Dr Marco Pensalfini
PhD

 

All Publications

    2023

    • Pensalfini M, Golde T, Trepat X and Arroyo M (2023). Nonaffine Mechanics of Entangled Networks Inspired by Intermediate Filaments. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 131 (5) 
      04-08-2023
    • Pensalfini M and Tepole AB (2023). Mechano-biological and bio-mechanical pathways in cutaneous wound healing. Plos Computational Biology, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 19 (3) 
      09-03-2023

    2020

    • Pensalfini M, Rotach M, Hopf R, Bielicki A, Santoprete R and Mazza E (2020). How cosmetic tightening products modulate the biomechanics and morphology of human skin. Acta Biomaterialia, Elsevier vol. 115, 299-316.  
      25-08-2020
    • Wietecha MS, Pensalfini M, Cangkrama M, Müller B, Jin J, Brinckmann J, Mazza E and Werner S (2020). Activin-mediated alterations of the fibroblast transcriptome and matrisome control the biomechanical properties of skin wounds. Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 11 (1) 
      25-05-2020

    2019

    • Wahlsten A, Pensalfini M, Stracuzzi A, Restivo G, Hopf R and Mazza E (2019). On the compressibility and poroelasticity of human and murine skin. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, Springer Nature vol. 18 (4), 1079-1093.  
      26-02-2019
    • Bircher K, Zündel M, Pensalfini M, Ehret AE and Mazza E (2019). Tear resistance of soft collagenous tissues. Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1) 
      15-02-2019

    2018

    • 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 (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. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, Springer Nature vol. 11 (6), 470-482.  
      13-08-2018
    • Müller B, Elrod J, Pensalfini M, Hopf R, Distler O, Schiestl C and Mazza E (2018). A novel ultra-light suction device for mechanical characterization of skin. Plos One, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 13 (8) 
      08-08-2018

    2017

    • Pensalfini M, Weickenmeier J, Rominger M, Santoprete R, Distler O and Mazza E (2017). Location-specific mechanical response and morphology of facial soft tissues. Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Elsevier vol. 78, 108-115.  
      14-11-2017
    • Pensalfini M, Haertel E, Hopf R, Wietecha M, Werner S and Mazza E (2017). The mechanical fingerprint of murine excisional wounds. Acta Biomaterialia, Elsevier vol. 65, 226-236.  
      12-10-2017
    • Pensalfini M, Meneghello S, Lintas V, Bircher K, Ehret AE and Mazza E (2017). The suture retention test, revisited and revised. Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Elsevier vol. 77, 711-717.  
      24-08-2017

    2016

    • Pensalfini M, Ehret AE, Stüdeli S, Marino D, Kaech A, Reichmann E and Mazza E (2016). Factors affecting the mechanical behavior of collagen hydrogels for skin tissue engineering. Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Elsevier vol. 69, 85-97.  
      09-12-2016
    • Kesti M, Fisch P, Pensalfini M, Mazza E and Zenobi-Wong M (2016). Guidelines for standardization of bioprinting: a systematic study of process parameters and their effect on bioprinted structures. Bionanomaterials, De Gruyter vol. 17 (3-4), 193-204.  
      19-05-2016

    2015

    • Maurer MM, Badir S, Pensalfini M, Bajka M, Abitabile P, Zimmermann R and Mazza E (2015). Challenging the in-vivo assessment of biomechanical properties of the uterine cervix: A critical analysis of ultrasound based quasi-static procedures. Journal of Biomechanics, Elsevier vol. 48 (9), 1541-1548.  
      26-02-2015

    2014

    • Pensalfini M, Duenwald-Kuehl S, Kondratko-Mittnacht J, Lakes R and Vanderby R (2014). Evaluation of Global Load Sharing and Shear-Lag Models to Describe Mechanical Behavior in Partially Lacerated Tendons. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Asme International vol. 136 (9) 
      15-07-2014