Biomechanics and Mechanobiology – Cells and their Surroundings
We study the interlink between mechanics and biology in the skin and vasculature from tissue to cell scale by means of custom experimental techniques, cell-culture and computer simulation.
Related Ongoing Projects
- A Computational Model of the Cytoskeletal Network of Endothelial Cell Layers
- The Response of Dermal Cells to the Mechanome
- The Influence of the Mechanical Niche and Ageing in Endothelial Cells on Glycocalyx Expression
- Computational Modelling of Mechanically Induced Cellular Signalling in Endothelial to Mesenchymal
Recently Completed Projects
- Skin Multilayer Mechanobiology
- Development of a 3D Model of the Dermal Niche
- The Role of Chemomechanical Coupling in Skin and its Clinical Implications
- The Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on Endothelial Cells
- Endothelial Monolayer Response to Stretch and the Role of Senescence
- Characterization and Modelling of Biomaterials for Applications in Biohybrid Robotics
- Role of Cellular Senescence in Endothelial Dysfunction
- Response of Senescent Endothelial Monolayers to Multiple Mechanical Stimuli
- Traction-Force Microscopy Analysis of the Cell-ECM Interaction during Cyclic Mechanical Loading