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Tensile and Compressive Mechanical Behaviour of Human Blood Clot Analogues
Endovascular thrombectomy procedures are significantly influenced by the mechanical response of thrombi to the multi-axial loading imposed during...
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Bone Plates Runout Prediction Through Tensile Strength and Geometric Properties for Regulatory Mechanical Testing
Mechanical tests on bone plates are mandatory for regulatory purposes and, typically, the ASTM F382 standard is used, which involves a four-point...
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Ex Vivo Uniaxial Tensile Properties of Rat Uterosacral Ligaments
This manuscript presents new experimental methods for testing the ex vivo tensile properties of the uterosacral ligaments (USLs) in rats. The USL...
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Damage and Fracture Mechanics of Porcine Subcutaneous Tissue Under Tensile Loading
Subcutaneous injection, which is a preferred delivery method for many drugs, causes deformation, damage, and fracture of the subcutaneous tissue....
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The mechanical behavior of bovine spinal cord white matter under various strain rate conditions: tensile testing and visco-hyperelastic constitutive modeling
The mechanical behavior of the white matter is important for estimating the damage of the spinal cord during accidents. In this study, we conducted...
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Subject-Specific Geometry of FE Lumbar Spine Models for the Replication of Fracture Locations Using Dynamic Drop Tests
For traumatic lumbar spine injuries, the mechanisms and influence of anthropometrical variation are not yet fully understood under dynamic loading....
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3D printing of alginate/thymoquinone/halloysite nanotube bio-scaffolds for cartilage repairs: experimental and numerical study
One of the newest advances in 3D printing is the printing process of bio-scaffolds. The 3D printing of true materials for cartilage repairs...
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Chewable Antacid Tablets: Are Disintegration Tests Relevant?
A recently published FDA guidance on chewable tablets has addressed the quality attributes of this class of dosage forms. This study evaluated...
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Ex vivo, in vivo and in silico studies of corneal biomechanics: a systematic review
Healthy cornea guarantees the refractive power of the eye and the protection of the inner components, but injury, trauma or pathology may impair the...
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A Preliminary Step Towards a Physical Surrogate of the Human Calvarium to Model Fracture
A surrogate model of the human calvarium can be used to assess skull-fracture-related head injuries without continuously requiring post-mortem human...
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Particle Image Velocimetry to Evaluate Pulse Wave Velocity in Aorta Phantom with the lnD–U Method
PurposePulse wave velocity (PWV) is an indicator of arterial stiffness used in the prediction of cardiovascular disease such as atherosclerosis....
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Mechanics of Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine
The mechanical properties of biomaterials play a critical role in designing and develo** medical products and selecting suitable materials for...
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Reliable Numerical Models of Nickel-Titanium Stents: How to Deduce the Specific Material Properties from Testing Real Devices
The current interest of those dealing with medical research is the preparation of digital twins. In this frame, the first step to accomplish is the...
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Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Contemporary Dental Composite Materials by a Stretching Method
We describe here a physical investigation method for determining measures of the strength of dental composite materials using samples with different...
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Finite Element Analysis of Femoral Strains in Older Adults During Stair Ascent and Descent
PurposeUnderstanding the femur load environment during daily activity is necessary for the understanding of risk of femoral pain, pain related falls,...
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Research on the Wear Performance of Artificial Knee Joint with Different Geometric Dimension
PurposeThis study aims at investigating the wear behavior of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), which limits the longevity of total...
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A proof of concept to define the parameters affecting poly-l-lactide-co-poly-ε-caprolactone shape memory electrospun nanofibers for biomedical applications
This study is a proof of concept performed to evaluate process parameters affecting shape memory effect of copolymer poly- l -lactide-co-poly-ε-caprolac...
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Is the 0.2%-Strain-Offset Approach Appropriate for Calculating the Yield Stress of Cortical Bone?
The 0.2% strain offset approach is mostly used to calculate the yield stress and serves as an efficient method for cross-lab comparisons of measured...
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Exploring the Potential of MIM-Manufactured Porous NiTi as a Vascular Drug Delivery Material
Porous nickel-titanium (NiTi) manufactured using metal injection molding (MIM) has emerged as an innovative generation of drug-loaded stent...
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Biomechanical analysis of a novel screw system with a variable locking angle in mandible angle fractures
Locking plates nowadays represent an important treatment in bone trauma and bone healing due to its strong biomechanical properties. The purpose of...
