Modeling and simulation in tissue biomechanics: Modern tools to face an ancient challenge

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This is the editorial for the specail issue on Modeling and Simulation in Tissue Biomechanics published in Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering


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Vairo, G. (2013) Modeling and simulation in tissue biomechanics: Modern tools to face an ancient challenge. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 6, 1-5. doi: 10.4236/jbise.2013.612A001.

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