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