Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7209318 Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2013 11 Pages PDF
Abstract
► A new design of the aspiration device enables inherently safe and easy measurement of the stiffness of cervical tissue. ► The new procedure was applied >600 times on 50 women during gestation. ► Representative model equations were determined for non-pregnant, 1st trimester, 2nd trimester, and 3rd trimester cervical tissue.
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A novel procedure for the mechanical characterization of the uterine cervix during pregnancy
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