Mechanical properties of whole-body soft human tissues: a review
The mechanical properties of soft tissues play a key role in studying human injuries and their
mitigation strategies. While such properties are indispensable for computational modelling …
mitigation strategies. While such properties are indispensable for computational modelling …
Electrospun fiber-based flexible electronics: Fiber fabrication, device platform, functionality integration and applications
Flexible electronics have attracted considerable attention in the past two decades due to
their distinctive features and numerous potential applications in electronic skins, human …
their distinctive features and numerous potential applications in electronic skins, human …
Tunable hydrogel viscoelasticity modulates human neural maturation
Human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have emerged as a promising in vitro model
system for studying neurodevelopment. However, current models remain limited in their …
system for studying neurodevelopment. However, current models remain limited in their …
Fifty shades of brain: a review on the mechanical testing and modeling of brain tissue
Brain tissue is not only one of the most important but also the most complex and compliant
tissue in the human body. While long underestimated, increasing evidence confirms that …
tissue in the human body. While long underestimated, increasing evidence confirms that …
Mechanical characterization of human brain tissue
Mechanics are increasingly recognized to play an important role in modulating brain form
and function. Computational simulations are a powerful tool to predict the mechanical …
and function. Computational simulations are a powerful tool to predict the mechanical …
Mechanical properties of gray and white matter brain tissue by indentation
The mammalian brain is composed of an outer layer of gray matter, consisting of cell bodies,
dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, and an inner core of white matter, consisting primarily of …
dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, and an inner core of white matter, consisting primarily of …
Multifunctional fibers for simultaneous optical, electrical and chemical interrogation of neural circuits in vivo
Brain function depends on simultaneous electrical, chemical and mechanical signaling at
the cellular level. This multiplicity has confounded efforts to simultaneously measure or …
the cellular level. This multiplicity has confounded efforts to simultaneously measure or …
Advancing models of neural development with biomaterials
Human pluripotent stem cells have emerged as a promising in vitro model system for
studying the brain. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional cell culture paradigms have …
studying the brain. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional cell culture paradigms have …
Functional 3D neural mini‐tissues from printed gel‐based bioink and human neural stem cells
Direct‐write printing of stem cells within biomaterials presents an opportunity to engineer
tissue for in vitro modeling and regenerative medicine. Here, a first example of constructing …
tissue for in vitro modeling and regenerative medicine. Here, a first example of constructing …
Mechanics of the brain: perspectives, challenges, and opportunities
The human brain is the continuous subject of extensive investigation aimed at
understanding its behavior and function. Despite a clear evidence that mechanical factors …
understanding its behavior and function. Despite a clear evidence that mechanical factors …