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A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter (2015)
Journal Article
Mauri, A., Ehret, A. E., De Focatiis, D. S., & Mazza, E. (2016). A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 15(4), 1005-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-015-0739-0

A viscoelastic, compressible model is proposed to rationalize the recently reported response of human amnion in multiaxial relaxation and creep experiments. The theory includes two viscoelastic contributions responsible for the sho... Read More about A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter.

Rheological techniques for determining degradation of polylactic acid in bioresorbable medical polymer systems (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Choong, G. Y., Parsons, A. J., Grant, D. M., & De Focatiis, D. S. A. (2014, June). Rheological techniques for determining degradation of polylactic acid in bioresorbable medical polymer systems. Presented at PROCEEDINGS OF PPS-30: The 30th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society – Conference Papers, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

AIP Publishing LLC. A method developed in the 1980s for the conversion of linear rheological data to molar mab distribution is revisited in the context of degradable polymers. The method is first applied using linear rheology for a linear polystyrene... Read More about Rheological techniques for determining degradation of polylactic acid in bioresorbable medical polymer systems.

High-pressure rheological analysis of CO2-induced melting point depression and viscosity reduction of poly(ε-caprolactone) (2015)
Journal Article
Curia, S., De Focatiis, D. S., & Howdle, S. M. (2015). High-pressure rheological analysis of CO2-induced melting point depression and viscosity reduction of poly(ε-caprolactone). Polymer, 69, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.05.026

High-pressure rheology has been used to assess the effects of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) on the melting point (Tm) and viscosity of poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) over a range of temperatures and pressures up to 300 bar over a wide range of sh... Read More about High-pressure rheological analysis of CO2-induced melting point depression and viscosity reduction of poly(ε-caprolactone).