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A continuum model for two-dimensional fiber networks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Eveline Baesu
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588
Minrong Zheng
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588
Doina Beljic
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588
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Abstract

Elastic-plastic deformation of a continuum formed by continuously distributed fibers is described. Applications to the mechanical characterization of nanofibers, and to biological materials such as cellular cytoskeleton and tissue scaffolds are indicated.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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