Mechanical properties of whole-body soft human tissues: a review
The mechanical properties of soft tissues play a key role in studying human injuries and their
mitigation strategies. While such properties are indispensable for computational modelling …
mitigation strategies. While such properties are indispensable for computational modelling …
Fifty shades of brain: a review on the mechanical testing and modeling of brain tissue
Brain tissue is not only one of the most important but also the most complex and compliant
tissue in the human body. While long underestimated, increasing evidence confirms that …
tissue in the human body. While long underestimated, increasing evidence confirms that …
Materials and technologies for soft implantable neuroprostheses
Implantable neuroprostheses are engineered systems designed to restore or substitute
function for individuals with neurological deficits or disabilities. These systems involve at …
function for individuals with neurological deficits or disabilities. These systems involve at …
Brain stiffness increases with myelin content
Brain stiffness plays an important role in neuronal development and disease, but reported
stiffness values vary significantly for different species, for different brains, and even for …
stiffness values vary significantly for different species, for different brains, and even for …
Nanoindentation of soft biological materials
L Qian, H Zhao - Micromachines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nanoindentation techniques, with high spatial resolution and force sensitivity, have recently
been moved into the center of the spotlight for measuring the mechanical properties of …
been moved into the center of the spotlight for measuring the mechanical properties of …
Mechanobiology of the brain in ageing and Alzheimer's disease
CM Hall, E Moeendarbary… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Just as the epigenome, the proteome and the electrophysiological properties of a cell
influence its function, so too do its intrinsic mechanical properties and its extrinsic …
influence its function, so too do its intrinsic mechanical properties and its extrinsic …
Mechanical characterization of human brain tumors from patients and comparison to potential surgical phantoms
While mechanical properties of the brain have been investigated thoroughly, the mechanical
properties of human brain tumors rarely have been directly quantified due to the …
properties of human brain tumors rarely have been directly quantified due to the …
Nano-mechanical signature of brain tumours
Glioblastoma (GBM) and meningothelial meningioma (MM) are the most frequent malignant
and benign brain lesions, respectively. Mechanical cues play a major role in the progression …
and benign brain lesions, respectively. Mechanical cues play a major role in the progression …
Acute and chronic demyelinated CNS lesions exhibit opposite elastic properties
MM Urbanski, MB Brendel, CV Melendez-Vasquez - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Increased deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) is a known inhibitor of axonal regrowth
and remyelination. Recent in vitr o studies have demonstrated that oligodendrocyte …
and remyelination. Recent in vitr o studies have demonstrated that oligodendrocyte …
Physical and mechanical characterization of fibrin-based bioprinted constructs containing drug-releasing microspheres for neural tissue engineering applications
Three-dimensional bioprinting can fabricate precisely controlled 3D tissue constructs. This
process uses bioinks—specially tailored materials that support the survival of incorporated …
process uses bioinks—specially tailored materials that support the survival of incorporated …