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Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials , Volume 7: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics , the seventh volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:

Soft Tissues Mechanics

Natural Materials & Bio-Inspiration

Tissue Engineering

Cells Mechanics

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In Vitro Complex Shear Modulus of Bovine Muscle Tissue.- A Camera-based Experimental Method for Mechanical Test on Patellar Tendons.- Thin-shell Behavior of Mammalian Tympanic Membrane Studied by Digital Holography.- Controlling Abalone Shell Architecture With Temperature.- The Modeling of Time Dependent Mechanical Properties of Cervine Enamel.- Development of Tissue Surrogates for Photoelastic Strain Analysis of Needle Insertion.- Polymer Gels for Defense Applications.- Development of a Microloading Platform for in Vitro Mechanotransduction Studies.- Development of a Multi-Strain Profile for Cellular Mechanotransduction Testing.- Pull-off Adhesion Measurements on C. Elegans.- A Fractional Order Model for Local Electric Fields in Tissues.- Simulation of Atherosclerotic Plaque Delamination Using the Cohesive Zone Model.

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