Biomechanics of the fetal membrane prior to mechanical failure: Review and implications

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue SUPPL 1, 2009, Pages

  Joyce, Erinn M ^a   Moore, John J ^b   Sacks, Michael S ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intact fetal membrane; Planar biaxial mechanical testing; Properties; Sub failure mechanical and structural

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 67650157218     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.014     Document Type: Review

References (53)

1. (CDC), C.f.D.C.a.P., Infant Mortality-United States, 1992. Morbidity and moratality weekly report (MMWR). 1994;43(49):905-9.
2. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Sutton PD, Ventura SJ, Menacker F, Munson ML. Births: final data for 2003. Natl Vital Stat Rep 2005;54(2):1-116.
3. Mathews TJ, MacDorman MF. Infant mortality statistics from the 2003 period linked birth/infant death data set. In: National vital statistics reports. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2006.
4. Mercer BM. Preterm premature rupture of the membranes. Obstetr Gynecol 2003;101(1):178-93.
5. Oyen ML, Cook RF, Calvin SE. Mechanical failure of human fetal membrane tissues. J Mater Sci Mater Med 2004;15:651-8.
6. Parry S, Strauss JF. Premature rupture of the fetal membranes. N Engl J Med 1998;338(10):663-70.
7. Kellicot WE. Outlines of chordate development. New York: Henry Holt and Company; 1913. p. 471.
8. Moore RM, Mansour JM, Redline RW, Mercer BM, Moore JJ. The physiology of fetal membrane rupture: insight gained from the determination of physical properties. Placenta 2006;27:1037-51.
9. Lei H, Vadillo-Ortega F, Paavola LG, Strauss JF. 92-kDa gelatinase (matrix metalloproteinase-9) is induced in rat amnion immediately prior to parturition. Biol Reprod 1995;53:339-44.
10. Lei M, Ghezzo H, Chen MF, Eidelman DH. Airway smooth muscle orientation in intraparenchymal airways. J Appl Physiol 1997;82(1):70-7.
11. Paavola L, Furth EE, Delgado V, et al. Striking changes in the structure and organization of rat fetal membranes precede parturition. Biol Reprod 1995;53:321-38.
12. Lei HF, Furth EE, Kalluri R, et al. A program of cell death and extracellular matrix degradation is activated in the amnion before the onset of labor. J Clin Invest 1997;98:1971-8.
13. Manabe Y, Himeno N, Fukumoto M. Tensile strength and collagen content of amniotic membrane do not change after the second trimester or during delivery. Obstet Gynecol 1991;78(1):24-7.
14. Malak TM, Bell SC. Structural characteristics of term human fetal membranes: a novel zone of extreme morhological alteration within the rupture site. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1994;101:375-86.
15. McLaren J, Taylor DJ, Bell SC. Increased incidence of apoptosis in non-laboraffected cytotrophoblast cells in term fetal membranses the cervix. Hum Reprod 1999;14:2895-900.
16. McLaren J, Taylor DJ, Bell SC. Increased concentration of pro-matrix metalloproteinase 9 in term fetal membranes overylying the cervix befor labor: implications for membrane remodeling and rupture. Am J Obstetr Gynecol 2000;182:409-16.
17. El Khwad M, Stetzer B, Moore RM, et al. Term human fetal membranes have a weak zone overlying the lower uterine pole and cervix before onset of labor. Biol Reprod 2005;72:720-6.
18. El Khwad M, Pandey V, Stetzer B, et al. Fetal membranes from term vaginal deliveries have a zone of weakness exhibiting characteristics of apoptosis and remodeling. J Soc Gynecol Investig 2006;13(3):191-5.
19. Reti NG, Lappas M, Riley C, et al. Why do membranes rupture at term? Evidence of increased cellular apoptosis in the supracervical fetal membranes. Am J Obstetr Gynecol 2007;196. p. 484.e1-484.e10.
20. Kumar D, Fung W, Moore RM, et al. Proinflammartory cytokines found in amniotic fluid induce collagen remodeling, apoptosis, and biophysical weakening of cultured human fetal membranes. Biol Reprod 2006;74:29-34.
21. Artal R, Sokol RJ, NeumanM, Burstein AH, Stojkov J. Themechanical properties of prematurely and non-prematurely ruptured membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1976;125(5):655-9.
22. Artal R, Burgeson R, Hobel CJ, Hollister D. An in vitro model for the study of enzymatically mediated biomechanical changes in the chorioamniotic membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1979;133:656-9.
23. Oxlund H, Helmig R, Halaburt JT, Uldbjerg N. Biomechanical analysis of human chorioamniotic membranes. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1990;34(3):247- 55.
24. Helmig R, Oxlund H, Petersen LK, Uldbjerg N. Different biomechanical properties of human fetal membranes obtained before and after delivery. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1993;48(3):183-9.
25. Polishuk WZ, Kohane S, Peranio A. The physical properties of fetal membranes. Obstet Gynecol 1962;20:2004-10.
26. Parry-Jones E, Priya S. A study of the elasticity and tension of fetal membranes and of the relation of the area of the gestational sac to the area of the uterine cavity. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1976;83(3):205-12.
27. Al-Zaid NS, Bou-Resli MN, Goldspink G. Bursting pressure and collagen content of fetal membranes and their relation to premature rupture of the membranes. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1980;87(3):227-9.
28. Lavery JP, Miller CE. The viscoelastic nature of chorioamniotic membranes. Obstet Gynecol 1977;50(4):467-72.
29. Lavery JP, Miller CE. Deformation and creep in the human chorioamniotic sac. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1979;134(4):366-75.
30. Lavery JP, Miller CE, Knight RD. The effect of labor on the rheologic response of chorioamniotic membranes. Obstet Gynecol 1982;60(1):87-92.
31. Oyen ML, Cook RF, Stylianopoulos T, Barocas VH, Calvin SE, Landers DV. Uniaxial and biaxial mechanical behaviour of human amnion. J Mater Res 2005;20(11):2902-9.
32. Fung YC. Biomechanics: mechanical properties of living tissues, 2nd ed., New York: Springer Verlag; 1993. p. 568.
33. Calvin SE, Oyen ML. Microstructure and mechanics of the chorioamnion membrane with an emphasis on fractrue properties. Ann NY Acad Sci 2007;1101:166-85.
34. Schober EA, Kusy RP, Whitley JQ, Savitz DA. Effect of thickness on the fracture characteristics of fetal membranes. J Mater Sci Mater Med 1994;5:130-7.
35. Schober EA, Kusy RP, Savitz DA. Resistance of fetal membranes to concentrated force applications and reconciliation of puncture and burst testing. Ann Biomed Eng 1994;22(5):540-8.
36. Arikat S, Novince RW, Mercer BM, et al. Separation of amnion from choriodecidua is an integral event to the rupture of normal term fetal membranes and constitutes a significant component of the work required. Am J Obstetr Gynecol 2006;194(1):211-7.
37. Nimni ME, Biochemistry and biomechanics. In Collagen vol. II Biochemistry and Biomechanics, Nimni ME, editor. CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL; 1988.
38. Ellsmere JC, Khanna RA, Lee JM. Mechanical loading of bovine pericardium accelerates enzymatic degradation. Biomaterials 1999;20:1143-50.
39. Coulson WF. The effect of proteolytic enzymes on the tensile strength of whole aorta and isolated aortic elastin. Biochim Biophys Acta 1971;237:378-86.
40. Huang C, Yannas IV. Mechanochemical studies of enzymatic degradation of insoluble collagen fibers. J Biomed Mater Res Symp 1977;8:137-54.
41. Freytes DO, Rundell AE, Vande Geest J, Vorp DA, Webster TJ, Badylak SF. Analytically derived material properties of multilaminated extracellualr matrix devices using the ball-burst test. Biomaterial 2005;26:5518-31.
42. Sacks MS. Biaxial mechanical evaluation of planar biological materials. J Elast 2000;61:199-246.
43. Cunningahm FG, McDonald PC, Leveno KS, Gant NF, Gilstrap J. William's obstetrics, Lang Aa, editor. Norwalk, Connecticut; 1993.
44. Kubik-Huch RA, Wildermuth S, Gettuzzi L, et al. Fetus and uteroplacental unit: fast MR imaging with three-dimensional reconstructuion and volumetry- feasibility study. Radiology 2001;219(2):567-73.
45. Reece IJ, van Noort R, Martin TR, Black MM. The physical properties of bovine pericardium: a study of the effects of stretching during chemical treatment in glutaraldehyde. Ann Thorac Surg 1982;33(5):480-5.
46. Crofts CE, Trowbridge EA. The tensile strength of natural and chemically modified bovine pericardium. J Biomed Mater Res 1988;22:89-98.
47. Zioupos P, Barbenel JC, Fisher J. Mechanical and optical anisotropy of bovine pericardium. Med Biol Eng Comput 1992;30:76-82.
48. Sacks MS, Mirnajafi A, Sun W, Schmidt P. Bioprosthetic heart valve heterograft biomaterials: structure, mechanical behavior and computational simulation. Expert Rev Med Devices 2006;3(6):817-34.
49. Thorton GM, Schwab TD, Oxlan TR. Cyclic loading causes faster rupture and strain rate than static loading in medial collateral ligament at high stress. Clin Biomech 2007;22:932-40.
50. Bartel DL, Davy DT, Keaveny TM. Orthopaedic biomechanics mechanics and design in musculoskeletal systems. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.; 2006. p. 371.
51. Sacks MS, Smith DB, Hiester ED. A small angle light scattering device for planar connective tissue microstructural analysis. Ann Biomed Eng 1997;25(4):678-89.
52. Sacks MS. Small-angle light scattering methods for soft connective tissue structural analysis. In: Encyclopedia of biomaterials and biomedical engineering; 2004.
53. MacLachlan TB. A method for the investigation of the strength of the fetal membranes. Am J Obstetr Gynecol 1965;91:309-13.