Aorta (and Skin) Biomechanics: The Role of Heterogeneity
Speaker: Dr. Tais Sigaeva
Assistant Professor, Departments of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary
When: June 26, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Location: CEME 2202 (6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver) & Zoom (https://ubc.zoom.us/j/97206574075?pwd=b0tpc3czNmV0YmJ5dUhmcGwya0RjZz09)
This event is part of our Structural Matter Seminar Series hosted by Dr. Mattia Bacca.
Abstract:
This talk introduces a typical biomechanical workflow for the mechanical characterization and modeling of soft biological tissues. An overview of ongoing work in skin biomechanics will set the
stage for a focused discussion on the role of heterogeneity in the aorta. Emphasis will be placed on how the transmurally heterogeneous microstructure of elastic lamellae contributes to aortic homeostasis. Experimental evidence of spatial mechanical heterogeneity in aortic aneurysms will be presented, followed by a modeling approach based on the theory of functionally graded materials.
Biography:
Dr. Tais Sigaeva joined the University of Calgary in 2023 as an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. Before that she was an Assistant professor at the University of Waterloo, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary and York University, and a PhD student at the University of Alberta.