A geometry-based finite element tool for evaluating mitral valve biomechanics

de Oliveira, Diana C.; Espino, Daniel M.; Deorsola, Luca; Buchan, Keith; Dawson, Dana; Shepherd, Duncan E.T.

doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2023.104067

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“…Although Abaqus has been applied for the current study, the framework could be implemented with other FEA software that has scripted access to input files. Examples include FEBio and LS-Dyna which have previously been used for automatic spine [ 16 ] and heart valve [ 51 ] modelling, respectively. However, the interfacing scripts would require amending.…”

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A genetic algorithm optimization framework for the characterization of hyper-viscoelastic materials: application to human articular cartilage

Allen,

Cox,

Jones

et al. 2024

R. Soc. Open Sci.

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This study aims to develop an automated framework for the characterization of materials which are both hyper-elastic and viscoelastic. This has been evaluated using human articular cartilage (AC). AC (26 tissue samples from 5 femoral heads) underwent dynamic mechanical analysis with a frequency sweep from 1 to 90 Hz. The conversion from a frequency- to time-domain hyper-viscoelastic material model was approximated using a modular framework design where finite element analysis was automated, and a genetic algorithm and interior point technique were employed to solve and optimize the material approximations. Three orders of approximation for the Prony series were evaluated at N = 1, 3 and 5 for 20 and 50 iterations of a genetic cycle. This was repeated for 30 simulations of six combinations of the above all with randomly generated initialization points. There was a difference between N = 1 and N = 3/5 of approximately ~5% in terms of the error estimated. During unloading the opposite was seen with a 10% error difference between N = 5 and 1. A reduction of ~1% parameter error was found when the number of generations increased from 20 to 50. In conclusion, the framework has proved effective in characterizing human AC.

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