Mechanical properties of 3D voxel-printed materials for cardiovascular tissue imitation
The novel 3D voxel-printing material approach resulted in reduced elastic modulus, anisotropic behavior, and strain-hardening properties, providing a much closer representation of the mechanical behavior of porcine cardiovascular tissues compared to other available phantom materials. However, there is still significant potential for optimization through further exploration of fiber recruitment replication.
Authors
- Isaac Shiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5735-0736)
- Stefan Bracher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9380-8243)
- Martin Hofmann
- Christoph Gräni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6029-0597)
- Jürgen Burger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2496-638X)
- Anselm W. Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5861-3753)
- Andreas Haeberlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-0110)
- Joël Illi
- Marco Bergamin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-4324)
- Marc Ilic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6443-8739)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1569553
- Primary Topic
- Anatomy and Medical Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Bern