Structural mechanisms in soft fibrous tissues: a review

M Sharabi - Frontiers in Materials, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Through years of evolution, biological soft fibrous tissues have developed remarkable
functional properties, unique hierarchical architectures, and-most notably, an unparalleled …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cell differentiation and usage for biotechnology applications: tissue engineering and food manufacturing

D Benayahu - Biomaterials translational, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent advances in the field of stem cell research now enable their utilisation for
biotechnology applications in regenerative medicine and food tech. The first use of stem …

Biocompatibility of a marine collagen-based scaffold in vitro and in vivo

D Benayahu, L Pomeraniec, S Shemesh, S Heller… - Marine drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Scaffold material is essential in providing mechanical support to tissue, allowing stem cells
to improve their function in the healing and repair of trauma sites and tissue regeneration …

The mechanical behavior of silk-fibroin reinforced alginate hydrogel biocomposites-Toward functional tissue biomimetics

A Aharonov, HS Mordechai, SE Sharon… - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soft tissues are constructed as fiber-reinforced composites consisting of structural
mechanisms and unique mechanical behavior. Biomimetics of their mechanical behavior is …

Unique collagen fibers for biomedical applications

D Benayahu, M Sharabi, L Pomeraniec, L Awad… - Marine Drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
The challenge to develop grafts for tissue regeneration lies in the need to obtain a scaffold
that will promote cell growth in order to form new tissue at a trauma-damaged site. Scaffolds …

Bio-composites reinforced with unique coral collagen fibers: Towards biomimetic-based small diameter vascular grafts

S Wertheimer, M Sharabi, O Shelah, A Lesman… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide.
Approximately 31% of all global deaths are caused by CVDs, of which 42% are attributable …

Collagen-based micro/nano fibrous constructs: Step-by-step reverse biomimetics of structure and mechanical function

SE Sharon, A Aharonov, HS Mordechai… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multiscale micro–nano fibrous structures are a cutting-edge research area in material
science and have drawn the attention of scientists in recent years. These structures are …

Toward a mechanically biocompatible intervertebral disc: Engineering of combined biomimetic annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus analogs

HS Mordechai, A Aharonov, SE Sharon… - … Research Part A, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and accompanying lower back pain impose global
medical and societal challenges, affecting over 600 million people worldwide. The IVD …

Towards intervertebral disc engineering: Bio-mimetics of form and function of the annulus fibrosus lamellae

M Sharabi, S Wertheimer, KR Wade… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aging western society is heavily afflicted with intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration.
Replacement or repair of the degenerated IVD with an artificial bio-mimetic construct is one …

[HTML][HTML] On the experimental validation of Ludwick law to predict critical buckling load of nonlinear elastic columns

L Jiao-Wang, C Larriba, C Santiuste - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The main contribution of this work is validating the Ludwick law to model the nonlinear
mechanical behavior in the prediction of the critical buckling load of nonlinear elastic …