Morphologically bioinspired hierarchical nylon 6,6 electrospun assembly recreating the structure and performance of tendons and ligaments

Autor: Ivan Todaro, Maria Letizia Focarete, Luca Cristofolini, Alberto Sensini, Andrea Zucchelli, Gianluca Tozzi, Juri Belcari, Chiara Gualandi, Alexander P. Kao, Carlo Gotti

Publikováno v: Sensini, A, Gotti, C, Belcari, J, Zucchelli, A, Focarete, M L, Gualandi, C, Todaro, I, Kao, A, Tozzi, G & Cristofolini, L 2019, ' Morphologically bioinspired hierarchical Nylon 6,6 electrospun assembly recreating the structure and performance of tendons and ligaments ', Medical Engineering & Physics, vol. 71, pp. 79-90 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2019.06.019

Reconstructions of ruptured tendons and ligaments currently have dissatisfactory failure rate. Failures are mainly due to the mechanical mismatch of commercial implants with respect to the host tissue. In fact, it is crucial to replicate the morpholo

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2019.06.019

High-resolution x-ray tomographic morphological characterisation of electrospun nanofibrous bundles for tendon and ligament regeneration and replacement

Autor: Luca Cristofolini, Gianluca Tozzi, Alberto Sensini, Juri Belcari, Maria Letizia Focarete, Andrea Zucchelli, Alexander P. Kao

Publikováno v: Journal of Microscopy. 272:196-206

Repair of ligaments and tendons requires scaffolds mimicking the spatial organisation of collagen in the natural tissue. Electrospinning is a promising technique to produce nanofibres of both resorbable and biostable polymers with desired structural

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https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12720

Interaction between Polyaramidic Electrospun Nanofibers and Epoxy Resin for Composite Materials Reinforcement

Autor: Stefano Merighi, Andrea Zucchelli, Laura Mazzocchetti, Tiziana Benelli, Juri Belcari, Emanuele Maccaferri, Loris Giorgini

Publikováno v: Key Engineering Materials. 748:39-44

Interaction between poly (m-phenylene isophtalamide) (PMIA) electrospun nanofibers and commercial epoxy resin precursor during the cross-linking process was investigated, in order to use such polyaramidic nanofibers for composite materials reinforcem

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https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.748.39

Electrodilatometric analysis under applied force: A powerful tool for electrode investigation

Autor: Lorenzo Lodi, Andrea Zucchelli, Giampaolo Lacarbonara, Morteza Rahmanipour, Catia Arbizzani, Juri Belcari

Publikováno v: Electrochimica Acta. 375:137938

A new equipment for in situ electrochemical dilatometry is designed and validated by studying the volumetric changes of a model electrode. The contactless measurement system permit to not influence the dilation of the sample during the tests. In addi

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.137938

A Variable Stiffness Joint with Electrospun P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE) Variable Stiffness Springs

Autor: Raffaella Carloni, Juri Belcari, Andrea Zucchelli, Valerie I. Lapp, Andrea Cremonese

Publikováno v: IEEE Robotics and automation letters, 3(2):8258976, 973-978. IEEE
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 3(2), 973-978. IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC

This letter presents a novel rotational variable stiffness joint that relies on one motor and a set of variable stiffness springs. The variable stiffness springs are leaf springs with a layered design, i.e., an electro-active layer of electrospun ali

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