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Main Authors: Lyu, Yulan, Pang, Yong, Liu, Tao, Sun, Wei
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10426
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author Lyu, Yulan
Pang, Yong
Liu, Tao
Sun, Wei
author_facet Lyu, Yulan
Pang, Yong
Liu, Tao
Sun, Wei
contents The mussel byssus system, comprising of the adhesive plaque, distal thread, and proximal thread, plays a crucial role in the survival of marine mussels amongst ocean waves. Whilst recent research has explored the stress-strain behaviour of the distal thread and proximal thread through experimental approaches, little attention has been paid to the potential analytical or modelling methods within the current literature. In this work, analytical and finite element (FE) inverse methods were employed for the first time to identify the hyperelastic mechanical properties of both the plaque portion and the proximal thread. The results have demonstrated the feasibility of applied inverse methods in determining the mechanical properties of the constituents of the mussel byssus system, with the residual sum of squares of 0.0004 ($N^2$) and 0.01 ($mm^2$) for the proximal thread and the plaque portion, respectively. By leveraging mechanical and optical tests, this inverse methodology offers a simple and powerful means to anticipate the material properties for different portions of the mussel byssus system, thus providing insights for mimetic applications in engineering and materials design.
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spellingShingle Determining hyperelastic properties of the constituents of the mussel byssus system
Lyu, Yulan
Pang, Yong
Liu, Tao
Sun, Wei
Biological Physics
The mussel byssus system, comprising of the adhesive plaque, distal thread, and proximal thread, plays a crucial role in the survival of marine mussels amongst ocean waves. Whilst recent research has explored the stress-strain behaviour of the distal thread and proximal thread through experimental approaches, little attention has been paid to the potential analytical or modelling methods within the current literature. In this work, analytical and finite element (FE) inverse methods were employed for the first time to identify the hyperelastic mechanical properties of both the plaque portion and the proximal thread. The results have demonstrated the feasibility of applied inverse methods in determining the mechanical properties of the constituents of the mussel byssus system, with the residual sum of squares of 0.0004 ($N^2$) and 0.01 ($mm^2$) for the proximal thread and the plaque portion, respectively. By leveraging mechanical and optical tests, this inverse methodology offers a simple and powerful means to anticipate the material properties for different portions of the mussel byssus system, thus providing insights for mimetic applications in engineering and materials design.
title Determining hyperelastic properties of the constituents of the mussel byssus system
topic Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10426