Dynamic material properties of the pregnant human uterus

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1724-1727

  Bisplinghoff, Jill A ^a   Kemper, Andrew R ^a   Duma, Stefan M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fetus; Injury; Model; Pregnant; Tissue; Uterus

Indexed keywords

BIOFIDELITY; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTER MODELS; DYNAMIC MATERIALS; DYNAMIC TENSION; FETUS; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; HUMAN UTERUS; INJURY; LOAD DATA; LOCAL STRESS; NONLINEAR STRESS; OPTICAL MARKERS; PREGNANT; STRAIN CURVES; TRUE STRAIN; TRUE STRESS; UTERUS;

ACCIDENTS; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; MODELS; TENSILE TESTING;

TISSUE;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPERATION DURATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE REACTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTERUS FUNCTION; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; UTERUS;

EID: 84861186222     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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