Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Tissue Mechanics, Microstructure, and Modeling Lab (TM3)
Led by Lakiesha N. Williams · Biomedical Engineering
What we study
The lab studies how tissues and organs respond to injury using advanced imaging, mechanical tests, and computer models. They aim to protect against damage and improve safety in sports and medicine.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Sensitive detection of in vivo traumatic brain injury foci using magnetic particle imaging
2026 · Nanoscale
Used magnetic particle imaging to detect brain injuries in mice.
- Heterogeneity in cranial dura mater at the microscale: An In-situ and ex-vivo structural and mechanical investigation of sulcus and gyrus Dura
2025 · Acta Biomaterialia
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- Exploring the Fibrous Nature of Single-Stranded DNA–Collagen Complexes: Nanostructural Observations and Physicochemical Insights
2024 · ACS Omega
Examined the structure of DNA-collagen complexes using microscopy.
- Age dictates brain functional connectivity and axonal integrity following repetitive mild traumatic brain injuries in mice
2024 · NeuroImage
Studied how age affects brain connections and white matter after repeated injuries.
- An in vitro study of micromechanics, cellular proliferation and viability on both decellularized porcine dura grafts and native porcine dura grafts
2023 · Biomedical Engineering Advances
Compared cell growth and mechanical strength of native and decellularized dura grafts.
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