Soft biological tissues are complex materials with a large structural variety, with differences
in behavior, but with some common characteristics. Skin is an archetypal soft tissue which …

The prevalence of prosthodontic treatment has been well recognized, and the need is
continuously increasing with the ageing population. While the oral mucosa plays a critical …

In nature, living organisms evolve unique functional components with mechanically adaptive
compatibility to cater dynamic change of interface friction/lubrication. This mechanism can …

The stiffness of soft biological tissues not only depends on the applied deformation, but also
on the deformation rate. To model this type of behavior, traditional approaches select a …

Of the plethora of work performed analyzing skeletal muscle tissue, relatively little has been
done in the examination of its passive material properties. Previous studies of the passive …

The compressive properties of skeletal muscle are important in impact biomechanics,
rehabilitation engineering and surgical simulation. However, the mechanical behaviour of …

Fracture toughness is important for any material, but to date there have been few
investigations of this mechanical property in soft mammalian tissues. This paper presents …

The passive mechanical properties of muscle tissue are important for many biomechanics
applications. However, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the three …

Soft tissue material properties are vital to human body models that evaluate interactions
between the human body and its environment. Such models evaluate internal stress/strain …

Background: Shoulder range of motion (ROM) deficits have been identified as injury risk
factors among baseball athletes. Despite the knowledge surrounding these risk factors …