Mechanical properties of whole-body soft human tissues: a review

G Singh, A Chanda - Biomedical Materials, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Multifaceted design and emerging applications of tissue adhesives

Z Ma, G Bao, J Li - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue adhesives can form appreciable adhesion with tissues and have found clinical use in
a variety of medical settings such as wound closure, surgical sealants, regenerative …

Reversed-engineered human alveolar lung-on-a-chip model

D Huang, T Liu, J Liao, S Maharjan… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Here, we present a physiologically relevant model of the human pulmonary alveoli. This
alveolar lung-on-a-chip platform is composed of a three-dimensional porous hydrogel made …

3D printed deformable sensors

Z Zhu, HS Park, MC McAlpine - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
The ability to directly print compliant biomedical devices on live human organs could benefit
patient monitoring and wound treatment, which requires the 3D printer to adapt to the …

[HTML][HTML] Techniques for characterizing mechanical properties of soft tissues

K Navindaran, JS Kang, K Moon - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The characterization of soft tissues remains a vital need for various bioengineering and
medical fields. Develo** areas such as regenerative medicine, robot-aided surgery, and …

Advances in 3D bioprinting for cancer biology and precision medicine: From matrix design to application

MS Jung, S Ghamrawi, EY Du… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment is highly complex owing to its heterogeneous composition and
dynamic nature. This makes tumors difficult to replicate using traditional 2D cell culture …

Cavitation in soft matter

CW Barney, CE Dougan, KR McLeod… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Cavitation is the sudden, unstable expansion of a void or bubble within a liquid or solid
subjected to a negative hydrostatic stress. Cavitation rheology is a field emerging from the …

[HTML][HTML] An in vitro model of fibrosis using crosslinked native extracellular matrix-derived hydrogels to modulate biomechanics without changing composition

M Nizamoglu, RHJ de Hilster, F Zhao, PK Sharma… - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic network of proteins, proteoglycans and
glycosaminoglycans, providing structure to the tissue and biochemical and biomechanical …

A review of biomaterials and scaffold fabrication for organ-on-a-chip (OOAC) systems

LA Osório, E Silva, RE Mackay - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
Drug and chemical development along with safety tests rely on the use of numerous clinical
models. This is a lengthy process where animal testing is used as a standard for pre-clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Development and mechanical characterization of artificial surrogates for brain tissues

G Singh, A Chanda - Biomedical Engineering Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
In the 21st century, trauma injury due to direct head impact in accidents and collisions or
blast exposure is the most important research area, which is poorly understood to date. Due …