Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials & Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials

The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers in the following general technical research areas:

Characterization Across Length Scales

Extreme Conditions & Environmental Effects

Damage, Fatigue and Fracture

Structure, Function and Performance

Rate Effects in Elastomers

Viscoelasticity & Viscoplasticity

Research in Progress

Cellular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

Biofilms and Microbe Mechanics

Traumatic Brain Injury

Cardiac and Vascular Biomechanics

Orthopedic and Disease Biomechanics

Time Dependence of Biomaterials

Experimental Techniques in Biological and Biomimetic Systems