Multiscale Mechanical Model of the Pacinian Corpuscle Shows Depth and Anisotropy Contribute to the Receptor’s Characteristic Response to Indentation

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004370

Multiscale Mechanical Model of the Pacinian Corpuscle Shows Depth and Anisotropy Contribute to the Receptor’s Characteristic Response to Indentation

Fig 2

Multiscale model diagram.

The multiscale model of the PC includes a macroscale finite-element mesh with representative volume elements (RVEs) of microscale fiber networks and neo-Hookean matrix.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004370.g002