Collagen fibres within fibrous soft biological tissues such as artery walls, cartilage,
myocardiums, corneas and heart valves are responsible for their anisotropic mechanical …

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and include, among
others, critical conditions of the aortic wall. Importantly, such critical conditions require …

The mechanical properties of human aortas are linked to the layered tissue and its
microstructure at different length scales. Each layer has specific mechanical and structural …

The uterus has critical biomechanical functions in pregnancy and undergoes dramatic
material growth and remodeling from implantation to parturition. The intrinsic material …

Through years of evolution, biological soft fibrous tissues have developed remarkable
functional properties, unique hierarchical architectures, and-most notably, an unparalleled …

Among the three layers of the aortic wall, the media is primarily responsible for its
mechanical properties, but the adventitia prevents the aorta from overstretching and …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are a serious condition whose pathophysiology is
related to phenomena occurring at different length scales. To gain a better understanding of …

Collagen plays a key role in the strength of aortic walls, so studying micro-structural changes
during disease development is critical to better understand collagen reorganization. Second …

The mechanical properties of arterial tissue play a central role in healthy human physiology
and have therefore been extensively studied and modeled in recent decades. These …

Multiscale models based on representative volume elements (RVEs) might help unraveling
the ways in which macroscopic loadings affect the microstructure of tissues reinforced by …