Dr. Alberto Stracuzzi
Dr. Alberto Stracuzzi
Staff of Professorship for Mechanics
Research Topic
Phase separation-induced microstructures
Phase separation is a physical process that occurs when a mixed, homogeneous mixture of substances separates in different phases ... Read Project Details
Multiscale computational modelling of cellular interactions
Cells populating the tissues of our body are continuously subjected to stimuli coming from their environment. The latter is known as extracellular matrix (ECM) and it is composed of interstitial fluid and different types of macromolecules, mainly organized in 3D networks. These constituents physically transmit the external biophysical loads up to the receptors of the cells, which sense and process them during their whole lifecycle in order to adapt or guarantee the tissue functionality.
Discrete and continuum models of tissues are used to unravel the complex mechanisms behind these cell-ECM interactions, in order to understand how macroscopic loads are translated down to microscopic cues at the cellular level, and vice versa.
