Prediction of nonlinear elastic behaviour of vaginal tissue: Experimental results and model formulation

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-337

  Martins, P ^a   Pena E ^b,c   Calvo, B ^b,c   Doblare M ^b,c   Mascarenhas, T ^d   Jorge, R Natal ^a   Ferreira, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^d University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hyperelastic; Large deformation; Nonlinear; Pelvic organ prolapse; Uniaxial test; Vaginal tissue

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; VAGINA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; VAGINA;

EID: 77954679403     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840903208197     Document Type: Article

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