Joao S. Soares, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering | VCU College of Engineering

Richmond, VA, UNITED STATES

Engineered Tissue Multiscale Mechanics & Modeling Laboratory (ETM3)

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Biography

Joao Silva Soares, Ph.D. joined VCU Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering as Assistant Professor on the Fall 2017 to form the Engineered Tissue Multiscale Mechanics and Modeling (ETM3) research group blending theory, experimentation, and simulation in mechanics and biomedical engineering. Dr. Soares obtained his Licenciatura degree in Aerospace Engineering at Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal in 2002, and his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in 2008. Subsequently, Dr. Soares has conducted post-doctoral work at Milan Polytechnic, Stony Brook University, and at the University of Texas at Austin as Research Scientist with independent PI status. Dr. Soares has developed state-of-the-art frameworks for polymer degradation and erosion, shear induced platelet activation, and mechanically-conditioned tissue engineering. His work is published in 22 peer-reviewed publications and more than 50 conference proceedings.

Areas of Expertise (9)

Functional tissue engineering

Engineered tissue vascular grafts

Growth and remodelling of soft tissues

Thrombogenicity of cardiovascular medical devices

Platelet activation

Drug delivery devices

Endovascular stents

Polymer degradation and erosion

Continuum mechanics and its application to non-linear materials

Education (2)

Texas A&M University: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering 2008

Instituto Superior Tecnico of the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal: Licenciatura, Aerospace Engineering 2002

Affiliations (3)

American Heart Association (AHA), Early Career Member
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Early Career Member
American Society of Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering Division (ASME-BED), Member

Selected Articles (13)

A mathematical model for the determination of forming tissue moduli in needled-nonwoven scaffolds

Acta Biomaterialia

J.S. Soares, W. Zhang, M.S. Sacks

2017-03-15

Published in Acta Biomaterialia

Large strain stimulation promotes extracellular matrix production and stiffness in an elastomeric scaffold model

Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Biological Materials

A. D’Amore,* J.S. Soares,* J.A. Stella, W. Zhang, N.J. Amoroso, J.E. Mayer, Jr., W.R. Wagner, M.S. Sacks

2016-09-01

Published in the Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Biological Materials

A triphasic constrained mixture model of engineered tissue formation under in vitro dynamic mechanical conditioning

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

J.S. Soares, M.S. Sacks

2016-04-05

Published in Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Simulation of Platelets Suspension Flowing Through a Stenosis Model Using a Dissipative Particle Dynamics Approach

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

J.S. Soares, C. Gao, Y. Alemu, M. Slepian, D. Bluestein

2013-11-01

Published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering

A novel mathematical model of activation and sensitization of platelets subjected to dynamic stress histories

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

J.S. Soares, J. Sheriff, D. Bluestein

2013-11-06

Published in Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

A mathematical model for water uptake, degradation, erosion, and drug release from polydisperse polymeric networks

Biomaterials

J.S. Soares, P. Zunino

2010-04-01

Published in Biomaterials

Modeling of Deformation-Accelerated Breakdown of Polylactic Acid Biodegradable Stents

ASME Journal of Medical Devices

J.S. Soares, J.E. Moore, Jr., K.R. Rajagopal

2010-12-06

Published in ASME Journal of Medical Devices

Deformation induced hydrolysis of a degradable polymeric cylindrical annulus

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

J.S. Soares, K.R. Rajagopal, J.E. Moore, Jr.

2010-04-01

Published in Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Constitutive Framework for biodegradable polymers with applications to biodegradable stents

ASAIO Journal

J.S. Soares, J.E. Moore, Jr., K.R Rajagopal

2008-05-30

Published in ASAIO Journal

Biomechanical behavior of heterograft biomaterials for bioprosthetic heart valves: characterization, simulation, and performance

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

J.S. Soares, K.R. Feaver, W. Zhang, D. Kamensky, A. Aggrawal, M.S. Sacks

2016-08-09

Published in Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

Biomechanical Challenges to Polymeric Biodegradable Stents

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

J.S. Soares, J.E. Moore Jr.

2015-10-13

Published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Modeling in Cardiovascular Mechanics

International Journal of Engineering Science

J.S. Soares, S. Pasta, D.A. Vorp, J.E. Moore, Jr.

2010-11-01

Published in International Journal of Engineering Science

Bioabsorbable polymeric drug-eluting endovascular stents: a clinical review

Minerva Biotechnologica

J.S. Soares

2009-12-21

Published in Minerva Biotechnologica