A growing body of multiscale biomechanical studies has been proposed to highlight the
mechanical cues in the development of hepatic fibrosis and cancer. At the cellular level …

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease
(PD) present a major health burden to society. Changes in brain structure and cognition are …

Liver tissue engineering approaches aim to support drug testing, assistance devices, or
transplantation. However, their suitability for clinical application remains unsatisfactory …

The use of the finite element (FE) method to simulate traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been
an area under development and research for many years. The aim is to accurately …

The low strain-rate response of brain parenchyma is critical to predicting prognosis in cases
of hydrocephalus or cerebral edema, including in the prediction of brain stem herniation …

The reduced elastic modulus E r and indentation hardness H IT of various brittle solids
including ceramics, semiconductors, glasses, single crystals, and laser material were …

Tissue stiffness is related to soft tissue pathologies and can be assessed through palpation
or via clinical imaging systems, eg, ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging. Typically …

Traditional mechanical characterization of extremely soft tissues is challenging given
difficulty extracting tissue, satisfying geometric requirements, keeping tissues hydrated, and …

Mechanical characterization of hydrogels and ultra-soft tissues is a challenging task both
from an experimental and material parameter estimation perspective because they are much …

The assessment of mechanical stiffness is an essential diagnostic tool for investigating the
biomechanical properties of biological tissues. Surface wave elastography (SWE) is an …