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

 

All Publications

2023

  • Nonaffine Mechanics of Entangled Networks Inspired by Intermediate Filaments
    Pensalfini M, Golde T, Trepat X, Arroyo M
    Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 131 (5) 
    04-08-2023
  • Mechano-biological and bio-mechanical pathways in cutaneous wound healing
    Pensalfini M, Tepole AB
    Plos Computational Biology, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 19 (3) 
    09-03-2023

2020

  • How cosmetic tightening products modulate the biomechanics and morphology of human skin
    Pensalfini M, Rotach M, Hopf R, Bielicki A, Santoprete R, Mazza E
    Acta Biomaterialia, Elsevier vol. 115, 299-316.  
    25-08-2020
  • Activin-mediated alterations of the fibroblast transcriptome and matrisome control the biomechanical properties of skin wounds
    Wietecha MS, Pensalfini M, Cangkrama M, Müller B, Jin J, Brinckmann J, Mazza E, Werner S
    Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 11 (1) 
    25-05-2020

2019

  • On the compressibility and poroelasticity of human and murine skin
    Wahlsten A, Pensalfini M, Stracuzzi A, Restivo G, Hopf R, Mazza E
    Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, Springer Nature vol. 18 (4), 1079-1093.  
    26-02-2019
  • Tear resistance of soft collagenous tissues
    Bircher K, Zündel M, Pensalfini M, Ehret AE, Mazza E
    Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1) 
    15-02-2019

2018

  • Development of a Novel Human Cell-Derived Tissue-Engineered Heart Valve for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: an In Vitro and In Vivo Feasibility Study
    Lintas V, Fioretta ES, Motta SE, Dijkman PE, Pensalfini M, Mazza E, Caliskan E, Rodriguez H et al.
    Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, Springer Nature vol. 11 (6), 470-482.  
    13-08-2018
  • A novel ultra-light suction device for mechanical characterization of skin
    Müller B, Elrod J, Pensalfini M, Hopf R, Distler O, Schiestl C, Mazza E
    Plos One, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 13 (8) 
    08-08-2018

2017

  • Location-specific mechanical response and morphology of facial soft tissues
    Pensalfini M, Weickenmeier J, Rominger M, Santoprete R, Distler O, Mazza E
    Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Elsevier vol. 78, 108-115.  
    14-11-2017
  • The mechanical fingerprint of murine excisional wounds
    Pensalfini M, Haertel E, Hopf R, Wietecha M, Werner S, Mazza E
    Acta Biomaterialia, Elsevier vol. 65, 226-236.  
    12-10-2017
  • The suture retention test, revisited and revised
    Pensalfini M, Meneghello S, Lintas V, Bircher K, Ehret AE, Mazza E
    Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Elsevier vol. 77, 711-717.  
    24-08-2017

2016

  • Factors affecting the mechanical behavior of collagen hydrogels for skin tissue engineering
    Pensalfini M, Ehret AE, Stüdeli S, Marino D, Kaech A, Reichmann E, Mazza E
    Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Elsevier vol. 69, 85-97.  
    09-12-2016
  • Guidelines for standardization of bioprinting: a systematic study of process parameters and their effect on bioprinted structures
    Kesti M, Fisch P, Pensalfini M, Mazza E, Zenobi-Wong M
    Bionanomaterials, De Gruyter vol. 17 (3-4), 193-204.  
    19-05-2016

2015

  • Challenging the in-vivo assessment of biomechanical properties of the uterine cervix: A critical analysis of ultrasound based quasi-static procedures
    Maurer MM, Badir S, Pensalfini M, Bajka M, Abitabile P, Zimmermann R, Mazza E
    Journal of Biomechanics, Elsevier vol. 48 (9), 1541-1548.  
    26-02-2015

2014

  • Evaluation of Global Load Sharing and Shear-Lag Models to Describe Mechanical Behavior in Partially Lacerated Tendons
    Pensalfini M, Duenwald-Kuehl S, Kondratko-Mittnacht J, Lakes R, Vanderby R
    Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Asme International vol. 136 (9) 
    15-07-2014