Computational modelling of damage and rupture of non-connective and connective soft
tissues due to pathological and supra-physiological mechanisms is vital in the fundamental …

Hybrid composites combine two or more different fillers to achieve multifunctional or
advanced material properties, such as lightweight and enhanced mechanical properties …

Impacts, traumas and strokes are spontaneously life-threatening, but chronic symptoms
strangle patient every day. Colorectal tissue mechanics in such chronic situations not only …

The development of foot ulcers is a common consequence of severe diabetes. Due to
vascular disorders and impeded healing caused by the disease, most foot ulcers have been …

Given the growing demand for simulating anisotropic material behavior at finite strains,
constitutive modeling is in a challenging position to combine descriptive capabilities for …

Background One of the most severe traumatic brain injuries, the subdural haematoma, is
related to damage and rupture of the bridging veins, generating an abnormal collection of …

OBJECTIVES Posterior ventricular anchoring neochordal (PVAN) repair is a non-resectional
technique for correcting mitral regurgitation (MR) due to posterior leaflet prolapse, utilizing a …

Samples of skin, tendons, muscles, and knitwear composed of NiTi wire are studied by
uniaxial cyclic tension and stretching to rupture. The metal knitted mesh behaves similar to a …

By coupling the elastic and crack surface energy in the total potential function, phase field
methods favor a natural track of crack initiation and propagation within the continuum …

Excessive tissue deformation near cartilage lesions and acute inflammation within the knee
joint after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture and reconstruction surgery accelerate the …