Biomechanics of the Female Reproductive System: Breast and Pelvic Organs. From Model to Patient. Biomechanics of Living Organs

Authors

Mathias Brieu PhD, Professor of mechanical engineering at California State University in Los Angeles, United States; Professor of mechanics at Centrale Lille, France.. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering with a specialty in mechanics of materials and computational mechanics. Prior to joining Cal State LA, he was a Professor in a higher education school of engineering: Centrale Lille. He still interacts with his former institution and his research is developed in a synergy between France and the USA; his specialty now is Biomedical Engineering.

His research activities are based on the triptych of mechanics of materials: experimental characterization constitutive modelling, and numerical and computational methods.

He is focused on soft polymers and bio-polymers. His activities can be summarized in 3 fields:

.Behavior, and damage of synthetic polymers
.Behavior of human soft tissue and medical implants,
.Development and design of Medical Devices for patient-specific surgery. Michel Cosson Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Lille University, France; President, Group for Pelviperineology of the French Medical Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Pr. Michel Cosson is the Medical director of the UNF3S French numerical university. He is involved in 3D anatomy and pedagogical research. He is also the Head of the Gynecological unit of the University Hospital in Lille, France and Professor of Gynecology Obstetrics at the Medical University. He is the author and co-author of several publications. Pr. Cosson's areas of interest include biomechanical properties of pelvic tissues & 3D biomechanical simulation of the female pelvic cavity. Poul Nielsen Professor of Biomechanics and Computational Mechanics, Chair of the Physiome Incorporated Executive Committee and Member, VPH Institute Board of Directors, Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Poul's research focuses on using novel instrumentation, detailed computational models, and quantitative descriptions of physical processes to gain a better understanding of human physiology. Many of his projects couple mathematical modelling with innovative instrumentation to improve our ability to understand and interpret measurements of complex biological systems, subject to the constraints of well-understood physical conservation and balance laws.