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 …

Discogenic back pain is a common condition without approved intervertebral disc (IVD)
repair therapies. Cell delivery using injectable biomaterial carriers offers promise to restore …

Abstract Treatment strategies to address pathologies of fibrocartilaginous tissue are in part
limited by an incomplete understanding of structure–function relationships in these load …

Finite element (FE) models are advantageous in the study of intervertebral disc mechanics
as the stress–strain distributions can be determined throughout the tissue and the applied …

Finite element analysis has proven to be a viable method for assessing many structure-
function relationships in the human lumbar spine. Several validated models of the spine …

Mechanical characterization of soft biological tissue is becoming more and more prevalent.
Despite the growing use of planar biaxial testing for soft tissue characterization, testing …

Finite element (FE) analysis has proven to be useful when studying the biomechanics of the
cervical spine. Although many FE studies of the cervical spine have been published, they …

In recent years, the industry's responsibility to join in sustainable manufacturing becomes
huge, while innovating sustainability has been a new trend. Industrial enterprises are …

As a primary load-resisting component, annulus fibrosus (AF) maintains structural integrity of
the entire intervertebral disc. Experiments have demonstrated that permanent deformation …

The meniscus provides crucial knee function and damage to it leads to osteoarthritis of the
articular cartilage. Accurate measurement of its mechanical properties is therefore important …