@inproceedings{7f9a7b30f00b4d86b9fb81adac72e35b,
title = "Passive step response of airway smooth muscle",
abstract = "The main driving mechanism in asthmatic attacks is the contraction of airway smooth muscle (ASM). Physiological loading of ASM by normal breathing and deep inspiration has been shown to reduce ASM contractile force. Our research aims to develop a mathematical model to describe the dynamic behavior of ASM. The current research focuses on a series of experiments on the step response of passive Airway smooth muscle tissues. The data showed results contradicting existing models on ASM dynamics. It is proposed that the results could be explained by multiple contractile elements embedded in a passive material matrix with multiplicative history and power law relaxation.",
keywords = "Airway smooth muscle, Asthma, Power law relaxation, Step response",
author = "G. Ijpma and Al-Jumaily, {Ahmed M.} and Cairns, {S. P.} and Sieck, {G. C.}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-03882-2_157",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783642038815",
series = "IFMBE Proceedings",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "4",
pages = "594--596",
booktitle = "World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering",
edition = "4",
note = "World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Image Processing, Biosignal Processing, Modelling and Simulation, Biomechanics ; Conference date: 07-09-2009 Through 12-09-2009",
}