Pulmonary diseases, driven by pollution, industrial farming, va**, and the infamous
COVID-19 pandemic, lead morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Computational …

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is currently considered a life-saving intervention. However,
growing evidence highlighted that prolonged MV significantly affects functional outcomes …

Convolutions are a classical hallmark of most mammalian brains. Brain surface morphology
is often associated with intelligence and closely correlated with neurological dysfunction …

The develo** human brain remains one of the few unsolved mysteries of science.
Advancements in developmental biology, neuroscience and medical imaging have brought …

Biological surfaces display fascinating topographic patterns such as corrugated blood cells
and wrinkled dog skin. These patterns have inspired an emerging technology in materials …

Pulmonary air leaks are amongst the most common complications in lung surgery. Lung
sealants are applied to the organ surface and need to synchronously stretch with the …

Growing layers on elastic substrates are capable of creating a wide variety of surface
morphologies. Moderate growth generates a regular pattern of sinusoidal wrinkles with a …

Breathing involves fluid-solid interactions in the lung; however, the lack of experimental data
inhibits combining the mechanics of air flow to airway deformation, challenging the …

Airway obstruction and pulmonary mechanics remain understudied despite lung disease
being the third cause of death in the United States. Lack of relevant data has led …

Respiratory pathologies alter the structure of the lung and impact its mechanics. Mice are
widely used in the study of lung pathologies, but there is a lack of fundamental mechanical …