Conference Agenda

EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY TO DETERMINE EQUILIBRIUM AND RATE-DEPENDENT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PORCINE AORTAS

F. Bogoni¹, M. P. Wollner¹, G. A. Holzapfel^1,2

¹Graz University of Technology, Austria; ²Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

EFFECTS OF COMPRESSIVE LOADING: INTERPLAY BETWEEN DEFORMATION AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF THE STOMACH WALL

C. S. Holzer¹, A. Pukaluk¹, C. Viertler², P. Regitnig², H. Wolinski^3,4, E. Machado Charry⁵, A. W. Caulk⁶, M. Eschbach⁶, G. A. Holzapfel^1,7

¹Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Austria; ²Diagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Austria; ³Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Austria; ⁴Field of Excellence BioHealth, University of Graz, Austria; ⁵Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology, Austria; ⁶Surgical, Medtronic, North Haven, CT, USA; ⁷Department of Structural Engineering, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERISATION OF SOFT MATERIAL AT HIGH FREQUENCY USING OPTICAL MICRO-ELASTOGRAPHY

J. Torres¹, A. Callejas¹, A. Gomez^1,2, R. Muñoz¹, G. Rus¹

¹University of Granada, Spain; ²University College London, United Kingdom

A COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATE HERNIA MESH BIOMECHANICAL STABILITY IN SITU

A. Jourdan¹, A. Vegleur¹, J. Bodner², P. Rousset³, A. Le Ruyet¹, G. Passot³

¹Medtronic, General Surgical Technologies, Trévoux, France; ²Medtronic, Corporate Core Technologies, MN, USA; ³Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France

STOMACH WALL TISSUE: A STRUCTURAL AND MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION

F. Fournier¹, W. Wei¹, T. Bège^1,2, C. Masson¹

¹Univ Gustave Eiffel, Aix-Marseille Univ, LBA, F-13016 Marseille, France; ²Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, CHU Nord AP-HM, Aix-Marseille université, France

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF AN INTESTINAL PHANTOM INCLUDING A MUCOSA LAYER

P. Signorello^1,2,3, L. Cacopardo^1,2,3, N. Guazzelli^1,2,3, A. Ahluwalia^1,2,3

¹Research Centre “E. Piaggio”, University of Pisa, Italy; ²Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy; ³3R Centre, Italy

LARGE-POROUS OR NANO-FIBROUS? – A MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE ON IMPLANT MATERIALS FOR THE PELVIC FLOOR

J. R. Hofmann¹, C. Fialová², C. Adlhart², M. Strassmann², M. Rimann², B. Röhrnbauer¹

¹Institute of Mechanical Systems, School of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences; ²Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

EXPLORING THE VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF PORCINE MCL USING DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS

S. Hafeji¹, R. Wilkins², C. Brockett³, A. Herbert¹, J. Edwards¹

¹Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom; ²Clinical Biomechanics & Physical Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, United Kingdom; ³Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

THE IMPACT OF NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS ON C. ELEGANS BIOMECHANICS AND ITS INTERNAL PRESSURE

C. L. Essmann^1,2, M. Elmi², C. Rekatsinas³, N. Chrysochoidis⁴, M. Shaw^2,5, V. Pawar², M. A. Srinivasan², V. Vavourakis^2,6

¹University of Freiburg, Germany; ²University College London, UK; ³NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece; ⁴University of Patras, Greece; ⁵National Physical Laboratory, UK; ⁶University of Cyprus, Cyprus

METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE BREAKING STARTING STRENGTH OF MENISCAL HORNS FROM SUTURE RETENTION TESTS

A. PEÑA-TRABALON, A. PEREZ-BLANCA, B. ESTEBANEZ-CAMPOS, S. MORENO-VEGAS, M. PRADO-NOVOA

UNIVERSITY OF MALAGA, Spain

BIOMECHANICS OF THE ABDOMEN AND THORAX (BACK) HUMAN FASCIAE: SUPERFICIAL FASCIA

L. Bonaldi¹, C. G. Fontanella^2,3, C. Stecco^3,4, A. Berardo^1,3

¹Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Padova, Italy; ²Department of Industrial Engineering, Padova, Italy; ³Centre for Mechanics of Biological Material (CMBM), Padova, Italy; ⁴Department of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy

MULTI-AXIS SENSOR MECHANICALLY-REPRESENTATIVE OF HUMAN SKIN

C. A. Hill¹, A. Dostan¹, C. Casey², L. France¹

¹University of Hull, United Kingdom; ²Smith+Nephew PLC, United Kingdom