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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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, Lipiski M, Sauer M, Cesarovic N, Hoerstrup SP and Emmert MY
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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Vanderby R
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Asme International vol. 136 (9)
15-07-2014