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Methods for improved flexural mechanical properties of 3D-plotted PCL-based scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering Ghent University
Factors affecting the mechanical behavior of collagen hydrogels for skin tissue engineering KU Leuven
The effect of the production factors yielding a functional dermal substitute was investigated by means of monotonic and cyclic uniaxial tensile tests, as well as electron microscopy visualizations. The role of (i) plastic compression, (ii) product incubation, and (iii) cell permanence in the collagenous matrix in order to achieve a skin-like behavior were characterized in terms of material and structural stiffness, in-plane kinematics, and ...
Designing Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Cookies through Computer Aided Engineering KU Leuven
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing can be applied in the food sector to create food products with personalized properties such as shape, texture, and composition. In this article, we introduce a computer aided engineering (CAE) methodology to design 3D printed food products with tunable mechanical properties. The focus was on the Young modulus as a proxy of texture. Finite element modelling was used to establish the relationship between the ...
Non-destructive characterisation of the influence of surface modification on the morphology and mechanical behaviour of rapid prototyped Ti6Al4V bone tissue engineering scaffolds KU Leuven
Bone tissue engineering (TE) is a multidisciplinary field of science that puts efforts in designing and developing smart constructs for the healing of large bone defects. Achieving controlled surface properties is also essential in the design and production of biocompatible implants [1,2]. The constructs mostly consist of a combination of a porous structure, based on biocompatible materials, with cells. They should support cell seeding, ...