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The application of engineering techniques to biological and medical problems has led to an interest in the mechanical properties of body tissue. Soft connective tissue shows complex-load-extension behaviour which is time-dependent, and any attempt at a full description of the mechanical properties must include all three variables (Fung, 1972).
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Barbenel, J.C., Evans, J.H., Finlay, J.B. (1973). Stress-Strain-Time Relations for Soft Connective Tissues. In: Kenedi, R.M. (eds) Perspectives in Biomedical Engineering. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01604-4_27
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