Veins mechanical properties

Mechanical layering also affects aperture variations of hydrofractures. The aperture of a vertical (extension) vein is commonly greater in soft layers than in stiff layers. In soft layers, however, the veins are often inclined (shear fractures) in which case their apertures are smaller. Aperture changes between layers with different mechanical properties may lead to flow channelling. 

B6.6 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF VEINS B6.6.1 Static mechanical properties of veins... 

Mechanical properties of the arteries from human and various animals have been extensively studied. However, literature on lymphatic vessels is very scarce. The data on the circumferential elastic modulus of the lymphatic vessels obtained by Ohhashi et al [53, 54] seem to be too low considering that the lymphatics are originating from the veins. 

Sobin, P. (1977) Mechanical Properties of Human Veins. M.S. thesis. University of California, San Diego, California. 

Konig G, McAllister TN, Dusserre N, Garrido SA, lyican C, Marini A, FioriUo A, Avila H, Wystrychowski W, Zagalski K, Maruszewski M, Jones AL, Cierpka L, de la Fuente LM, L Heureux N. Mechanical properties of completely autologous human tissue engineered blood vessels compared to human saphenous vein and mammary artery. Biomaterials 30 1542-1550,2009. 

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