Dr Marco Pensalfini
BSc (Bologna); MSc (Bologna); PhD (Dr. Sc. ETH)

 

Publications

  • Nonaffine Mechanics of Entangled Networks Inspired by Intermediate Filaments
    Physical Review Letters (2023)
    DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.058101
  • Mechano-biological and bio-mechanical pathways in cutaneous wound healing
    PLOS Computational Biology (2023)
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010902
  • How cosmetic tightening products modulate the biomechanics and morphology of human skin
    Acta Biomaterialia (2020)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.08.027
  • Activin-mediated alterations of the fibroblast transcriptome and matrisome control the biomechanical properties of skin wounds
    Nature Communications (2020)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16409-z
  • On the compressibility and poroelasticity of human and murine skin
    Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology (2019)
    DOI: 10.1007/s10237-019-01129-1
  • Tear resistance of soft collagenous tissues
    Nature Communications (2019)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08723-y
  • Development of a Novel Human Cell-Derived Tissue-Engineered Heart Valve for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: an In Vitro and In Vivo Feasibility Study
    Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research (2018)
    DOI: 10.1007/s12265-018-9821-1
  • A novel ultra-light suction device for mechanical characterization of skin
    PLOS ONE (2018)
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201440
  • Location-specific mechanical response and morphology of facial soft tissues
    Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.10.021
  • The mechanical fingerprint of murine excisional wounds
    Acta Biomaterialia (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.10.021
  • The suture retention test, revisited and revised
    Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.08.021
  • Factors affecting the mechanical behavior of collagen hydrogels for skin tissue engineering
    Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2016)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.12.004
  • Guidelines for standardization of bioprinting: a systematic study of process parameters and their effect on bioprinted structures
    BioNanoMaterials (2016)
    DOI: 10.1515/bnm-2016-0004
  • Challenging the in-vivo assessment of biomechanical properties of the uterine cervix: A critical analysis of ultrasound based quasi-static procedures
    Journal of Biomechanics (2015)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.02.038
  • Evaluation of Global Load Sharing and Shear-Lag Models to Describe Mechanical Behavior in Partially Lacerated Tendons
    Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2014)
    DOI: 10.1115/1.4027714
  • Nonaffine Mechanics of Entangled Networks Inspired by Intermediate Filaments
    Physical Review Letters (2023)
    DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.058101
  • Mechano-biological and bio-mechanical pathways in cutaneous wound healing
    PLOS Computational Biology (2023)
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010902
  • How cosmetic tightening products modulate the biomechanics and morphology of human skin
    Acta Biomaterialia (2020)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.08.027
  • Activin-mediated alterations of the fibroblast transcriptome and matrisome control the biomechanical properties of skin wounds
    Nature Communications (2020)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16409-z
  • On the compressibility and poroelasticity of human and murine skin
    Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology (2019)
    DOI: 10.1007/s10237-019-01129-1
  • Tear resistance of soft collagenous tissues
    Nature Communications (2019)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08723-y
  • Development of a Novel Human Cell-Derived Tissue-Engineered Heart Valve for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: an In Vitro and In Vivo Feasibility Study
    Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research (2018)
    DOI: 10.1007/s12265-018-9821-1
  • A novel ultra-light suction device for mechanical characterization of skin
    PLOS ONE (2018)
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201440
  • Location-specific mechanical response and morphology of facial soft tissues
    Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.10.021
  • The mechanical fingerprint of murine excisional wounds
    Acta Biomaterialia (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.10.021
  • The suture retention test, revisited and revised
    Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2017)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.08.021
  • Factors affecting the mechanical behavior of collagen hydrogels for skin tissue engineering
    Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2016)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.12.004
  • Guidelines for standardization of bioprinting: a systematic study of process parameters and their effect on bioprinted structures
    BioNanoMaterials (2016)
    DOI: 10.1515/bnm-2016-0004
  • Challenging the in-vivo assessment of biomechanical properties of the uterine cervix: A critical analysis of ultrasound based quasi-static procedures
    Journal of Biomechanics (2015)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.02.038
  • Evaluation of Global Load Sharing and Shear-Lag Models to Describe Mechanical Behavior in Partially Lacerated Tendons
    Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2014)
    DOI: 10.1115/1.4027714