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• Tagung/Konferenz

Themenbereich

• Advanced Materials Science (Field of Expertise)
• Human & Biotechnology (Field of Expertise)

The mechanics of cutting in soft tissues is an area of growing interest due to its wide range of applications in biology, medicine, engineering, and robotics. Despite its widespread importance, progress in the field has been hindered by the inherent complexities of the problem, which are of physical, theoretical, and computational nature.

Cutting of soft tissues involves contact and fracture mechanics at large deformations, combined with friction and the inherent dissipative behaviour of biological materials. At the computational level, current modelling techniques have a limited ability to describe large deformations at deep indentation, associated with damage-induced fracture and propagation due to loads applied in the crack-tip region. Additionally, several experimental limitations exist, including the lack of scalable and reliable methods to quantify the displacement field under deep indentation and during crack initiation and propagation.

EUROMECH Colloquium

This colloquium aims to bring together experts from various fields – applied and fundamental scientists, physicists, engineers, and biologists – to jointly address the aforementioned problems. Different materials and length scales will be targeted, including soft biological tissues such as skin, vascular tissues, tendons and ligaments, muscle tissue, collagenous membranes, protein networks, and cellulose, as well as biomimetic soft materials such as hydrogels.

Podium Talks are by invitation only. Registration for Poster Sessions is open to all.

For more information, please visit the dedicated webpage.

Veranstaltet von

Michele Terzano, Mattia Bacca, David Labonte, Gerhard A. Holzapfel