Measuring and Modelling Nonlinear Elasticity of Ex Vivo Mouse Muscles

Table 1

R² values of exponential models and the corresponding maximum value of the reconstructed Young’s modulus for TA and EDL specimens.

Mouse	TA		EDL
	R^2	Emax (kPa)	R^2	Emax (kPa)
1	0.9992	138.65	0.9984	75.33
2	0.9996	130.34	0.9976	87.98
3	0.9994	121.69	0.9963	80.59
4	0.9994	118.62	0.9989	105.64
5	0.9974	101.61	0.9973	70.58
6	—	—	0.9987	97.06
Average		122.18 ± 13.91		86.20 ± 13.36

Data reported here refer to the whole loading profile. Average data are expressed as mean ± SD. versus EDL.