Conference EMMC20
S11: Mechanics of biological materials and biomechanics
Abstract submission (Easychair platform)
Paolo Bisegna, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, email
Antonio De Simone, S. Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy, email
Stephane Avril, University of Lyon, France, email
Symposium description
Mechanics plays a central role in understanding biological systems and in the development of biomedical technologies. Biological materials are inherently multiscale, multiphysics, and adaptive, with mechanical behavior governed by complex interactions among structural components, biochemical signals, and environmental stimuli.
This symposium aims to bring together researchers and professionals interested in the mechanics of biological materials and systems, embracing both fundamental and applied approaches. Contributions are welcome from experimental, theoretical, and computational perspectives addressing soft tissue mechanics, mechanobiology, medical device development, and bioinspired systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Multiscale and multiphysics modeling of biological materials and tissues
- Experimental techniques for mechanical characterization of soft and biological tissues
- Growth, remodeling, and aging of biological tissues
- Fluid-structure interaction in vascular systems and aneurysm modeling
- Computational tools for patient-specific diagnostics and surgical planning
- Design and mechanical analysis of artificial organs, prostheses, and biohybrid devices
- Mechanics of bioinspired systems and soft robotics
- Pattern formation and active matter in biological and synthetic systems
- Mechanotransduction and cell-environment mechanical interactions
This symposium is intended to foster interdisciplinary exchanges among physicists, engineers, mathematicians, biologists, and clinicians, promoting collaboration and innovation in the field of biomechanics and the study of biological materials.