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

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Estefania Pena (Author) Other; Calvo, B (Author) Other; Martinez, MA (Author) Other; Martins, P (Author) Other; Mascarenhas, T (Author) FMUP; Jorge, RMN (Author) FEUP; Ferreira, A (Author) FEUP; Doblare, M (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Vol. 9

Pages: 35-44

ISSN: 1617-7959

Publisher: Springer Nature

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Environmental biotechnology

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Biomedical enginnering

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Authenticus ID: P-003-98B

DOI: 10.1007/s10237-009-0157-2

Abstract (EN): In this paper, the viscoelastic mechanical properties of vaginal tissue are investigated. Using previous results of the authors on the mechanical properties of biological soft tissues and newly experimental data from uniaxial tension tests, a new model for the viscoelastic mechanical properties of the human vaginal tissue is proposed. The structural model seems to be sufficiently accurate to guarantee its application to prediction of reliable stress distributions, and is suitable for finite element computations. The obtained results may be helpful in the design of surgical procedures with autologous tissue or prostheses.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10