Assistant Professor

Centre for Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering

Mines Saint-Etienne, France

PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics

 

Contact : fanette.chassagne@emse.fr

Research activities

  • Development and implementation of methods for the characterization and inverse identification of mechanical properties of soft tissues
  • Development of fluid and structure patient-specific numerical models
  • Development and implementation of experimental methods for the study of cardiovascular flows
  • Design and implementation of a clinical study 

Cardiovascular Biomechanics and Fluid Dynamics

  • Biomechanical study of atrial cardiomyophaties via ex vivo characterization and 4D flow MRI
  • Computational and experimental investigation of the hemodynamics of cerebral aneurysms treated by endovascular coiling and flow diverting stents
  • Experimental investigation (PIV) of blood flow in the left ventricle implanted with a Left Ventricular Assist Device
  • In vitro and in silico studies of surgical planning of pediatric coarctation repair

Biomechanical study of pressure applied on the lower leg by medical compression bandages

  • Patient specific finite element model of bandage application
  • Measurement of interface pressure applied on the lower leg by bandages
  • Characterization of mechanical and friction properties of fabrics
  • FE model updating method for the characterization of calf soft tissues mechanical properties
  • Clinical study : Modelling interface pressure applied by superimposed compression bandages (NCT02803398)

Teaching activities

  • Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics
  • Experimental Methods
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Continuum mechanics tutorials
  • Finite element method tutorials