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Congratulations! Edoardo Mazza, member of Co-Me since 2001 and
currently leader of two subprojects, has been appointed Associate
Professor for Mechanics at the Institute for Mechanical Systems at ETH
Zurich.
Edoardo Mazza's research deals with the solution of challenging
continuum mechanics problems in modern engineering. Novel experimental
techniques and constitutive models are developed for the
characterisation of the mechanical behaviour of structures and
materials. The mechanical response of soft biological tissues in human
organs is investigated by experiments and described with appropriate
mathematical models for applications in medicine.
At the Co-Me project Soft tissue modeling:
from mechano-biology to real-time simulation, Edoardo Mazza is
developing constitutive models of human tissues (uterus, kidney and
liver) based on in vivo experiments performed together with various
medical doctors. Tissue-engineered constructs will be tested and
classified to allow contributors to the mechanical behaviour to be
identified and targeted during soft-tissue culturing.
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