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Steven J. Petsche
Mechanical Engineering
Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow 2011/2012
Professor Peter M. Pinsky (Mechanical Engineering)
As a result of advances in imaging and experimenta-tion at small scales, the molecular mechanisms that give rise to the mechanical properties of human con-nective tissue can be better understood. Steven follows a new "multi-scale" modeling approach where improved macro-scale continuum models are directly linked to micro-scale models of these molecular mechanisms. Due to its well-characterized regular and hierarchical structure, the human cornea is his target tissue. A coordinated approach between mod-eling and novel experimentation at different scales combines areas of biology, chemistry, imaging, and applied mechanics to engineer a computational model for direct clinical applications in refractive surgery. |
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