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An experimental-numerical study of the adhesive static and dynamic friction of micro-patterned soft polymer surfaces by Berardo, Alice, Costagliola, Gianluca, Ghio, Simone, Boscardin, Maurizio, Bosia, Federico, Pugno, Nicola M.

“…New possibilities have emerged in recent years, with the development of high-precision fabrication techniques, to exploit microscale surface patterning to…”
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Disordered protein-graphene oxide co-assembly and supramolecular biofabrication of functional fluidic devices by Wu, Yuanhao, Okesola, Babatunde O., Xu, Jing, Korotkin, Ivan, Berardo, Alice, Corridori, Ilaria, di Brocchetti, Francesco Luigi Pellerej, Kanczler, Janos, Feng, Jingyu, Li, Weiqi, Shi, Yejiao, Farafonov, Vladimir, Wang, Yiqiang, Thompson, Rebecca F., Titirici, Maria-Magdalena, Nerukh, Dmitry, Karabasov, Sergey, Oreffo, Richard O. C., Carlos Rodriguez-Cabello, Jose, Vozzi, Giovanni, Azevedo, Helena S., Pugno, Nicola M., Wang, Wen, Mata, Alvaro

“…Supramolecular chemistry offers an exciting opportunity to assemble materials with molecular precision. However, there remains an unmet need to turn molecular…”
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Biomechanics of Chondrocytes and Chondrons in Healthy Conditions and Osteoarthritis: A Review of the Mechanical Characterisations at the Microscale by Pettenuzzo, Sofia, Arduino, Alessandro, Belluzzi, Elisa, Pozzuoli, Assunta, Fontanella, Chiara Giulia, Ruggieri, Pietro, Salomoni, Valentina, Majorana, Carmelo, Berardo, Alice

“…Biomechanical studies are expanding across a variety of fields, from biomedicine to biomedical engineering. From the molecular to the system level, mechanical…”
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Spin-orbit coupling in a hexagonal ring of pendula by Salerno, Grazia, Berardo, Alice, Ozawa, Tomoki, Price, Hannah M, Taxis, Ludovic, Pugno, Nicola M, Carusotto, Iacopo

“…We consider the mechanical motion of a system of six macroscopic pendula which are connected with springs and arranged in a hexagonal geometry. When the…”
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Mechanical Characterization of Human Fascia Lata: Uniaxial Tensile Tests from Fresh-Frozen Cadaver Samples and Constitutive Modelling by Bonaldi, Lorenza, Berardo, Alice, Pirri, Carmelo, Stecco, Carla, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi, Fontanella, Chiara Giulia

“…Human Fascia Lata (FL) is a connective tissue with a multilayered organization also known as aponeurotic fascia. FL biomechanics is influenced by its composite…”
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Mechanical Characterization of the Male Lower Urinary Tract: Comparison among Soft Tissues from the Same Human Case Study by Berardo, Alice, Mascolini, Maria Vittoria, Fontanella, Chiara Giulia, Contran, Martina, Todesco, Martina, Porzionato, Andrea, Macchi, Veronica, De Caro, Raffaele, Boscolo-Berto, Rafael, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi

“…Background: Nowadays, a challenging task concerns the biomechanical study of the human lower urinary tract (LUT) due to the variety of its tissues and the low…”
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Mechanical Behaviour of Plantar Adipose Tissue: From Experimental Tests to Constitutive Analysis by Pettenuzzo, Sofia, Belluzzi, Elisa, Pozzuoli, Assunta, Macchi, Veronica, Porzionato, Andrea, Boscolo-Berto, Rafael, Ruggieri, Pietro, Berardo, Alice, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi, Fontanella, Chiara Giulia

“…Plantar adipose tissue is a connective tissue whose structural configuration changes according to the foot region (rare or forefoot) and is related to its…”
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Design, implementation and effectiveness of human fascia lata biomechanics for tissue engineering by Bonaldi, Lorenza, Fontanella, Chiara Giulia, Stecco, Carla, Berardo, Alice

“…The fascia lata (FL) is a multi-layered connective tissue with anisotropic mechanical behavior due to its fiber organization. It plays a key role in…”
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A model for hierarchical anisotropic friction, adhesion and wear by Berardo, Alice, Pugno, Nicola M.

“…Due to a widespread number of examples, biological hierarchical structures have been studied for years, founding that surface properties are strictly…”
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Biomechanical properties of the human superficial fascia: Site-specific variability and anisotropy of abdominal and thoracic regions by Berardo, Alice, Bonaldi, Lorenza, Stecco, Carla, Fontanella, Chiara Giulia

“…Superficial fascia is a fibrofatty tissue found throughout the body. Initially described in relation to hernias, it has only recently received attention from…”
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Patient-specific stomach biomechanics before and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy by Toniolo, Ilaria, Berardo, Alice, Foletto, Mirto, Fiorillo, Claudio, Quero, Giuseppe, Perretta, Silvana, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi

“…Background Obesity has become a global epidemic. Bariatric surgery is considered the most effective therapeutic weapon in terms of weight loss and improvement…”
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DYNAMIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (DY-MRI) EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF ENDOSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTROPLASTY (ESG) ON GASTRIC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN MORBID OBESITE PATIENTS by Reitano, Elisa, Quero, Giuseppe, Berardo, Alice, Toniolo, Ilaria, Fiorillo, Claudio, Riva, Pietro, Marescaux, Jacques, Perretta, Silvana

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Influence of transurethral catheters on urine pressure-flow relationships in males: A computational fluid-dynamics study by Mascolini, Maria Vittoria, Fontanella, Chiara Giulia, Berardo, Alice, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi

“…•The urodynamic influence of catheter in the male lower urinary tract was discussed.•Four urethral configurations and three catheter sizes were analysed.•Each…”
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Endoscopic versus laparoscopic bariatric procedures: A computational biomechanical study through a patient-specific approach by Toniolo, Ilaria, Pirini, Paola, Perretta, Silvana, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi, Berardo, Alice

“…•Endoscopic and laparoscopic bariatric surgeries were simulated on 10 stomach models.•LSG leads to a greater decrease in the gastric volume modifying walls…”
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How does sutures pattern influence stomach motility after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty? A computational study by Berardo, Alice, Polese, Lino, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi, Toniolo, Ilaria

“…The relatively recent adoption of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) amongst obese patients has gained approval within the surgical community due to its…”
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Coupling computational vibrational models and experimental biotremology to develop a green pest control strategy against the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum by Berardo, Alice, Fattoruso, Valeria, Mazzoni, Valerio, Pugno, Nicola M

“…In applied biotremology, vibrational signals or cues are exploited to manipulate the target species behaviour. To develop an efficient pest control strategy,…”
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A Continuum-Tensegrity Computational Model for Chondrocyte Biomechanics in AFM Indentation and Micropipette Aspiration by Arduino, Alessandro, Pettenuzzo, Sofia, Berardo, Alice, Salomoni, Valentina A., Majorana, Carmelo, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi

“…Mechanical stimuli are fundamental in the development of organs and tissues, their growth, regeneration or disease. They influence the biochemical signals…”
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Unveiling the effects of key factors in enhancing gastroesophageal reflux: A fluid-structure analysis before and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy by Toniolo, Ilaria, Berardo, Alice, Gagner, Michel, Foletto, Mirto, Carniel, Emanuele Luigi

“…•A reverse fluid flux from the stomach to the oesophagus was observed.•Wider His-angle in the pre-surgical configuration, greater flux flow.•Greater pressure…”
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Friction of rough surfaces on ice: Experiments and modeling by Spagni, Alberto, Berardo, Alice, Marchetto, Diego, Gualtieri, Enrico, Pugno, Nicola M., Valeri, Sergio

“…Over a century of scientific research on the sliding friction of ice has not been enough to develop an exhaustive explanation for the tribological behavior of…”
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Design of ideal vibrational signals for stinkbug male attraction through vibrotaxis experiments by Caorsi, Valentina, Cornara, Daniele, Wells, Karen E, Moser, Damiano, Berardo, Alice, Miselli, Roberto, Torriani, Michele, Pugno, Nicola M, Tasin, Marco, Maistrello, Lara, Mazzoni, Valerio

“…BACKGROUND Many groups of insects utilize substrate‐borne vibrations for intraspecific communication. This characteristic makes them a suitable model for…”
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