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Response of Thoraco-Abdominal Tissue in High-Rate Compression. J Biomech Eng 2023 Mar 01;145(3)

Date

10/28/2022

Pubmed ID

36301262

DOI

10.1115/1.4056062

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85143552239 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   1 Citation

Abstract

Body armor is used to protect the human from penetrating injuries, however, in the process of defeating a projectile, the back face of the armor can deform into the wearer at extremely high rates. This deformation can cause a variety of soft and hard tissue injuries. Finite element modeling (FEM) represents one of the best tools to predict injuries from this high-rate compression mechanism. However, the validity of a model is reliant on accurate material properties for biological tissues. In this study, we measured the stress-strain response of thoraco-abdominal tissue during high-rate compression (1000 and 1900 s-1) using a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB). High-rate material properties of porcine adipose, heart, spleen, and stomach tissue were characterized. At a strain rate of 1000 s-1, adipose (E = 4.7 MPa) had the most compliant stress-strain response, followed by spleen (E = 9.6 MPa), and then heart tissue (E = 13.6 MPa). At a strain rate of 1900 s-1, adipose (E = 7.3 MPa) had the most compliant stress-strain response, followed by spleen (E = 10.7 MPa), heart (E = 14.1 MPa), and stomach (E = 32.6 MPa) tissue. Only adipose tissue demonstrated a consistent rate dependence for these high strain rates, with a stiffer response at 1900 s-1 compared to 1000 s-1. However, comparison of all these tissues to previously published quasi-static and intermediate dynamic experiments revealed a strong rate dependence with increasing stress response from quasi-static to dynamic to high strain rates. Together, these findings can be used to develop a more accurate finite element model of high-rate compression injuries.

Author List

Seifert J, Koser J, Shah AS, Frazer LL, Yoganandan N, Shender BS, Sheehy JB, Paskoff G, Bentley T, Nicolella DP, Stemper BD

Authors

Brian Stemper PhD Professor in the Biomedical Engineering department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Narayan Yoganandan PhD Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adipose Tissue
Animals
Humans
Pressure
Stress, Mechanical
Swine