A nonlinear mechanics model of bio-inspired hierarchical lattice materials consisting of horseshoe microstructures [0.03%]
由马蹄形微结构组成的仿生分级格子材料的非线性力学模型
Qiang Ma,Huanyu Cheng,Kyung-In Jang et al.
Qiang Ma et al.
Development of advanced synthetic materials that can mimic the mechanical properties of non-mineralized soft biological materials has important implications in a wide range of technologies. Hierarchical lattice materials constructed with ho...
Effective elastic properties of a composite containing multiple types of anisotropic ellipsoidal inclusions, with the application to the attachment of tendon to bone [0.03%]
各向异性椭圆柱形夹杂物复合材料的有效弹性性质及其在肌腱与骨骼连接中的应用
Fatemeh Saadat,Victor Birman,Stavros Thomopoulos et al.
Fatemeh Saadat et al.
Estimates of the effective stiffness of a composite containing multiple types of inclusions are needed for the design and study of functionally graded systems in engineering and physiology. While excellent estimates and tight bounds exist f...
Ehsan Ban,Victor H Barocas,Mark S Shephard et al.
Ehsan Ban et al.
Random fiber networks are assemblies of elastic elements connected in random configurations. They are used as models for a broad range of fibrous materials including biopolymer gels and synthetic nonwovens. Although the mechanics of network...
Geometric analysis characterizes molecular rigidity in generic and non-generic protein configurations [0.03%]
几何分析刻画了蛋白质构象的一般和非一般分子刚性
Dominik Budday,Sigrid Leyendecker,Henry van den Bedem
Dominik Budday
Proteins operate and interact with partners by dynamically exchanging between functional substates of a conformational ensemble on a rugged free energy landscape. Understanding how these substates are linked by coordinated, collective motio...
The Generalized Hill Model: A Kinematic Approach Towards Active Muscle Contraction [0.03%]
广义希尔模型：主动肌肉收缩的运动学方法
Serdar Göktepe,Andreas Menzel,Ellen Kuhl
Serdar Göktepe
Excitation-contraction coupling is the physiological process of converting an electrical stimulus into a mechanical response. In muscle, the electrical stimulus is an action potential and the mechanical response is active contraction. The c...
Silvia Budday,Paul Steinmann,Ellen Kuhl
Silvia Budday
Convolutions are a classical hallmark of most mammalian brains. Brain surface morphology is often associated with intelligence and closely correlated to neurological dysfunction. Yet, we know surprisingly little about the underlying mechani...
Manuel K Rausch,Ellen Kuhl
Manuel K Rausch
Despite their seemingly delicate appearance, thin biological membranes fulfill various crucial roles in the human body and can sustain substantial mechanical loads. Unlike engineering structures, biological membranes are able to grow and ad...
On the effect of prestrain and residual stress in thin biological membranes [0.03%]
预应变和残余应力对生物薄膜的影响
Manuel K Rausch,Ellen Kuhl
Manuel K Rausch
Understanding the difference between ex vivo and in vivo measurements is critical to interpret the load carrying mechanisms of living biological systems. For the past four decades, the ex vivo stiffness of thin biological membranes has been...
Areti Papastavrou,Paul Steinmann,Ellen Kuhl
Areti Papastavrou
Many biological systems are coated by thin films for protection, selective absorption, or transmembrane transport. A typical example is the mucous membrane covering the airways, the esophagus, and the intestine. Biological surfaces typicall...
Computational Optogenetics: A Novel Continuum Framework for the Photoelectrochemistry of Living Systems [0.03%]
计算光遗传学：活体系统光电化学的新型连续框架
Jonathan Wong,Oscar J Abilez,Ellen Kuhl
Jonathan Wong
Electrical stimulation is currently the gold standard treatment for heart rhythm disorders. However, electrical pacing is associated with technical limitations and unavoidable potential complications. Recent developments now enable the stim...