Experimental study and constitutive modeling of the viscoelastic mechanical properties of the human prolapsed vaginal tissue

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-44

  Peña, Estefania ^a,b   Calvo, B ^a,b   Martinez M A ^a,b   Martins, P ^c   Mascarenhas, T ^d   Jorge, R M N ^c   Ferreira, A ^c   Doblare M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hyperelastic; Large deformation; Pelvic organ prolapse; Vaginal tissue; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TENSILE TESTING; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOLOGICAL SOFT TISSUE; HYPER ELASTIC; ITS APPLICATIONS; LARGER DEFORMATIONS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; STRUCTURAL MODELING; TENSION TESTS; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS; VAGINAL TISSUE; VISCOELASTICS;

TISSUE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VISCOSITY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 74349111820     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-009-0157-2     Document Type: Article

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