Fpt Frank Baaijens

TL;DR: A micro-macro strategy suitable for modeling the mechanical response of heterogeneous materials at large deformations and non-linear history dependent material behaviour is presented and its performance is illustrated by the simulation of pure bending of porous aluminum.

TL;DR: The findings suggest the feasibility of ME to design scaffolds with a hierarchical organization through a layer-by-layer process and control over fibre orientation and the electrospun PLA/PCL bi-layered tube presents appropriate characteristics to be considered a candidate scaffold for blood vessel tissue engineering.

TL;DR: A new, hierarchical research approach is proposed to obtain improved insights into the basic pathways whereby mechanical loading leads to soft tissue breakdown and provide new fundamental knowledge about the etiology of pressure ulcers that can serve as a sound basis for effective clinical identification and prevention.

TL;DR: Results show that during systole the leaflets of the stented valve appear to be moving with the fluid in an essentially kinematical process governed by the fluid motion.

TL;DR: A numerical‐experimental method was developed to characterize the non‐linear mechanical behaviour of human dermis, and the mechanical properties of the different layers are studied.