Effects of extracellular matrix viscoelasticity on cellular behaviour
Substantial research over the past two decades has established that extracellular matrix
(ECM) elasticity, or stiffness, affects fundamental cellular processes, including spreading …
(ECM) elasticity, or stiffness, affects fundamental cellular processes, including spreading …
Indentation versus tensile measurements of Young's modulus for soft biological tissues
CT McKee, JA Last, P Russell… - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
In this review, we compare the reported values of Young's modulus (YM) obtained from
indentation and tensile deformations of soft biological tissues. When the method of …
indentation and tensile deformations of soft biological tissues. When the method of …
Soft biological materials and their impact on cell function
Most organs and biological tissues are soft viscoelastic materials with elastic moduli ranging
from on the order of 100 Pa for the brain to 100 000 Pa for soft cartilage. Biocompatible …
from on the order of 100 Pa for the brain to 100 000 Pa for soft cartilage. Biocompatible …
Probability of cavitation for single ultrasound pulses applied to tissues and tissue-mimicking materials
AD Maxwell, CA Cain, TL Hall, JB Fowlkes… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, the negative pressure values at which inertial cavitation consistently occurs in
response to a single, two-cycle, focused ultrasound pulse were measured in several media …
response to a single, two-cycle, focused ultrasound pulse were measured in several media …
3D Hydrogel Encapsulation Regulates Nephrogenesis in Kidney Organoids
Stem cell‐derived kidney organoids contain nephron segments that recapitulate
morphological and functional aspects of the human kidney. However, directed differentiation …
morphological and functional aspects of the human kidney. However, directed differentiation …
Propagation of spontaneously actuated pulsive vibration in human heart wall and in vivo viscoelasticity estimation
H Kanai - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Though myocardial viscoelasticity is essential in the evaluation of heart diastolic properties,
it has never been noninvasively measured in vivo. By the ultrasonic measurement of the …
it has never been noninvasively measured in vivo. By the ultrasonic measurement of the …
Spherical indentation load-relaxation of soft biological tissues
Elastic-viscoelastic correspondence was used to generate displacement–time solutions for
spherical indentation testing of soft biological materials with time-dependent mechanical …
spherical indentation testing of soft biological materials with time-dependent mechanical …
Experimental mechanical characterization of abdominal organs: liver, kidney & spleen
S Umale, C Deck, N Bourdet, P Dhumane… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abdominal organs are the most vulnerable body parts during vehicle trauma, leading to high
mortality rate due to acute injuries of liver, kidney, spleen and other abdominal organs …
mortality rate due to acute injuries of liver, kidney, spleen and other abdominal organs …
Progress in the mechanical modulation of cell functions in tissue engineering
In mammals, mechanics at multiple stages—nucleus to cell to ECM—underlie multiple
physiological and pathological functions from its development to reproduction to death …
physiological and pathological functions from its development to reproduction to death …
Isotropic incompressible hyperelastic models for modelling the mechanical behaviour of biological tissues: a review
Modelling the mechanical behaviour of biological tissues is of vital importance for clinical
applications. It is necessary for surgery simulation, tissue engineering, finite element …
applications. It is necessary for surgery simulation, tissue engineering, finite element …