strain rates, namely ̇𝜀=0.01s1,0.1s1,1s1, on both white and gray matter to enable rapid quantification. The results indicate that the predicted curves during the Hold phase exhibit notable consistency with experimental data. Moreover, under quasi-static loading conditions, an increase in strain rate significantly enhances the predictive adaptability. Nonetheless, it is crucial to be mindful of the sensitivity to initial stress conditions. This study offers a promising avenue for the expeditious characterization of soft tissue viscoelasticity. It underscores the feasibility of mechanical characterization metrics from a phenomenological model for the assessment of physiological variations and pathological mechanisms in tissue states.

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