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On the Role of Human Umbilical Cord Biomechanics

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Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials & Micro-and Nanomechanics, Volume 4

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The most abundant component of the human umbilical cord, the Wharton Jelly (WJ), is a mucous connective tissue consisting in a spongy network of interlacing collagen fibers that forms a continuous soft skeleton encasing umbilical vessels. The link between WJ structure and the pivotal cord function in providing unimpeded blood flow to the developing fetus is still poorly understood. We performed an advanced biomechanical characterization of human umbilical cord samples by planar equibiaxial tension tests. The intrinsic moiré technique was utilized for that purpose. A 3-D finite element analysis was then implemented to simulate the biomechanical response of the cord.

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  1. Dipartimento Materno Infantile e Scienze Urologiche, Università Sapienza, Rome, Italy

    Roberto Brunelli

  2. Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

    Massimiliano Papi & Marco De Spirito

  3. Istituto di Farmacologia Traslazionale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy

    Tiziana Parasassi

  4. Dipartimento di Meccanica, Matematica e Management, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy

    Carmine Pappalettere & Luciano Lamberti

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Martha E. Grady

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Brunelli, R., Papi, M., Parasassi, T., De Spirito, M., Pappalettere, C., Lamberti, L. (2020). On the Role of Human Umbilical Cord Biomechanics. In: Grady, M. (eds) Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials & Micro-and Nanomechanics, Volume 4. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30013-5_14

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