Kristin M. Myers

This study uses finite element modeling to analyze how uterine and cervical structural properties affect cervical mechanical loading during pregnancy, identifying key parameters influencing preterm birth risk.

The paper develops an image-based modeling pipeline to study uterine passive mechanics during late pregnancy, achieving computational savings and accurate strain predictions.

This study maps the mechanical, structural, and compositional properties of seedling uterine fibroids at the fibroid-myometrium interface, revealing distinct differences compared to surrounding tissue.

This study develops an anisotropic reactive viscoelastic model of the rhesus macaque cervix to understand its time-dependent remodeling during pregnancy and its implications for preterm birth.

This study characterizes the structural, compositional, and time-dependent micro-mechanical properties of nonhuman primate uterine layers across gestation and compares them to human data.

This study quantifies uterine and cervical structural and biomechanical changes across pregnancy using ultrasound and aspiration measurements in 47 low-risk pregnancies.

This study measures the mechanical properties of the human uterus during non-pregnancy and late pregnancy under compression and tension, finding reduced stiffness and increased fiber extensibility in pregnant tissue.