The morphogenesis of tissues, like the deformation of an object, results from the interplay
between their material properties and the mechanical forces exerted on them. The …

Understanding the failure and damage mechanisms of soft biological tissue is critical to a
sensitive and specific characterization of tissue injury tolerance and its relation to biological …

There is a long history of mathematical and computational modelling with the objective of
understanding the mechanisms governing cartilage׳ s remarkable mechanical performance …

Soft biological tissues with collagen reinforcement can be represented by a porous matrix
saturated by a fluid and reinforced by a network of statistically oriented, impermeable fibres …

This work provides a method for the Finite Element implementation of a previously
developed large deformation model for porous fibre-reinforced materials with statistically …

Mechanical factors play a major role in tumor development and response to treatment. This
is more evident for tumors grown in vivo, where cancer cells interact with the different …

The remarkable mechanical properties of cartilage derive from an interplay of isotropically
distributed, densely packed and negatively charged proteoglycans; a highly anisotropic and …

Cracks in articular cartilage compromise tissue integrity and mechanical properties and lead
to chondral lesions if untreated. An understanding of the mechanics of cracked cartilage may …

Soft tissues account for a major fraction of the body volume and mass. They are present in
all non-skeletal organs, being responsible for protecting the body, maintaining internal …

Starting from a reformulation of the mass balance law based on the Bilby–Kröner–Lee (BKL)
decomposition of the deformation gradient tensor, we study some peculiar mechanical …