Biomechanics of the tendon-bone interface
How is nature facing one of the greatest material mismatch?
We study clinically relevant musculoskeletal tissues and interfaces to elucidate how modifications following aging, diseases or treatments impact the mechanical performance.
How is nature facing one of the greatest material mismatch?
How is bone fragility affected by this poorly understood and yet extremely important structure?
How crustacean cuticle became a perfect harpoon?
How is bone and cartilage spatially and temporally altered in post-traumatic osteoarthritis?
Characterization of the interface between hyaline cartilage and subchondral bone in mice in the context of post traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA).
Development of a new computational strategy informed by experimental approaches at multiple length scales, to investigate crack propagation in trabecular bone.
End-to-end multidisciplinary optimal design for improved personalized bioactive glass/ceramic bone substitute implants.