Scientific Topics

• Cell Wall Mechanics

• Cell and Tissue Micromechanics

• Trees and Wood Biomechanics

• Mechano- and Gravi- Sensing and Transduction

• Biophysics and Modeling of Growth

• Biomechanics of Morphogenesis and Pattern Formation

• Xylem Pressure and Water Transport

• Plant-Soil Mechanical Interactions

• Plant-Animal Interactions

• Plant Interactions with Fluid Media (Air, Water)

• Plant Motions and Plant Tribology

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biomechanics

• Biomechanical Modelling

• Metrology and Softwares for Plant Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

• Plant Biomechanics for Biomimetics

• Applied Biomechanics for Material Sciences and Engineering