Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in humans. Worldwide, as the population ages, the burden of treating heart failure is increasing; opportunities for heart transplantation cannot ...

We'll look at why it's useful to split the body being analysed into small elements and the different elements types that can be used. We'll also cover the key concept behind the finite element method, ...

Using a unique stiffness-changing hydrogel system, investigators at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have uncovered new insights into how the stiffening of breast tissue plays a role in ...

A new study, led by Prof. Liu from the department of pharmacy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, discovered that the extracellular cell matrix (ECM) could induce the drug ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 104, SECTION 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS, Part 2 (1995), pp. 2068-2077 (10 pages) This paper presents a model updating method based on experimental receptances. The presented ...

It is thought that the dense, stiff matrix immediately surrounding its tumor cells plays a major role in PDAC disease progression. In addition to influencing pancreatic tissue fibrosis, it also limits ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about the mechanism behind cancer progression. Researchers explored the influence the mechanical stiffening of the tumor cell's environment may have on the ...