2017 · Lucie Hympanova, Marina Gabriela Monteiro Carvalho Mori da Cunha, et al. · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 36

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Melt Electrospinning Writing of Mesh Implants for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair

2021 · Miguel Nuno Barbosa da Cunha, Rita Rynkevic, et al. · 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing · 32

Characterisation of Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Made by Melt Electrospinning Writing for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Correction- a Pilot Study

2022 · R. Rynkevic, M.E.T. Silva, et al. · Materials Today Communications · 27

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Experimental reconstruction of an abdominal wall defect with electrospun polycaprolactone-ureidopyrimidinone mesh conserves compliance yet may have insufficient strength

2018 · Lucie Hympanova, Marina Gabriela Monteiro Carvalho Mori da Cunha, et al. · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 24

The effect of consecutive pregnancies on the ovine pelvic soft tissues: Link between biomechanical and histological components

2018 · Rita Rynkevic, Pedro Martins, et al. · Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger · 22

Simulation of vaginal uterosacral ligament suspension damage, mimicking a mesh-augmented apical prolapse repair

2022 · Maria Elisabete Teixeira da Silva, Jorge Nuno Machado Bessa, et al. · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine · 19

Morphological and Functional Changes in the Vagina following Critical Lifespan Events in the Ewe

2019 · Lucie Hympanova, Rita Rynkevic, et al. · Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation · 19

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Biomechanical Behaviour and Biocompatibility of Ureidopyrimidinone-Polycarbonate Electrospun and Polypropylene Meshes in a Hernia Repair in Rabbits

2019 · Marina Gabriela M. C. Mori da Cunha, Lucie Hympanova, et al. · Materials · 15

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Linking hyperelastic theoretical models and experimental data of vaginal tissue through histological data

2018 · Rita Rynkevic, João Ferreira, et al. · Journal of Biomechanics · 14

Cog Threads for Transvaginal Prolapse Repair: Ex-Vivo Studies of a Novel Concept

2022 · Catarina Soares, Pedro Martins, et al. · Surgeries · 13

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In vitro simulation of in vivo degradation and cyclic loading of novel degradable electrospun meshes for prolapse repair

2019 · Rita Rynkevic, Pedro Martins, et al. · Polymer Testing · 12

The histological microstructure and in vitro mechanical properties of pregnant and postmenopausal ewe perineal body

2019 · Petra Kochová, Lucie Hympánová, et al. · Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society · 11

Providing direction improves function: Comparison of a radial pore-orientated acellular collagen scaffold to clinical alternatives in a surgically induced rabbit diaphragmatic tissue defect model

2018 · Mary Patrice Eastwood, Willeke F. Daamen, et al. · Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine · 11

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In vitro study of the mechanical performance of hernia mesh under cyclic loading

2017 · Rita Rynkevic, Pedro Martins, et al. · Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine · 11

In vivo documentation of shape and position changes of MRI-visible mesh placed in rectovaginal septum

2017 · Urbankova Iva, Sindhwani Nikhil, et al. · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 10

The ewe as an animal model of vaginal atrophy and vaginal Er:YAG laser application

2020 · Lucie Hympanova, Rita Rynkevic, et al. · Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society · 8

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Predicting the mechanical response of the vaginal wall in ball burst tests based on histology

2019 · João P. S. Ferreira, Rita Rynkevic, et al. · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials · 7

Implant shape influence on the mechanical behavior of breast implants

2013 · R. Rynkevic, P. Martins, et al. · IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering · 6

Biomechanical modeling and simulation of the spider crab (maja brachydactyla)

2013 · R. Rynkevic, M. F. Silva, et al. · IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering · 5

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Thrombin Generation by Fetoscopic Trauma to the Fetal Membranes: An in vivo and in vitro Study

2015 · Alexander C. Engels, Dries Bauters, et al. · Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy · 3

Works count: 39

Citation count: 663

H-index: 14

I10-index: 20