Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques have gained interest in the tissue engineering field,
thanks to their versatility and unique possibilities of producing constructs with complex …

Acoustic signals are important markers to monitor physiological and pathological conditions,
eg, heart and respiratory sounds. The employment of traditional devices, such as …

Micro-prosthetics requires the fabrication of mechanically robust and personalized
components with sub-millimetric feature accuracy. Three-dimensional (3D) printing …

Bacterial colonization of implanted biomedical devices is the main cause of healthcare-
associated infections, estimated to be 8.8 million per year in Europe. Many infections …

Collagen is a key structural protein in the human body, which undergoes mineralization
during the formation of hard tissues. Earlier studies have described the mechanical behavior …

Despite advances in prosthesis materials, operating microscopes and surgical techniques
during the last 50 years, long-lasting hearing improvement remains a challenge in ossicular …

Bone is mineralized tissue constituting the skeletal system, supporting and protecting the
body's organs and tissues. In addition to such fundamental mechanical functions, bone also …

Collagen is the key protein of connective tissue (ie, skin, tendons and ligaments, and
cartilage, among others), accounting for 25–35% of the whole-body protein content and …

The development of structures and devices with enhanced acousto-mechanical properties is
a topic of interest in engineering, especially in the biomedical field. A case study is the …

Over the years, there has been an increasing number of cardiac and orthopaedic implanted
medical devices, which has caused an increased incidence of device-associated infections …