Building blocks of microphysiological system to model physiology and pathophysiology of human heart

H Vuorenpää, M Björninen, H Välimäki, A Ahola… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microphysiological systems (MPS) are drawing increasing interest from academia and from
biomedical industry due to their improved capability to capture human physiology. MPS offer …

Deep Learning for Strain Field Customization in Bioreactor with Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Array

J Wang, D Sarkar, A Mohan, M Lee, Z Ma… - Cyborg and Bionic …, 2024 - spj.science.org
In the field of biomechanics, customizing complex strain fields according to specific
requirements poses an important challenge for bioreactor technology, primarily due to the …

Two-step hot isostatic pressing densification achieved non-porous fully-densified wood with enhanced physical and mechanical properties

JC Maturana, P Guindos, J Lagos, C Arroyave… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A new two-step densification method for wooden materials entitled hot isostatic pressing
(HIP) is proposed. This method has the advantage over previous densification methods that …

Light‐Induced Nanoscale Deformation in Azobenzene Thin Film Triggers Rapid Intracellular Ca2+ Increase via Mechanosensitive Cation Channels

H Peussa, C Fedele, H Tran, M Marttinen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial cells are in continuous dynamic biochemical and physical interaction with their
extracellular environment. Ultimately, this interplay guides fundamental physiological …

Pneumatic Non-Equibiaxial Cell Stretching Device With Live-Cell Imaging

J Wang, A Chatterjee, C Zigan, M Alborn… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Adherent cell behavior is influenced by a complex interplay of factors, including
chemical and mechanical signals. In vitro experiments that mimic the mechanical …

Mechanical Enhancement of the Strain‐Sensor Response in Dimers of Strongly Coupled Plasmonic Nanoparticles

N Ahmidayi, W d'Orsonnens, T Maurer… - Annalen der …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their particular optical and mechanical properties, plasmomechanical devices have
become choice candidates in strain sensing applications. Using numerical simulation, a …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering tools for quantifying and manipulating forces in epithelia

LP Dow, T Parmar, MC Marchetti, BL Pruitt - Biophysics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The integrity of epithelia is maintained within dynamic mechanical environments during
tissue development and homeostasis. Understanding how epithelial cells mechanosignal …

Pneumatically Controlled Non-Equibiaxial Cell Stretching Device with Live-cell Imaging

J Wang, A Chatterjee, C Zigan, M Alborn, DD Chan… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Objective Adherent cell behavior is influenced by a complex interplay of factors, including
chemical and mechanical signals. In vitro experiments that mimic the mechanical …

Development of a high-performance structural material from reforested wood of the Brosimum utile (Kunth) Oken species from the department of Chocó

JC Maturana Guevara - 2024 - repository.udem.edu.co
El desarrollo de materiales de alta resistencia a base de madera es uno de los principales
retos que afronta la industria de la madera ante la creciente demanda de materiales …

[PDF][PDF] Advancing Design and Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices for Biomedical Applications

A Tony - 2023 - harvest.usask.ca
Applications of engineering methods to biology have grown with a desire to build devices for
integrating various tests on cells, called Lab-On-a-Chip (LOC), and for mimicking biological …