06 Mechanical modeling of soft biological tissues

		Deformation simulation of human liver using particles. The mechanical parameters are derived from experimental measurements.

This project investigates various soft-tissue representations and develops experimental methods for the measurement of mechanical properties of soft tissues. It is intended to develop fast soft-tissue models for real-time surgery simulation and to employ accurate soft-tissue representations for surgery planning. Model parameters for finite element, mass-spring systems and particle methods are validated by in-vivo measurements on human organs.

Real time surgery simulation

Research on soft-tissue deformation in real-time , collision handling and interactive modeling of fluids.

Finite-element models

To formulate an anatomically detailed numerical model of the human uterus that can serve as a benchmark reference for further developments, such as simplified real-time models.

Particle methods

Volumetric modeling organs or physical modeling for validation of particle-base tissue simulations.

Experimental methods for soft-tissue characterisation

Focused on the development of experimental procedures for soft tissue characterisation.

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