[HTML][HTML] Why are viscosity and nonlinearity bound to make an impact in clinical elastographic diagnosis?
The adoption of multiscale approaches by the biomechanical community has caused a
major improvement in quality in the mechanical characterization of soft tissues. The recent …
major improvement in quality in the mechanical characterization of soft tissues. The recent …
[HTML][HTML] Multimodal experimental studies of the passive mechanical behavior of human aortas: current approaches and future directions
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and include, among
others, critical conditions of the aortic wall. Importantly, such critical conditions require …
others, critical conditions of the aortic wall. Importantly, such critical conditions require …
Mechanics of cervical remodelling: insights from rodent models of pregnancy
The uterine cervix undergoes a complex remodelling process during pregnancy,
characterized by dramatic changes in both extracellular matrix (ECM) structure and …
characterized by dramatic changes in both extracellular matrix (ECM) structure and …
Steroid hormones are key modulators of tissue mechanical function via regulation of collagen and elastic fibers
The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an active and dynamic role that both reflects and
facilitates the functional requirements of a tissue. The mature ECM of the nonpregnant cervix …
facilitates the functional requirements of a tissue. The mature ECM of the nonpregnant cervix …
[HTML][HTML] Changes in the microstructure of the human aortic adventitia under biaxial loading investigated by multi-photon microscopy
A Pukaluk, H Wolinski, C Viertler, P Regitnig… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …
mechanical properties, but the adventitia prevents the aorta from overstretching and …
Differences in collagen fiber diameter and waviness between healthy and aneurysmal abdominal aortas
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 …
during disease development is critical to better understand collagen reorganization. Second …
[HTML][HTML] Multiscale computational modeling of arterial micromechanics: A review
M Dalbosco, EA Fancello, GA Holzapfel - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …
and have therefore been extensively studied and modeled in recent decades. These …
[HTML][HTML] Computational modeling of progressive damage and rupture in fibrous biological tissues: application to aortic dissection
This study analyzes the lethal clinical condition of aortic dissections from a numerical point
of view. On the basis of previous contributions by Gültekin et al.(Comput Methods Appl Mech …
of view. On the basis of previous contributions by Gültekin et al.(Comput Methods Appl Mech …
Novel regulatory roles of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in remodeling of the uterine cervix in pregnancy
A bstract The cervix undergoes rapid and dramatic shifts in collagen and elastic fiber
structure to achieve its disparate physiological roles of competence during pregnancy and …
structure to achieve its disparate physiological roles of competence during pregnancy and …
Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Enzymolytic and Biomechanical Profiles of Abdominal Aortic Adventitia Tissue
EM Arbănaşi, E Russu, EM Arbănaşi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: The abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is defined as an increase in aortic
diameter by more than 50% and is associated with a high risk of rupture and mortality …
diameter by more than 50% and is associated with a high risk of rupture and mortality …