Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

Activities in biomechanics and mechanobiology focus on the combined use of mechanical engineering principles and biological knowledge to understand disease progression and the performance of medical devices.

Central mechanical aspects are fluid dynamics, thermal transport, elastic and dynamics processes and materials in living systems.

APPLICATIONS / CHALLENGES / RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

To improve people's quality of life by provide improved understanding of disease progression or usage of medical devices. The challenges often arise from the complexity realised in biological settings.

MAIN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTERESTS

Development of scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine with an emphasis on the production and characterisation of micro- and nanofunctionalised 3D scaffolds as advances bio active implant materials.
Within the concept of Computer Aided Biological Response Assessment (CABRA) to develop mathematical models of biological activities like disease progression, implant performance, or cellular motility. In particular, we have studied atherosclerosis and cancer.

Research project

Print-on-demand body implants

Researchers are giving birth to a new method for the manufacture of bones, cartilage and joints to cure or ease tissue injuries. The method involves the printing of 3D implants for the human body to stimulate the growth of different cell types.

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

MSc. theses & R&D projects

> Oocyte Mechanics

> Cartilage Regeneration

> Bioreactor Designs for in-situ MRI

> Biomechanics of Atherosclerosis

> Biomechanics of the Pelvic Floor

Courses

> Tissue Engineering

> Modelling of Biological and Chemical Processes

> Nonlinear Solid Mechanics