Anita Singh,Rachel  Magee,Sriram  Balasubramanian,
Mechanical Properties of Cervical Spinal Cord in Neonatal Piglet: In Vitro
Neurology and Neurobiology
2020
2613-7828
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.NNB.2020.02.08
https://www.sciencerepository.org/mechanical-properties-of-cervical-spinal-cord-in-neonatal-piglet-in-vitro_NNB-2020-2-108 
Abstract: The response of neonatal spinal cord tissue to tensile loading is not well-studied. In this study, isolated fresh
neonatal cervical spinal cord samples, obtained from twelve 2-4 days old piglets, were tested in uniaxial
tension at a rate of 500 mm/min until failure. Maximum load, maximum stress, percentage strain at
maximum stress and modulus of elasticity were reported to be 14.6±3.4 N, 0.34±0.11 MPa, 29.3±5.4% and
1.52±0.8 MPa, respectively. These data can help understand the biomechanical behavior of the spinal cord
in neonates and can be further used in computational modeling to understand injury mechanisms better and
help develop injury prevention strategies.Keywords: Neonatal, spinal cord, stretch, injury, biomechanical properties