Biomechanical constitutive modeling of the gastrointestinal tissues: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a continuous channel through the body that consists of the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine, and the rectum. Its primary functions are to move the intake of food for digestion before storing and ultimately expulsion of feces. The mechanical behavior of GI tissues thus plays a crucial role for GI function in health and disease. The mechanical properties are characterized by a biomechanical constitutive model, which is a mathematical representation of the relation between load and deformation in a tissue. Hence, validated biomechanical constitutive models are essential to characterize and simulate the mechanical behavior of the GI tract. Here, a systematic review of these constitutive models is provided. This review is limite

SUBMITTER: Patel B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9351365 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature