Modelling of Soft Connective Tissues to Investigate Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions

Figure 4

Fitting of the nominal stress () versus stretch () curve for (a) collagen-elastin fascia [47], (b) adipose tissue [50], and (c) smooth muscle without active contractility is assumed during micturition [39] using three-term polynomial strain energy function (16).

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