Emerging 3D printing technology permits innovative approaches to manufacture cartilage
scaffolds associated with layer-by-layer mechanical property adaptation. However …

The advent of nanotechnology promises to drastically accelerate progress toward
nanomedicine. Nanoscale particles in the size range of cellular and molecular structures …

A considerable material discontinuity between the enamel and dentin might jeopardize the
tooth's mechanical durability over time without the attenuation of the dentin-enamel junction …

The inherent membrane tension of biological materials could vitally affect their responses to
contact loading but is generally ignored in existing indentation analysis. In this paper, the …

The measurement of the elastic modulus of soft biomaterials via nanoindentation relies on
the accurate determination of the zero-point of the tip-sample interaction on which the depth …

The creep behavior of untreated and deproteinized dental enamel in dry and wet state was
analyzed by nanoindentation with a spherical tip. Additionally, the influence of the loading …

Purpose: To evaluate the regional effects of different corneal cross-linking (CXL) protocols
on corneal biomechanical properties. Methods: The study involved both eyes of 50 rabbits …

Purpose: Keratoconus leads to visual deterioration due to irregular astigmatism and corneal
thinning. Riboflavin-based corneal UV-A crosslinking (CXL) induces novel intramolecular …

Knowledge of the biomechanical properties of the human cornea is crucial for
understanding the development of corneal diseases and impact of surgical treatments (eg …

Hintergrund Der Keratokonus geht mit einer Veränderung der kornealen Biomechanik
einher. Mittels Nanoindentation kann eine ortsaufgelöste Charakterisierung …