307 Multiscale Mechanics of Bioinspired and Biological Materials,

Nima Rahbar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Sina Youssefian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Biological systems exhibit superior thermal and mechanical properties ranging from nano to macroscale in a hierarchical fashion, which call for multi-scale modeling and experimental techniques that need to overcome long-standing challenges in accurately capturing the physical, chemical and structural complexities transcending length and time-scales. This symposium attempts to provide a forum that brings together mechanicians, and materials scientists who investigate the mechanical and thermal behavior of biological materials with the aim to understand their novel mechanics and stipulate designs toward effective biomimicry and bioinspiration. The role of molecular and atomic scale behavior and interactions in such systems will be discussed in the context of mechanical response of the biological or bio-inspired materials. Experimental methods for characterization of thermomechanical properties of cells, tissues, biomaterials and bioinspired materials, microfluidic applications in medicine and biology and similar methods are of interest. Computational methods related to characterization and prediction of physical properties of these materials, in particular multi-scale methods in biophysics are of great interest.

Keywords: materials systems, biomechanics

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