Mechanics of Biomaterials

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Basel: MDPI AG, 2015. — 288 p. — ISBN 3038421286.The mechanical behavior of biomedical materials and biological tissues are important for their proper function. This holds true, not only for biomaterials and tissues whose main function is structural such as skeletal tissues and their synthetic substitutes, but also for other tissues and biomaterials. Moreover, there is an intimate relationship between mechanics and biology at different spatial and temporal scales. It is therefore important to study the mechanical behavior of both synthetic and livingbiomaterials. This Special Issue aims to serve as a forum for communicating the latest findings and trends in the study of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials.Mechanics of Biological Tissues and Biomaterials: Current Trends. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(7), 4505-4511Mechanics of Biological TissuesExperimental Evidence of Mechanical Isotropy in Porcine Lung Parenchyma. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(5), 2454-2466Collagen Fibrils in Skin Orient in the Direction of Applied Uniaxial Load in Proportion toStress while Exhibiting Differential Strains around Hair Follicles. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(4), 1841-1857Evaluation of Biaxial Mechanical Properties of Aortic Media Based on the Lamellar MicrostructureReprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(1), 302-316Mechanics of BiomaterialsHighly Stretchable, Biocompatible, Striated Substrate Made from Fugitive Glue. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(6), 3508-3518Prosthetic Meshes for Repair of Hernia and Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Comparison of Biomechanical Properties. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(5), 2794-2808Reinforcement Strategies for Load-Bearing Calcium Phosphate Biocements. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(5), 2700-2717Mechanical Properties and Cytocompatibility Improvement of Vertebroplasty PMMA BoneCements by Incorporating Mineralized Collagen. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(5), 2616-2634Microstructure and Deformation of Coronary Stents from CoCr-Alloys with DifferentDesigns. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(5), 2467-2479Additively Manufactured Open-Cell Porous Biomaterials Made from Six Different Space-Filling Unit Cells: The Mechanical and Morphological Properties. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(4), 1871-1896Conductive Polymer Porous Film with Tunable Wettability and Adhesion. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(4), 1817-1830Characterization of Fibrin and Collagen Gels for Engineering Wound Healing Models. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(4), 1636-1651Polypropylene Biocomposites with Boron Nitride and Nanohydroxyapatite Reinforcements Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(3), 992-1008Gelatin Tight-Coated Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Scaffold Incorporating rhBMP-2 for BoneTissue Engineering. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(3), 1009-1026Alginate-Collagen Fibril Composite Hydrogel. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(2), 799-814Influence of Crosslink Density and Stiffness on Mechanical Properties of Type I Collagen Gel. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(2), 551-560Hybrid Membranes of PLLA/Collagen for Bone Tissue Engineering:A Comparative Study of Scaffold Production Techniques for Optimal Mechanical Properties and Osteoinduction Ability. Reprinted from: Materials 2015, 8(2), 408-423