The field of tissue engineering continues to expand and mature, and several products are
now in clinical use, with numerous other preclinical and clinical studies underway. However …

Through years of evolution, biological soft fibrous tissues have developed remarkable
functional properties, unique hierarchical architectures, and-most notably, an unparalleled …

Through mechanobiological control of the extracellular matrix, and hence local stiffness,
smooth muscle cells of the media and fibroblasts of the adventitia play important roles in …

Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals and provides the abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) wall with mechanical strength, stiffness and toughness. Specifically, the …

To characterize the material properties of posterior and peripapillary sclera from human
donors, and to investigate the macro-and micro-scale strains as potential control …

Damage to soft tissues in the human body has been investigated for applications in
healthcare, sports, and biomedical engineering. This paper reviews and classifies damage …

In this paper, a micromechanical model for rubber elasticity is proposed on the basis of
analytical network-averaging of the tube model and by applying a closed-form of the …

Coronary atherosclerosis is the major cause of mortality and disability in developed nations.
A deeper understanding of mechanical properties of coronary arteries and hence their …

Background The prevalence for thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) is significantly increased
in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) compared with patients who have a normal …

Understanding the failure and damage mechanisms of soft biological tissue is critical to a
sensitive and specific characterization of tissue injury tolerance and its relation to biological …