Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials & Micro-and Nanomechanics, Volume 4

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Terahertz Protein Vibrations: The Usefulness of Coarse-Grained Numerical Models

   • Giuseppe Lacidogna, Domenico Scaramozzino, Gianfranco Piana, Alberto Carpinteri

   Pages 1-6

3. Protein Conformational Changes and Low-Frequency Vibrational Modes: A Similarity Analysis

   • Domenico Scaramozzino, Giuseppe Lacidogna, Alberto Carpinteri

   Pages 7-10

4. Residual Stresses in Biological Materials

   • Herbert Silva, Drew Nelson

   Pages 11-18

5. Quantification of Papillary Muscle Motion and Mitral Regurgitation After Myocardial Infarction

   • Connor R. Ferguson, Robert C. Gorman, Jonathan F. Wenk

   Pages 19-24

6. Characterization of Fiber Alignment and Mechanical Properties of Printed Cellulose Nanofibril Films

   • Lisa M. Mariani, Gnana Saurya Vankayalapati, John M. Considine, Kevin T. Turner

   Pages 25-28

7. Vibrational Analysis of Biopolymer-Based Hydrogels Using 3D-Printed Test Structures for Applications in Bioprinting

   • S. Schwarz, B. Hartmann, R. Moerl, S. Sudhop, H. Clausen-Schaumann, D. Rixen

   Pages 29-35

8. High Amplitude Torsional Shear of Porcine Thoracic Aorta

   • Akshay Rao, Manoj Myneni, C. C. Benjamin, K. R. Rajagopal

   Pages 37-40

9. Imaging of the Scattering of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasonic Waves at Artificial Bone Replicas

   • Matthew Brown, David Sanford, Christoph Schaal

   Pages 41-48

10. A Comparison Between Bearing and Non-bearing Human Bone: Mechanical Testing and Micro-Architecture Assessment

    • Xavier Roothaer, Rémi Delille, Hervé Morvan, Eric Markiewicz, Christian Fontaine

    Pages 49-56

11. 3D High-Speed Digital Image Correlation (3D-HSDIC) to Study Damage of Human Eardrum Under High-Pressure Loading

    • Payam Razavi, Haimi Tang, Koohyar Pooladvand, Cassia Larson, Eli W. Frank, John J. Perkoski et al.

    Pages 57-62

12. Comparative Modal Analysis of the Tympanic Membrane Mechanics Between Normal and Experimentally Simulated Pathological Ears

    • Haimi Tang, Payam Razavi, Nima Maftoon, John J. Rosowski, Cosme Furlong, Jeffrey T. Cheng

    Pages 63-71

13. Influence of Cell Wall Polysaccharides on Structure and Mechanics of Streptococcus mutans

    • Joree N. Sandin, Natalia Korotkova, Martha E. Grady

    Pages 73-76

14. Dental Implant Texture Affects Biofilm Adhesion Strength

    • James D. Boyd, Natalia Korotkova, Martha E. Grady

    Pages 77-80

15. On the Role of Human Umbilical Cord Biomechanics

    • Roberto Brunelli, Massimiliano Papi, Tiziana Parasassi, Marco De Spirito, Carmine Pappalettere, Luciano Lamberti

    Pages 81-86

16. Laser Diffractometer for Measuring Bacterial Biodegradation of Dental Materials

    • Ying Gu, Philip Foo, Alan Guo, Austin Giordano, Stephen Walker, Fu-Pen Chiang

    Pages 87-92

Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials & Micro-and Nanomechanics, Volume 4 of the Proceedings of the 2019 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of six from the Conference, brings together contributions to important areas of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of topics, including: 



Extreme Nanomechanics
In-Situ NanomechanicsExpanding Boundaries in Metrology
Micro and Nanoscale Deformation
MEMS for Actuation, Sensing and Characterization
1D & 2D Materials
Cardiac Mechanics
Cell Mechanics 
Biofilms and Microbe Mechanics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Orthopedic Biomechanics
Ligaments and Soft Materials

• Conference Proceedings
• Society for Experimental Mechanics
• Cell Mechanics & Traumatic Brain Injury
• Micromechanical Testing
• Adhesion and Fracture
• MEMS Devices and Technology
• Nano-scale Deformation Mechanisms

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

  Martha E. Grady

Martha Grady, University of Kentucky, USA; Jacob Notbohm, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; Christian Franck, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; LaVern Starman–Air Force Research Laboratory, USA; Jenny Hay – Nanomechanics Inc., USA

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