The characterization of soft tissues remains a vital need for various bioengineering and
medical fields. Developing areas such as regenerative medicine, robot-aided surgery, and …

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 …

The regional dynamic mechanical properties of mouse, rat, pig, and human brain tissue
were compared directly in this first-of-its-kind study. Our results suggest the use of pig or …

Brain tissue is one of the most complex and softest tissues in the human body. Due to its
ultrasoft and biphasic nature, it is difficult to control the deformation state during …

Traumatic spinal cord injuries result from high impact forces acting on the spine and are
proceeded by an extensive secondary inflammatory response resulting in motor, sensory …

Nanoindentation technology with high spatial resolution and force sensitivity is widely used
to measure the mechanical properties of hard biomaterials and tissues. However, its …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Finite
element models of the human head are used widely to simulate TBI loading scenarios, to …

Understanding the behaviour of soft tissues under large strains and high loading rates is
crucial in the field of biomechanics in order to investigate tissue behaviour during …

The liver is the most commonly injured abdominal organ following either blunt or penetrating
impact. Current mechanical properties available in the literature are typically only measured …

Mechanical assessment of biological materials and tissue-engineered scaffolds is
increasingly focusing at lower length scale levels. Amongst other techniques, atomic force …