Collagen as the main protein in Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) is the main load-bearing component of fibrous tissues. Nanostructure and architecture of collagen fibrils play an …
M Adouni, A Gouissem, R Mbarki - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Aging and diabetes, and some other diseases that are associated with a remarkable growth of non-enzymatical cross-links (advanced glycation end-products AGEs) were considered …
A Gouissem, R Mbarki, F Al Khatib, M Adouni - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Type I collagen is one of the most important proteins in the human body because of its role in providing structural support to the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues …
We propose an enriched micromechanical model of the collagenous reinforcement of the eye stromal tissue. As a departure from an over-simplified model proposed a few years back …
Purpose A personalized model of the knee joint, with adjustable effective geometric parameters for the transplanted autograft diameter in Anterior Cruciate Ligament …
M Khademi, M Haghpanahi, M Razi… - Acta Mechanica …, 2024 - Springer
The anterior cruciate ligament plays a crucial role in maintaining stability within the knee joint, particularly for athletes who frequently experience its rupture. This study presents a …
M Sharabi, R Agron, A Dolev, R Haj-Ali, M Yassin - Bioengineering, 2024 - mdpi.com
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are prevalent knee injuries, with approximately 200,000 ruptures annually, and treatment costs exceed USD two billion in the United States …
In this paper, a multiscale rationale is applied to develop a bottom-up modelling strategy for analysing the elasto-damage response of osteons, resulting in a first step towards a refined …
Two alternative numerical models of the human cornea are used to simulate the mechanical response under the action of a physiological intraocular pressure (IOP). The first model is …