Institute of Continuum Mechanics and Biomechanics

Institute of Continuum Mechanics and Biomechanics

The Institute of Continuum Mechanics and Biomechanics (LKM) engages enthusiastic researchers working on a wide range of scientific topics that apply experimental and computational mechanics to tackle various interdisciplinary research questions including mechanics of living tissues, biomaterials, and 3D printing. Through the combination of experiments, continuum mechanics modeling, and simulation, we strive to improve our understanding of the mechanical behavior of biological structures and to find innovative solutions at the interfaces of engineering, medicine and biological sciences.

BRAINIACS members Nina Reiter and Yashasvi Verma are organizing a minisymposium on Experimental and Numerical Approaches to Understanding the Vascularized Brain at WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026 in Munich. We welcome contributions on topics including (but not limited to): • In vivo, in vitro, and ex vivo e...

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That’s a wrap on 11th Colloquium on Computational Mechanics of the German Association for Computational Mechanics in Braunschweig. The Brainiacs team had a great time presenting our latest work across biomechanics, brain mechanics, and computational modeling.Many thanks to the organizers, session c...

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That’s a wrap on the Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Stockholm. The Brainiacs Lab team presented recent work on brain tissue mechanics and modeling, and had an incredible time at the Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. A huge thank you to the org...

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We had a fantastic time at the conference of the European Society of Biomechanics 2025, hosted at ETH Zurich! The conference was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the biomechanics community and learn about exciting new work from across the field. We were excited to share our recent work ...

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Dr. Mohammad Saeed Zarzor, a PhD researcher from our BRAINIACS team, has successfully defended his doctoral thesis. Saeed's research focused on developing a computer model to show how cells influence the folding of a developing brain's surface. His work offers new insights into how our brain...

Category: Research