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Research Summary
Silvia just started her research in the fall of 2005, continuing the work of Drs. Nagatomi and Toosi. She will be working on urinary bladder wall mechanics. The function of the urinary bladder is to store urine and to void by contracting the smooth muscle. Disorders like spinal cord injury (SCI) and diabetes can lead to severe bladder dysfunctions. It is suggested that a strong relation must exist between tissue morphology, mechanical properties of the wall, and the health state of the bladder. The goal is to determine the mechanical properties of healthy and diseased urinary bladder wall tissue, in inactive, passive and active state, and from this develop a structural constitutive model of the tissue. Curriculum Vita
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