Workshop - Experimental Mechanics in Biological Tissues
Loughborough University
June 2009
Chair: Prof Fabrice Pierron, University of Southampton
Research in the area of biological materials and tissues is growing fast. For instance the characterization and modelling of hard and soft tissues to obtain realistic models of the human body to include in crash simulations or the use of in-vivo material properties for early disease diagnosis (such as cancer). A key issue here concerns the experimental tools that are available to tackle these very complex problems.
The objective of this meeting was to share and discuss some of the latest developments in advanced experimental mechanics techniques applied to biological material . Particular emphasis was placed on the use of imaging techniques and inverse problem solving.
Presentations
Identification of the elastic properties of human arteries from full-field measurements
Dr Stéphane Avril
Ecole des Mines de St-Etienne, France
Whole-body measurements on vascular segments under in-vitro testing
Dr Katia Genovese
University of Potenza, Italy
Prof Margaret Lucas
University of Glasgow, UK
Experimental characterization of cancellous bone: from 2D measurements to 3D identification
Dr Sandra Guérard
Arts et Métiers ParisTech, France
Phase-contrast optical metrology for depth-resolved corneal deformation measurements
Dr Pablo D. Ruiz
Loughborough University, UK
Microextensometry measurements and identification of mechanical properties on cortical bone
Dr Guillaume Puel
Ecole Centrale de Paris, France
Dr Sam L. Evans
Cardiff University, UK
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