Background Common respiratory illnesses, such as emphysema and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, are characterized by connective tissue damage and remodeling. Two …

Biomechanical experiments help link tissue morphology with load-deformation
characteristics. A tissue-dependent minimum sample number is indispensable to obtain …

Determining proper material parameters from clinical data remains a large, though
unavoidable, challenge in patient-specific computational cardiovascular modeling. In an …

Biaxial mechanical characterizations are the accepted approach to determine the
mechanical response of many biological soft tissues. Although several computational and …

Split thickness skin grafting is one of the common skin transplantation techniques employed
in treating severe burn injuries. Recent experimental studies have shown that the …

Objectives Rupture and dissection are feared complications of ascending thoracic aortic
aneurysms caused by mechanical failure of the wall. The current method of using the aortic …

Silicone hydrogels coated with metallic nanostructures have attracted extensive attention
because of their versatile applications in biomedical devices. However, few studies have …

Планирование операций в кардио-и эндоваскулярной хирургии, травматологии и
ортопедии, нейрохирургии, разработка тканеинженерных конструктов требуют знания …

This paper focuses on the design, fabrication, and characterization of a platform aiming to
dynamically culture cells under mechanical stimulation. The platform, made of …

As a heart valve substitute with growth potential and improved durability, tissue-engineered
heart valves can prevent reinterventions that are currently often needed in children with …