Conference Agenda

SCALE-SPACE ANALYSIS OF THORACIC AORTIC SHAPE: SIGNAL PRESERVATION FOR ENHANCED CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING

J. A. Pugar, J. Kim, L. Pocivavsek

University of Chicago, United States of America

RISK OF CLOTS MIGRATION IN CONTACT AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PATIENT ANEURYSM - NUMERICAL STUDY

C. Paz^1,2, E. Suárez^1,2, A. Cabarcos^1,2, S. Pinto^3,4

¹CINTECX, University of Vigo, Campus Universitario Lagoas-Marcosende, Vigo, Spain; ²Biofluids Research Group, Galicia Sur Heath Research Institute, SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, Spain; ³Engineering Faculty, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; ⁴Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (LAETA-INEGI), Porto, Portugal

VALIDATION OF IN-SILICO SIMULATION OF CORONARY ARTERY FLUID FLOW AGAINST IN-VITRO DATA

S. M. Mousavi, G. Zitti, M. Brocchini

MARCHE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, Italy

THROMBOSIS RISK SIMULATIONS WITH COMPUTATIONALLY REDEFINED LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE MORPHOTYPES

M. T.-E. Lee¹, R. Sivera², R. I. MD³, A. Cook², L. Menezes⁴, G. Burriesci^1,5, R. Torii¹, G. M. Bosi¹

¹UCL Mechanical Engineering, Roberts Engineering Building, University College London, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom; ²UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom; ³UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Malet Place Engineering Building, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom; ⁴Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom; ⁵Bioengineering Group, Ri.MED Foundation, Palermo, Italy

CODE-TO CODE COMPARISON: AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIAL CFD TOOLS FOR LEFT VENTRICLE MODEL GEOMETRIES

E. Lazpita¹, M. Nagargoje^1,2, A. Mares³, P. Quintero³, M. Neidlin⁴, E. Lara-Pezzi⁵, M. Villalba-Orero⁵, J. Garicano-Mena¹, S. Le Clainche¹

¹Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; ²Politecnico di Milano, Italy; ³Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain; ⁴RWTH Aachen University, Germany; ⁵Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Spain

PATIENT-SPECIFIC FE SIMULATION OF TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION: PROCEDURE PLANNING AND DEVICE DEVELOPMENT

L. Chestnutt¹, B. M. Fanni², N. Rettig³, S. Schievano⁴, S. Celi², A. Aggarwal¹, C. Capelli⁴

¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom; ²BioCardioLab, Fondazione Monasterio, Massa, Italy; ³Université de Strasbourg/Telecom Physique Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; ⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN ARTERIAL-VENOUS FISTULA SYSTEM USING IN VIVO VALIDATION

M. A. Varsanik¹, C. Thaxton², W. Li¹, A. Dardik², L. Pocivavsek¹, J. A. Pugar¹

¹University of Chicago, United States of America; ²Yale University

AGE-DEPENDENT STIFFENING OF AORTA IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS

C. Çelikbudak Orhon¹, D. Adamopoulos², L. A. Crowe², M. Kassai², I. Aslam², J.-F. Deux², J.-P. Vallée², N. Stergiopulos¹

¹Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland; ²Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) et Université de Genève, Switzerland

EFFECTS OF THE AORTIC MORPHOLOGY ON THE VA-ECMO CONFIGURATION: AN SSM AUGMENTED STUDY

M. Mazzoli^1,2, E. Gasparotti¹, A. S. Gervasi^1,2, E. Vignali¹, D. Haxhiademi³, S. Celi¹

¹BioCardioLab, Bioengineering Unit, Fondazione Monasterio, Italy; ²Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy; ³Anesthesia and ICU, Fondazione Monasterio, Italy

AUTOMATIC FRAMEWORK TO PERFORM FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC CAROTID ARTERY BASED ON CTA

N. Curcio², A. Rosato², D. Mazzaccaro³, G. Nano^3,4, M. Conti⁵, G. Matrone¹

¹Dept. of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; ²3D and Computer Simulation Laboratory, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy; ³Operative Unit of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy; ⁴Dept. of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy; ⁵Dept. of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

CFD SIMULATION OF THE CERVICAL AORTIC ARCH WITH AN UNUSUAL ANEURYSM

S. Anglese¹, A. Rosato¹, C. Corrado¹, A. Varrica¹, A. Saracino¹, A. Frigiola¹, M. Conti², M. Lo Rito¹

¹IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Italy; ²University of Pavia, Italy

A FAST-TO-EVALUATE MODEL TO INFORM DEVICE DESIGN DECISIONS FOR PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE SENSORS

A. Schlief^1,2, L. Goubergrits^1,2, J. Brüning^1,2

¹Institute of Computer-assisted Cardiovascular Medicine, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin; ²Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité

EXPLORING THE INTERPLAY OF VASCULAR REMODELING AND HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY IN CAROTID ARTERIES

S. Poloni¹, M. Bozzetto², L. Aiani³, A. Goddi³, A. Remuzzi¹

¹University of Bergamo, Italy; ²Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Italy; ³Centro Medico SME, Italy

A WORKFLOW FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC CFD SIMULATIONS OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC CAROTID ARTERIES

F. Dell'Agnello^1,2, K. Capellini¹, P. Totaro³, F. Frijia¹, F. Cademartiri³, F. A. Recchia^4,5, S. Celi¹

¹BioCardioLab, Bioengeneering Unit, Fondazione Monasterio, Italy; ²Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy; ³Clinical Imaging Department, Fondazione Monasterio, Italy; ⁴Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Italy; ⁵Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy

ULTRASOUND BASED FRAMEWORK FOR CFD MODELING OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIES USING AN OPTICAL TRACKING APPROACH

M. Gillissen¹, F. van de Vosse², M. van Sambeek^1,3, R. Lopata¹

¹Photoacoustics and Ultrasound Laboratory, University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; ²Cardiovascular Biomechanics group, University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; ³Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

UNRAVELING HEMOLYSIS PREDICTION: STRESS-BASED VS. STRAIN-BASED APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGICAL INSIGHTS

I. Guidetti¹, K. H. Fraser², M. L. Costantino¹, F. De Gaetano¹

¹Politecnico di Milano, Italy; ²University of Bath, United Kingdom

IN-PLANE ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF LAMELLAR TISSUE AS A FUNCTION OF BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND LACUNAE POROSITY

A. Vercher-Martínez, R. Megías, R. Belda, P. Vargas, E. Giner

Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

HIGH-RESOLUTION LOCAL TRABECULAR STRAIN WITHIN TRABECULAR STRUCTURE

N. Amraish¹, D. Pahr^1,2

¹Division Biomechanics, Karl Landsteiner University for Health Sciences, Austria; ²Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics, TU Wien, Austria

MULTISCALE MODELING OF HUMAN BONE FROM NANOSCALE TO MACROSCALE TO PREDICT ITS PROPERTIES

Y. Kwon¹, B. Clumpner²

¹Naval Postgraduate School, United States of America; ²United States of Military Academy West Point, United States of America

EFFECTS OF INTERFERENCE FIT ON BONE STRAINS SURROUNDING A CEMENTLESS TIBIAL TRAY: A MICRO-CT AND DVC STUDY

L. Wearne¹, S. Rapagna¹, G. Keene², M. Taylor¹, E. Perilli¹

¹Medical Device Research Institution, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia; ²Orthopaedics Department, SportsMed, Adelaide, SA, Australia

BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ACCESSORY CARPAL BONE BY FORCE-TO-FAILURE EXPERIMENTS

T. Reuter¹, J. Gernhardt², C. Rutter¹, C. Lischer²

¹ICM - Institut Chemnitzer Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V., Chemnitz, Germany; ²Equine Clinic: Surgery and Radiology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

EXAMINING INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN AND DEFORMATION DEPENDENCE OF GROWTH PLATE TISSUE MECHANICS

L. Hucke^1,2,3, A. Wittek¹, A. Gámez², A. Huß¹, N. Hammer³, J. A. Niestrawska³

¹Frankfurt University of Applied Siences, Germany; ²University of Cádiz, Spain; ³Medical University Graz, Austria

CLINICAL IMAGE-BASED BONE PROPERTIES FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC BIOMECHANICAL MODELING

A. De Cet, M. Colombo, I. Rota, P. Vena, D. Gastaldi

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

COMPARISON OF FE-PREDICTED FEMORAL STRENGTH AT BASELINE AND FOLLOW-UP IN THE COMPLETE AGES-REYKJAVIK COHORT

A. D. Praveen¹, A. Baker², D. Jha^1,2, T. Aspelund^3,4, F. Johannesdottir⁵, S. Sigurðsson³, V. Guðnason³, S. J. Ferguson^1,2, L. M. Ellingsen⁴, P. A. Bjornsson⁴, H. Palsson⁴, D. Matchar⁶, B. Helgason^1,2

¹Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore; ²ETH-Zürich, Switzerland; ³The Icelandic Heart Association, Iceland; ⁴University of Iceland, Iceland; ⁵Harvard University, United States; ⁶Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

EFFECTS OF MICROSTRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS ON THE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF DENTIN WITH DENTINOGENESIS IMPERFECTA

S. Touraivane¹, N. Roubier¹, T. Reiss¹, E. Vennat¹, C. Acevedo²

¹Laboratoire de Mécanique Paris-Saclay (LMPS), CentaleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, France; ²Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, USA

INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION AFFECTS THE VOLUMETRIC STRAINS OF HUMAN METASTATIC VERTEBRAE

G. Cavazzoni¹, M. Pasini¹, C. Le Maitre², L. Cristofolini¹, E. Dall'Ara^2,3, M. Palanca¹

¹Dept of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, IT; ²Division of Clinical Medicine, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; ³INSIGNEO institute, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE OSTEOCYTE LACUNO-CANALICULAR NETWORK AT THE BONE-IMPLANT INTERPHASE

C. Mahfouz^1,2, K. Abouzaid¹, A. Dubory³, S. Le Cann¹, E. Vennat²

¹CNRS, MSME, France; ²Université Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, LMPS, France; ³Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France

3D LACUNAE STRUCTURE – MICROMECHANICS RELATIONSHIP OF ENTHESIS CALCIFIED FIBROCARTILAGE

A. Moayedi¹, K. Karali¹, J. Radulovic¹, G. Blunn²

¹Department of Mechanical and Design Engineering, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom; ²Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

THE INFLUENCE OF CYCLIC LOADS ON THE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF THE FEMUR BONE TISSUE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS

A. NIKODEM, M. KOZUŃ

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland

THE INFLUENCE OF UPPER LIMB MOVEMENT ON THE STABILITY OF THE HUMAN BODY DURING VARIOUS TYPES OF GAIT.

A. M. Matuszewska, M. Syczewska

Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland

CLASSIFICATION OF TRIP RECOVERY STRATEGIES DEPENDING ON THE RELATIVE POSITION OF COM AND BOS

J. Kim^1,2, H. Yi¹, D. Hwang³, K.-T. Kim⁴, J.-H. Cho⁴, Y. Lee²

¹School of Mechanical Engineering, Kyoungpook National University, Republic of (South Korea); ²Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Korea, Republic of (South Korea); ³Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Republic of (South Korea); ⁴Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keimyung University Dong-San Hospital, Republic of (South Korea)

ENHANCING AMPUTEE GAIT: ANALYSIS OF A TRASFEMORAL PROSTHETIC SOCKET WITH ADAPTIVE AIR BLADDER TECHNOLOGY

J. Kim¹, Y. Lee¹, H.-S. Heo², J.-H. Cho³, K.-T. Kim³, J.-Y. Hur², K.-H. Lee¹

¹Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Korea, Republic of (South Korea); ²Shinsegae Prosthetic Center, Republic of (South Korea); ³Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keimyung University Dong-San Hospital, Republic of (South Korea)

THE EFFECT OF ACTIVE LEG SWING ON WALKING TEMPLATE MODEL DYNAMICS

D. Renjewski

Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Mechanik, Technische Universität München, Germany

FULL-BODY AUTOMATED IMU TO BODY SEGMENT ASSIGNMENT USING DEEP LEARNING

U. Sakthivelu¹, R. Li², F. J. Wouda^1,3

¹Movella Technologies B.V., The Netherlands; ²University of Delft, The Netherlands; ³University of Twente, The Netherlands

EVALUATION OF THE BIOMECHANICS OF LOWER LIMBS IN NORMAL, OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE PEOPLE USING SMART F-IMU SYSTEM

U. Manupibul¹, W. Jarumethitanont², R. Tanthuwapathom³, P. Kaimuk³, W. Limroongreungrat⁴, W. Charoensuk³

¹Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; ²Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; ³Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; ⁴College of Sports Science and Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

CENTRE OF PRESSURE COMPLEXITY ANALSYSIS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MENIERE’S DISEASE DURING FLOOR VIBRATIION

M. Smith, N. Taleshi, J. Tyrrell, M. Hilton, G. Williams

University of Exeter, United Kingdom

GAIT ANALYSIS FROM UNILATERAL LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES AND NON-AMPUTEES

K. Alsayed¹, J. Hu², P. Ramamurthy³, C. Singleton³, Z. Ding²

¹King Abdulaziz University; ²University of Birmingham; ³Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

EFFECT OF SHOE CHARACTERISTICS ON THE DYNAMIC STIFFNESS OF THE ANKLE DURING GAIT. A PILOT STUDY

E. Sanchis-Sales², C. Vergés-Salas³, C. García-Gomáriz², J. L. Sancho-Bru¹

¹Universitat Jaume I, Spain; ²Universitat de València, Spain; ³Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

THE INTERSECTION OF DANCE BIOMECHANICS AND IMAGINATION TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE AND MOVEMENT QUALITY, A CASE STUDY

E. ALOKLA, M. Stasica, V. Firouzi, M. Puttke, M. Ahmad Sharbafi, A. Seyfarth

TU Darmstadt

MODULATING LOCOMOTION STABILITY: HOW MUSCLE STIMULATION AND TENDON STIFFNESS SHAPE OUR MOVEMENT

M. Araz^1,2, F. Izzi^1,3, S. Schmitt², A. Badri-Spröwitz^4,5, T. Siebert⁶, D. Haeufle^1,3

¹Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Germany; ²Institute for Modelling and Simulation of Biomechanical Systems, University of Stuttgart, Germany; ³Institute of Computer Engineering, Heidelberg University, Germany; ⁴Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium; ⁵Max Plank Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany; ⁶Motion and Exercise Science, University of Stuttgart, Germany

THE EFFECTS OF A NOVEL NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING PROGRAMME ON RECREATIONAL FEMALE HOCKEY PLAYERS

T. Johnston, S. Brown, K. Kaliarntas

Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TORSO BALANCE CONTROL AND METABOLIC COST IN WALKING

V. Firouzi^1,2, O. von Stryk², A. Seyfarth¹, M. Ahmad Sharbafi¹

¹Lauflabor Locomotion Laboratory, Centre for Cognitive Science, Technical university Darmstadt, Germany; ²Department of Computer Science, Technical university Darmstadt, Germany

HUMERAL HEAD DISPLACEMENT MEASURED VIA ULTRASOUND: ANALYSIS OF INTER-OPERATOR RELIABILITY

M. Mosso¹, G. Rossetto¹, F. Pittiani², G. Boschieri², M. Saccomanno¹, G. Milano¹, N. F. Lopomo³, E. Scalona¹

¹Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy; ²ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy; ³Politecnico di Milano, Italy

NON-LINEAR PCA OF THE GAIT IN FEMALE OSTEOARTHRITIC PATIENTS: DISCRIMINATING THE PATIENT REQUIRING TKR

S. Tassani¹, F. Sukno¹, M. Loayza¹, L. Tìo², J. Monfort^2,3, J. Noailly¹

¹Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain; ²Hospital del Mar Research Institute; ³Hospital del Mar, Rheumatology service

GAIT ANALYSIS FOLLOWING HINDFOOT INTERPOSITION ARTHRODESIS USING AN IMU BASED 2-SEGMENT FOOT MODEL

L. Bauer^1,2, H. Küstermann¹, W. Böcker¹, S. F. Baumbach¹, H. Polzer¹

¹Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Muskuloskeletal Universitycenter Munich (MUM), Uni-versity Hospital Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany; ²Professorship for Experimental Orthopaedics, University Hospital Jena, Campus Eisenberg, Waldkliniken Eisenberg, Germany

AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK TO PREDICT WHOLE-BODY 3D POSTURE DURING DYNAMIC LOAD-REACHING ACTIVITIES

R. Ahmadi, M. Mohseni, N. Arjmand

Sharif University of Technology, Iran, Islamic Republic of

USE OF AN INERTIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN THE UP AND GO TEST IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

P. Szaflik¹, A. Kaczmarczyk³, H. Zadoń¹, J. Szefler-Derela², D. Wasiuk², J. Siuda³, R. Michnik¹

¹Department of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Zabrze, Poland; ²Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland; ³Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN POSTURAL CONTROL OF ADULTS WITH ACHONDROPLASIA

I. Alves¹, M. A. Castro², S. Tavares³, O. Fernandes¹

¹School of Health and Human Development, CHRC, Évora University, Évora, Portugal; ²School of Health Sciences; Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, RoboCorp Lab, i2a – IPC; CEMMPRE, Coimbra, Portugal; ³Department of Psychology and Education and Psychology Research Center, Évora University, Évora, Portugal

FAST PROTOTYPING DEVICE FOR GAIT STUDIES AND REHABILITATION BASED ON FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

J. Gouveia¹, R. Moura Coelho¹, H. Carvalho², H. van der Kooij³, J. Martins¹

¹IDMec,Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal; ²Hospital Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal; ³Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, The Netherlands

COMPARISON OF FORWARD DYNAMICS AND INVERSE DYNAMICS METHODS IN CALCULATING JOINT KINETICS

S. Yoon, S. Koo

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

CUSTOMIZATION OF INERTIAL PARAMETERS OF HUMAN BODY SEGMENTS FOR MECHANICAL MODELS

M. Sopa, G. Sypniewska-Kamińska, T. Walczak

Poznan University of Technology, Poland

EXPERIMENTAL TIBIALIS POSTERIOR TENDON PAIN EFFECT ON ANKLE KINEMATICS AND KINETICS

M. B. Simonsen^1,2, R. Barn³, L. Wright³, M. Abbott³, R. Miller^3,4, R. P. Hirata¹, M. S. Andersen^1,2, J. Woodburn⁵

¹Aalborg University, Denmark; ²Center for Mathematical Modeling of Knee Osteoarthritis, Aalborg, Denmark; ³Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland; ⁴NHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Scotland; ⁵Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia

A COMPARISON OF GLUTEUS MEDIUS ACTIVITY DURING HIP ABDUCTION PERFORMED ON LAND AND IN WATER

S. Valentin¹, K. Kaliarntas¹, S. Coleman², L. Linton², S. Psycharakis²

¹Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom; ²University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

ALTERED KINEMATICS, NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION AND EFFICIENCY DURING THE TIMED UP AND GO TEST IN PARKINSON’S

P. E. Evangelidis^1,2, G. J. Massey^1,2, H. Lazem^1,2, T. C Richards^1,2, S. Joshi^2,3, M. Mansoubi^1,2, G. Williams^1,2, D. Li⁴, H. Dawes^1,2

¹Medical School, University of Exeter, UK; ²NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre, UK; ³Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, USA; ⁴gaitQ Limited, UK

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AN INERTIAL CALIBRATION METHOD: ERROR PROPAGATION ON 3D KNEE KINEMATICS

C. di Falco, N. Hagemeister, R. Aissaoui

École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada

DESCRIPTION OF A FUNCTIONAL SCORE TO EVALUATE GAIT ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY

R. Rehayem¹, A. Massaad¹, R. Rachkidi¹, E. Mekhael¹, N. Nassim¹, A. Rteil¹, E. Ayoub¹, M. Saadé¹, E. Jaber¹, C. Chaaya¹, A. J. Bizdikian¹, W. Skalli², R. Lafage³, V. Lafage³, I. Ghanem¹, A. Assi^1,2

¹Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon; ²Institut de Biomecanique Humaine Georges Charpak, Arts et Metiers, Paris, France; ³Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GAIT PARAMETERS IN OSTEOARTHRITIS: PRE, POST, AND HEALTHY PERSPECTIVES

M. Chandarana¹, M. Gupta², D. Gautam^2,3, R. Malhotra^2,4, A. Chawla⁵, K. Mukherjee⁵

¹School of Interdisciplinary Research (SIRe), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India; ²Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; ³Department of Orthopedics, Medicover Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; ⁴Department of Orthopedics, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi, India; ⁵Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

INFLUENCE OF THE TRACKING DUAL-PLANE FLUOROSCOPE ON GAIT PATTERNS

R. Surbeck, A. Planta, W. R. Taylor, S. Plüss, P. Schütz

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF TIMED UP AND GO (TUG) AND COGNITIVE-TUG TEST BASED ON LOWER LIMB BIOMECHANICS

E. A. Nerwich, P. Xu, H. Boroomand, J. Tang, L. Jiang

School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

TOPOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS IMPROVES ESTIMATIONS OF MUSCLE FATIGUE FROM SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY DATA

A. Clarke¹, C. Ahn², B. Wheatley¹

¹Bucknell University, United States of America; ²Geisinger Medical Center, United States of America

THROUGH DAY BODY WORN SENSORS IN LOW BACK PAIN; PUBLIC AND PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT

F. A. McClintock, A. Callaway, C. Clark, J. Williams

Bournemouth University, United Kingdom

IN-SHOE PLANTAR STRESS SENSORS: DOES CALIBRATION METHOD AFFECT SENSOR MEASUREMENTS?

A. Haron¹, L. Li¹, C. Lin¹, J. Shuang¹, D. Crosby¹, G. Massey², F. Bowling^3,4, N. Reeves⁵, M. Mansoubi², H. Dawes², G. Cooper¹, A. Weightman¹

¹Medical Engineering Research Group, SoE, University of Manchester, UK; ²NIHR Exeter BRC, UK; ³School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, UK; ⁴Manchester Academic Health Science Centre,UK; ⁵Department of Life Sciences & Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

THE IMPACT OF INITIATING MICROMOTION AT DIFFERENT TIMINGS ON FRACTURE HEALING

J. Lv, W. Qi, Y. Xu, F. K. L. Leung

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

INFLUENCE OF THE KNEE COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS’ LAXITY LEVEL ON MECHANICAL ALIGNMENT VS KINEMATIC ALIGNMENT IN TKA

M. Sisella, L. Lazzarotto, B. Innocenti

BEAMS Department (Bio Electro and Mechanical Systems), École Polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF A FLOAT-RING IMPLANT IN PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY - A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

T. D. I. Udayanga, D. Shriram, E. Chosa, G. Yamako

University of Miyazaki, Japan

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF SHORT STEM IN NORMAL AND OBESE PATIENT IN PRIMARY TKA

B. Innocenti¹, V. Cipolloni², E. Bori¹, A. Menghi³

¹Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; ²Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Università Cattolice del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy; ³Casa di Cura Villa Stuart, Roma, Italy

SURGICAL PLANNING: COMMERCIAL VS CUSTOM OSSEOINTEGRATED STEMS FOR TRANSFEMORAL AMPUTEES

V. Betti¹, G. Galteri¹, S. Zaffagnini², D. Alesi², M. Palanca¹, K. Morellato³, E. Gruppioni³, L. Cristofolini¹

¹Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy; ²IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy; ³Centro Protesi INAIL, Vigorso, Bologna, Italy

FOUNDATIONS OF A REFRAME-BASED APPROACH TO KINEMATIC PHENOTYPES: INTERPRETING DIFFERENCES IN FEMORAL REFERENCE FRAME ORIGIN POSITION ACROSS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANT DESIGNS

A. Sauer^1,2, A. Vasquez^1,2, C. Thorwaechter², A. Maas^1,2, T. Grupp^1,2, B. Taylor³, M. Woiczinski^2,4

¹Research and Development, Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, Germany;; ²University Center Munich (MUM), Campus Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany; ³Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland,; ⁴Professorship for Experimental Orthopaedics, University Hospital Jena, Campus Eisenberg, Waldkliniken Eisenberg, Germany

BIOMECHANICS OF FEMORAL NECK SYSTEM (FNS) IN PAUWELS TYPE III FRACTURES

L. Rao¹, S. Mittal², A. Kabra², V. Trikha², A. Chawla¹, K. Mukherjee¹

¹Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India; ²All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

FAILURE OF FEMORAL NECK SYSTEM (FNS): A CASE STUDY

L. Rao¹, S. Mittal², V. Trikha², A. Upadhayay², P. Mukhopadhyay¹, A. Chawla¹, K. Mukherjee¹

¹Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India, India; ²All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

THE EFFECT OF A COLLAR ON PRIMARY STABILITY OF CEMENTLESS HIP STEMS. DO UNDERSIZED COLLARED HIP STEMS PROVIDE SUFFICIENT STABILITY?

M. Kistler¹, A. Steinbrück^1,2, F. Schmidutz^1,3, A. C. Paulus^1,4, B. M. Holzapfel¹, M. Woiczinski^1,5

¹Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany; ²Orthopaedic Surgical Competence Center Augsburg (OCKA), Vinzenz-von-Paul-Platz 1, 86152 Augsburg, Germany; ³Orthopaedic Center Rosenheim, Äußere Münchener Straße 94, 83026 Rosenheim, Germany; ⁴Orthopaedic Specialist Center Weilheim, Johann-Baur-Str. 5, 82362 Weilheim, Germany; ⁵Orthopaedic Department of the Waldkliniken Eisenberg, Professorship of the University Hospital Jena, Campus Waldkliniken Eisenberg, Klosterlausnitzer Straße 81, 07607, Eisenberg, Germany

HOW DOES A MODULAR ALIF CAGE IMPLANTATION AFFECT THE ENDPLATE AND LORDOSIS? A COMPARATIVE IN-VITRO STUDY

J. U. Jansen¹, V. Sciortino^1,2, H.-J. Wilke¹, C. Liebsch¹

¹Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University, Germany; ²Department of Engineering, Universit of Palermo, Italy

IN SILICO MODEL TO PREDICT THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF CEMENTLESS HIP STEMS WITH OSTEOINDUCTIVE COATINGS

S. Baroni^1,2, S. Oliviero^1,2, M. Viceconti^1,2

¹University of Bologna, Italy; ²IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

INFLUENCE OF LUBRICATION AND TEST SPEED ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT USING A 6 DOF JOINT SIMULATOR

P. Henke, L. Ruehrmund, R. Bader, M. Kebbach

Rostock University Medical Center, Germany

COMPARING THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPLANT CUSTOMIZATION VS. USAGE OF A FIBULAR GRAFT IN MANDIBULAR RECONSTRUCTION

S. Sagar^1,2, B. Ravi¹, D. S. Shah²

¹BETIC Lab, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India; ²BiOME Lab, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

FEM ANALYSIS OF TRANSVERSE CONNECTORS IN PEDICLE-SCREW FIXATION FOR THORACOLUMBAR COMPRESSION FRACTUR

K. Szkoda-Poliszuk¹, M. Żak¹, R. Załuski², C. Pezowicz¹

¹Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland; ²Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

EFFECT OF LAMINECTOMY AND POSTERIOR FIXATION ON THE BIOMECHANICS OF THE LUMBAR SPINE: AN EX-VIVO STUDY

S. Montanari¹, E. Serchi², G. Barbanti Bròdano³, A. Conti², L. Cristofolini¹

¹Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²Neurosurgery Unit, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy; ³Spine Surgery Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

PRECLINICAL EVALUATION OF A CUSTOMISED HUMERAL COMPONENT FOR AN INSTRUMENTED TOTAL ELBOW PROSTHESIS

M. Basiouny¹, S. Taylor¹, S. Lambert², C. Kuenfoo³

¹University college london, United Kingdom; ²University College London Hospital; ³Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals

OPTIMIZATION OF SHAPE AND SIZE FOR SERIES ELASTIC ACTUATOR IN LOWER LIMB REHABILITATION EXOSKELETON

S. R. Mittapally¹, S. Srinivasan², S. Rakshit³

¹Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India; ²Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India; ³Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF SMARTPHONE SENSORS TO ASSESS NECK MOVEMENT IN PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT NECK PAIN

K. Shah, D. Falla, A. Gallina

University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

MUSCULAR FATIGUE ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING LOWER-LIMB EXOSKELETON-BASED TRAINING

S. Pizzocaro^1,2,3, R. Baptista^2,3, S. Galasso^2,3,4, M. Schmid¹, S. Ramat¹, A. M. De Nunzio^2,3

¹Dep. of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; ²Dep. of Research and Development, LUNEX International University, Differdange, Luxembourg; ³Luxembourg Health & Sport Sciences Research Institute ASBL, Differdange, Luxembourg; ⁴Dep. of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy

WEARABLE MULTISENSOR-BASED ASSESSMENT OF UPPER-LIMB FUNCTION FOR PAEDIATRIC MOVEMENT DISORDERS

F. Lazzari¹, E. Pagliano², R. Masson², C. Dosi², L. Garavaglia¹, M. G. Redaelli², M. Viganò², R. Zanin², A. Marchi², J. Romanò¹, S. Pittaccio¹

¹National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics and Technologies for Energy (CNR-ICMATE), Lecco, Italy; ²Pediatric Neuroscience Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico “C. Besta”; Milano, Italy.

REPEATED EXPOSURE TO ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE ELECTROMECHANICAL DELAY RESULTS IN ADAPTATION

A. Dzewaltowski^1,2, P. Malcolm¹

¹University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States of America; ²Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, United States of America

QUANTIFYING GAIT IMPAIRMENTS IN NEUROLOGICAL PATIENTS: THE GAIT INDEX FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS (GIND)

K. Nispel, L.-M. Ballat, C. Fritzsche, V. Senner

Professorship of Sports Equipment and -materials, School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Germany

A KINEMATIC ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL UPPER LIMB COMPENSATORY MOVEMENTS AFTER STROKE

L. Mayrhuber¹, S. Mössner¹, M. Lestoille¹, R. Gasser^1,2, O. Lambercy^1,2

¹Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; ²Future Health Technologies program, Singapore - ETH Centre, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore

IDENTIFIABILITY OF SOFT TISSUE CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS FROM IN-VIVO MACRO-INDENTATION

Z. Oddes, D. Solav

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

A COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH FOR THE MODELING OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER PROGRESSION

G. Singh¹, A. Chanda^1,2

¹Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India; ²All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

INTERLAMINAR FIBERS OF ELASTIN BETWEEN ELASTIC LAMINA IN THE AORTA ARE A KEY RESISTANT TO THE AORTIC DISSECTION

S. Sugita, G. Kurihara, Y. Ujihara, M. Nakamura

Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

GROWTH AND REMODELLING IN FIBER-REINFORCED SOFT TISSUES THROUGH HOMOGENIZED CONSTRAINED MIXTURE MODELS

A. Gizzi¹, C. Cyron², C. Falcinelli³, M. Vasta³

¹University Campus Bio-Medico Rome, Italy; ²Hamburg University of Technology, Germany; ³University G d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Italy

COMPRESSIVE RELAXATION PROPERTIES OF HUMAN MENISCUS INCREASE UNDER COMBINED TRACTION AND COMPRESSION

A. Peña-Trabalon¹, L. de Roy², A. Perez-Blanca¹, M. Prado-Novoa¹, A. M. Seitz²

¹Clinical Biomechanics Laboratory of Andalusia (BIOCLINA). University of Malaga, Spain; ²Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics. Ulm University Medical Centre. Ulm, Germany

PORCINE URETER BIOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

M. Casarin¹, I. Toniolo², E. L. Carniel², L. Astolfi³, A. Morlacco¹, F. Dal Moro¹

¹Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Italy; ²Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, Italy; ³Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Italy

EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON THE STRAIN-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOUR OF BOVINE TAIL DISCS

P. M. A. Alipat, J. Warren, N. Wijayathunga, R. Wilcox, M. Mengoni

University of Leeds, United Kingdom

PLANTAR SKIN: EXPERIMENTAL AND CONSTITUTIVE ANALYSIS

s. pettenuzzo, f. farfaneti, a. berardo, m. l. morelli, e. belluzzi, a. pozzuoli, p. ruggieri, e. l. carniel, c. g. fontanella

university of padova, Italy

PYMECHT: A PYTHON PACKAGE FOR MECHANICS OF SOFT TISSUES

A. Aggarwal, R. Williams, C. Rosnel, S. Renon, J. M. Hussain, A. F. Schmidt, S. McGinty, A. McBride

University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

HYDROGEL PERMEABILITY ANALYSIS USING MICROFLUIDIC PERFUSION

M. P. Kainz¹, M. Terzano¹, G. A. Holzapfel^1,2

¹Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Austria; ²Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

BIOMECHANICAL AND COMPOSITIONAL PROPERTIES OF KNEE COLLATERALL LIGAMENTS EIGHT WEEKS AFTER ACL INJURY

A. Gheisari¹, A. Ristaniemi², A. Sawatsky³, A. Mohammadi², S. Saarakkala¹, W. Herzog³, R. korhonen², M. Finnilä¹

¹University of Oulu, Finland; ²University of Eastern Finland, Finland; ³University of Calgary, Canada

MULTISCALE CHARACTERIZATION OF BOVINE PERICARDIUM TO SUPPORT THE FABRICATION PROCESS OF PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES

M. Tosini¹, A. T. Lugas¹, M. Pace Floridia², L. Mortati³, A. Audenino¹, U. Morbiducci¹, D. Massai¹, G. Serino¹

¹PolitoBIOMed Lab and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy; ²Epygon Italie S.r.l., Italy; ³National Institute of Research in Metrology (INRIM), Italy

LOW VELOCITY NAIL PENETRATION IN PORCINE MUSCLE TISSUE

T. O. Terefe, A. Chawla, N. V. Datla

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

DEVELOPMENT OF SILICONE-BASED TEST MODEL FOR AUTOINJECTOR FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

P. S. Ravaynia¹, C. Tsai², S. Ruch³, J. Fabech³, A. Irastorza-Landa¹

¹SHL Medical AG, Switzerland; ²SHL Medical AB, Sweden; ³ZHAW School of Engineering, Switzerland

A MULTISCALE MODEL TO ANALYZE INFLAMMATORY MEDIATED NEO-TISSUE FORMATION IN TISSUE ENGINEERED VASCULAR GRAFTS

M. Rezaeimoghaddam¹, C. Bouten^1,2, S. Loerakker^1,2

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands; ²Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF 3D COLLAGEN GELS TO STUDY CANCER CELL MIGRATION

J. Romero Bhathal^1,2, K. Tripathi^1,2, M. Bouzid², L. Bailly², C. Verdier¹, V. M. Laurent¹

¹Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, Grenoble, France; ²Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, 3SR, Grenoble, France

MICRO-STRUCTURED MECHANO-MIMETIC BIOMATERIALS FOR ENGINEERING THE THYMIC NICHE

F. Fontana, L. Cacopardo, I. Valente, N. Guazzelli, P. Signorello, F. Pratesi, A. Ahluwalia

University of Pisa, Italy

A NOVEL NON-INVASIVE MATERIAL PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION WORKFLOW OF HEALTHY AND DEGRADED CARTILAGE

I. Mohout¹, S. A. Elahi¹, L. Maes², P. Vandemaele², N. Famaey², I. Jonkers¹

¹Human Movement Biomechanics, KULeuven, Belgium; ²Soft tissue biomechanics, KU Leuven, Belgium

MULTI-MODAL MECHANICAL CHARACTERISATIONS FOR DETECTION OF TUMOUR NODULES IN SOFT TISSUES

M. A. Saleh¹, D. P Hand², Y. Chen¹

¹Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.; ²Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.

OPTIMIZED FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF FOOT: A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH FOR ENHANCED BIOMECHANICAL SIMULATION

A. Mrozek-Czajkowska, J. Grabski, T. Stręk

Poznan University of Technology, Poland

MECHANICAL AND MICROSTRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HUMAN AND PORCINE TISSUES: LIGHT SHED ON THE STOMACH

C. S. Holzer¹, A. Pukaluk¹, C. Viertler², P. Regitnig², H. Wolinski^3,4, A. W. Caulk⁵, M. Eschbach⁵, G. A. Holzapfel^1,6

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; ⁵Surgical, Medtronic, North Haven, CT, USA; ⁶Department of Structural Engineering, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

MICROSTRUCTURE-BASED CONSTITUTIVE MODEL OF ANISOTROPIC HUMAN TISSUE

A. Weisrock^1,2, L. Astruc³, J.-F. Witz¹, L. Thorrez², P. Lecomte-Grosbras¹

¹Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, UMR 9013 – LaMcube, F-59000 Lille, France; ²Tissue Engineering Lab, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Belgium; ³ENSAIT, GEMTEX – Laboratoire de Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France

MICRO AND MACROMECHANICS OF ELECTROSPUN MEMBRANES UNDER UNIAXIAL AND BIAXIAL LOADING CONDITIONS

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

¹Institute of Mechanical Systems, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; ²Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF POLYMERIC MICRONEEDLES ON SOFT SUBSTRATES

N. Yolai^1,4, C. Modchang^1,2, E. O'Cearbhaill^3,4, A. Ní Annaidh^3,4

¹Biophysics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; ²Centre of Excellence in Mathematics, CHE, Ministry of Education,Bangkok 10400, Thailand; ³Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland; ⁴School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland

DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIAXIAL BALL-BURST TEST FOR THE MECHANICAL CHARACTERISATION OF ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS

D. Sierra, M. Ginai, N. Munir, R. Grant, A. Callanan

The University of Edinburgh,

EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TISSUE ANASTOMOSES USING TISSUE ADHESIVES AND SUTURES

Z. Zając, S. Łagan

Cracow University of Technology, Poland

BIAXIAL MECHANICAL TESTING OF SPINAL CORD DURA MATER

A. Bałys, K. Marcula, S. Szotek

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland

EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF PRODUCTION METHODS AND HYDROXYAPATITE LEVELS ON POLYURETHANE/HYDROXYAPATITE SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE REGENERATION

F. H Alhamoudi

King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia

MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF 3D NANOFIBROUS FRAMEWORKS FOR REPAIRING THE INJURED SPINAL CORD

A. Girão^1,2, P. Marques¹, M. C. Serrano², A. Completo¹

¹University of Aveiro, Portugal; ²ICMM-CSIC, Madrid, Spain

MULTI-SCALE LACUNAR BIO-INSPIRED SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTS FOR PERSONALIZED BONE REPAIR

F. Buccino^1,2, G. Tromba³, G. Banfi², L. M. Vergani^1,2

¹Politecnico di Milano, DMEC, Italy; ²IRCCS Orthopedic Institute Galeazzi, Milan, Italy; ³Elettra Synchrotron, Italy

OPTIMIZATION OF TPMS SCAFFOLDS FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING USING DIRECT MULTISEARCH

T. H. V. Pires¹, J. F. A. Madeira^1,2, A. P. G. Castro^1,3, P. R. Fernandes¹

¹IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; ²ISEL, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal; ³EST Setúbal, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

MARINE-BASED BIOMATERIALS FOR REINFORCING MICROFIBROUS STRUCTURES PRODUCED BY MELT-ELECTROWRITING

N. Barroca¹, P. Lopes², J. Mesquita-Guimarães¹, P. Marques¹, A. Completo¹

¹TEMA - Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; ²Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brasil

MODULAR BIOREACTOR FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING COMBINING DIRECT PERFUSION AND INTERMITTENT PRESSURE

S. Gabetti^1,2, S. Israel^1,2, F. Daou³, B. Masante^1,2, E. Zenobi⁴, E. Scatena⁴, L. Rimondini³, C. Bignardi^1,2, A. Cochis³, D. Massai^1,2

¹Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and PolitoBIOMed Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Italy; ²Interuniversity Center for the Promotion of the 3Rs Principles in Teaching and Research, Italy; ³Dept. of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; ⁴Hypatia Research Consortium, Italy

FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF LIPUS ON MELANOMA CANCER STEM CELLS

M. Hurtado, C. Griñán-Lisón, G. Jiménez, E. López, D. Martínez Moreno, A. Callejas, O. Roda, F. Artacho-Cordón, J. A. Marchal, J. M. Melchor, G. Rus

University of Granada, Spain

RELIABILITY OF KINEMATIC VARIABLES USING MARKERLESS MOTION CAPTURE FOR SINGLE-LEG TASKS

M. Yoma¹, L. Herrington¹, C. Starbuck², L. Llurda³, R. Jones¹

¹University of Salford, United Kingdom; ²Swansea University; ³European University of Gasteiz - EUNEIZ