Dr Marco Pensalfini

Marco Pensalfini

Lecturer in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/m.pensalfini
Centre for Bioengineering
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Research

Bioengineering, Experimental Biomechanics, Multiscale Computational Modelling, Fibrous Biomaterials, Wound Healing, Bioinspired Design

Interests

My expertise is at the interface of mechanical and biomedical engineering, with a focus on the multiscale mechanics of soft fibrous biomaterials. A central theme is the development of novel experimental approaches combining mechanics and imaging techniques to unravel mechanisms of load redistribution across tissue lengthscales and address their mechanobiological relevance. I also have broad experience in establishing two-way links between experiments and corresponding computational models with predictive or interpretative function, including inverse FEA and hierarchical Bayesian inverse analysis. My work is intrinsically multidisciplinary, and over the years I have initiated multiple collaborations with clinical and industrial partners.