Reproductive Biomechanics

Preface

Part I: Nonpregnant Uterine Peristalsis:
1. Physiology of Upward Transport in the Human Female Genital Tract:
I. Zervomanolakis, H.W. Ott, D. Hadziomerovic, V. Mattle, B. E.
Seeber, I. Virgolini, D. Heute, S. Kissler, G. Leyendecker, and L.
Wildt
2. Bioengineering Studies of the Embryo Transfer Procedure: Osnat
Eytan, David Elad, and Ariel J. Jaffa
3. Utero-Tubal Sperm Transport and Its Impairment in Endometriosis
and Adenomyosis: Stefan Kissler, Stephan Zangos, Inka Wiegratz,
Joachim Kohl, Achim Rody, Regine Gaetje, Natascha Doebert, Ludwig
Wildt, Georg Kunz, Gerhard Leyendecker, and Manfred Kaufmann
4. Uterine Contractility: Visualization of Synchronization Measures
in Two Simultaneously Recorded Signals: Edward Oczeretko, Agnieszka
Kitlas, Marta Borowska, Jolanta Swiatecka, and Tadeusz Laudanski
5. Uterine Contractility Evaluated on Cine Magnetic Resonance
Imaging: Kaori Togashi

Part II: Myometrial Contractility and Calcium Transport:
6. Myocytes, Myometrium, and Uterine Contractions: Roger C. Young
7. In Situ Calcium Signaling: No Calcium Sparks Detected in Rat
Myometrium: Theodor Burdyga, Susan Wray, and Karen Noble
8. Control of Uterine Ca2+ by Membrane Voltage: Toward Understanding
the Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Human Myometrium: Anatoly
Shmygol, Andrew M. Blanks, Gilles Bru-Mercier, Joanna E. Gullam, and
Steven Thornton
9. Modeling Myometrial Smooth Muscle Contraction: Limor Bursztyn,
Osnat Eytan, Ariel J. Jaffa, and David Elad
10. Interstitial Cajal-Like Cells in Human Uterus and Fallopian Tube:
Laurentiu M. Popescu, Sanda M. Ciontea, Anddragos Cretoiu

Part III: Mechanics of the Uterus and Cervix in Pregnancy:
11. Microstructure and Mechanics of the Chorioamnion Membrane with an
Emphasis on Fracture Properties: Steven E. Calvin and Michelle L. Oyen
12. In Vivo Characterization of the Mechanics of Human Uterine
Cervices: Margit Bauer, Edoardo Mazza, Alessandro Nava, Willibald
Zeck, Martina Eder, Michael Bajka, Fernando Cacho, Uwe Lang, and
Gerhard A. Holzapfel
13. Analysis of Cervical Dynamics by Ultrasound Imaging: Rimma
Pugatsch, David Elad, Ariel J. Jaffa, and Osnat Eytan

Part IV: Placental Vasculature and Blood Flow:
14. Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Modeling: Jeroen P. H. M. Van Den
Wijngaard, Michael G. Ross, and Martin J. C. Van Gemert
15. Modeling Acardiac Twin Pregnancies: Rosa De Groot, Jeroen P. H.
M. Van Den Wijngaard, Asli Umur, Johan F. Beek, Peter G. J. Nikkels,
and Martin J. C. Van Gemert
16. Fetal Blood Flow in Branching Models of the Chorionic Arterial
Vasculature: Zoya Gordon, Osnat Eytan, Ariel J. Jaffa, and David Elad

Part V: Pelvic Floor Mechanics:
17. Functional Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Floor: James A. Ashton-
Miller and John O. L. Delancey
18. Evaluation of the Dynamic Responses of Female Pelvic Floor Using
a Novel Vaginal Probe: Chris E. Constantinou, Sadao Omata, Yasukuni
Yoshimura, and Qiyu Peng
19. Finite Element Studies of the Deformation of the Pelvic Floor: J.
A. C. Martins, M. P. M. Pato, E. B. Pires, R. M. Natal Jorge, M.
Parente, and T. Mascarenhas
20. A Contextual Model of Pelvic Floor Muscle Defects in Female
Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Rationale for Physiotherapy Treatment:
Stephanie J. Madill and Linda Mclean
21. Magnetic Resonance-Based Female Pelvic Anatomy as Relevant for
Maternal Childbirth Injury Simulations: Lennox Hoyte and Margot S.
Damaser

Part VI: Mechanics of Embryonic Development:
22. Cardiovascular Developmental Insights from Embryos: Bradley B.
Keller, Li J. Liu, Joseph P. Tinney, and Kimimasa Tobita
23. Mechanobiology of Embryonic Limb Development: Niamh C. Nowlan,
Paula Murphy, and Patrick J. Prendergast
24. Hedgehog Signaling: A Biophysical or Biomechanical Modulator in
Embryonic Development?: Takashi Nagase, Miki Nagase, Masafumi
Machida, and Masaaki Yamagishi

Part VII: Penile Mechanics and Hemodynamics:
25. A Mathe