Search Results - "Vila Pouca, M.C.P."

Consistent C-bar radial-basis Galerkin method for finite strain analysis by Areias, P., Pouca, M.C.P. Vila, Parente, M.P.L., Jorge, R.M. Natal

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Modeling permanent deformation during low-cycle fatigue: Application to the pelvic floor muscles during labor by Vila Pouca, M.C.P., Areias, P., Göktepe, S., Ashton-Miller, J.A., Natal Jorge, R.M., Parente, M.P.L.

“…•Low-cycle fatigue-induced permanent deformation is proposed and implemented in a transversely isotropic hyperelastic baseline constitutive model.•Finite…”
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On the effect of irregular uterine activity during a vaginal delivery using an electro-chemo-mechanical constitutive model by Fidalgo, D.S., Borges, M., Pouca, M.C.P. Vila, Oliveira, D.A., Malanowska, E., Myers, K.M.

“…During a normal vaginal delivery, the muscle cells propagate electrical signals throughout the uterine wall, resulting in uterine contractions. However,…”
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Simulating 3D printing on hydrogel inks: A finite element framework for predicting mechanical properties and scaffold deformation by Vila Pouca, M.C.P., Cerqueira, M.R.G., Ferreira, J.P.S., Darabi, R., Ramião, N.A.G., Sobreiro-Almeida, R., Castro, A.P.G., Fernandes, P.R., Mano, J.F., Jorge, RM Natal, Parente, M.P.L.

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Investigating the birth-related caudal maternal pelvic floor muscle injury: The consequences of low cycle fatigue damage by Vila Pouca, M.C.P., Parente, M.P.L., Natal Jorge, R.M., Ashton-Miller, J.A.

“…One of the major causes of pelvic organ prolapse is pelvic muscle injury sustained during a vaginal delivery. The most common site of this injury is where the…”
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On the effect of labour durations using an anisotropic visco-hyperelastic-damage approach to simulate vaginal deliveries by Vila Pouca, M C P, Ferreira, J P S, Oliveira, D A, Parente, M P L, Mascarenhas, Teresa, Natal Jorge, R M

“…Injuries sustained by the pelvic floor muscles during childbirth are one of the major risk factors for the development of pelvic floor dysfunctions. The…”
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Viscous effects in pelvic floor muscles during childbirth: A numerical study by Vila Pouca, M.C.P., Ferreira, J.P.S., Oliveira, D.A., Parente, M.P.L., Natal Jorge, R.M.

“…During vaginal delivery, women sustain stretching of their pelvic floor, risking tissue injury and adverse outcomes. Realistic numerical simulations of…”
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