Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and
mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering applications. Due …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the most promising elastomers due its remarkable
proprieties such as good thermal stability, biocompatibility, corrosion resistance, flexibility …

Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models, such as organ-on-a-chip platforms, are an emerging
and effective technology that allows the replication of the function of tissues and organs …

Atherosclerosis is one of the main causes of cardiovascular events, namely, myocardium
infarction and cerebral stroke, responsible for a great number of deaths every year …

Haemodynamics is a branch of fluid mechanics which investigates the features of blood
when it flows not only via blood vessels of smaller/larger diameter, but also under normal as …

Every year, cancer causes millions of deaths around the globe, and researchers have been
engaged to provide novel therapies for this threatening disease. However, this process is …

Polydimethylsiloxane mechanical properties: A systematic review Page 1 AIMS Materials
Science, 8(6): 952–973. DOI: 10.3934/matersci.2021058 Received: 08 July 2021 Accepted: 29 …

As comparative data on the precision of 3D-printed anatomical models are sparse, the aim
of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of 3D-printed models of vascular anatomy …

Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease that can significantly reduce blood supply to vital
organs, being one of the main causes of death worldwide. In this work, a numerical and …

Hemorheological alterations in the majority of metabolic diseases are always connected
with blood rheology disturbances, such as the increase of blood and plasma viscosity, cell …