Table 3 Layer-specific parameters of the Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden strain energy function of the three aortas included in this study
Layer | Sample # | \({\mu }^{k}\) (kPa) | \({c}_{1}^{k}\) (kPa) | \({c}_{2}^{k}\) (–) | \({\alpha }^{k}\) (°) | \({\rho }^{k}\) (–) | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intima | I | 12.7 | 163.5 | 0.1 | 36.6 | 0.20 | 0.98 |
| Â | II | 22.7 | 165.8 | 3.3 | 38.9 | 0.21 | 0.97 |
| Â | III | 6.5 | 249.5 | 1.1 | 36.2 | 0.20 | 0.96 |
Media | I | 24.6 | 129.0 | 3.6 | 29.1 | 0.24 | 1.00 |
| Â | II | 30.1 | 95.7 | 4.0 | 28.8 | 0.21 | 1.00 |
| Â | III | 29.0 | 182.4 | 3.4 | 35.5 | 0.20 | 1.00 |
Adventitia | I | 20.7 | 22.2 | 66.3 | 49.5 | 0.24 | 0.99 |
| Â | II | 26.5 | 13.7 | 40.9 | 48.8 | 0.17 | 0.99 |
| Â | III | 25.2 | 49.6 | 29.1 | 43.0 | 0.26 | 0.98 |