Jacques Huyghe

Primary Research Pillar: Health

Research Area: Biomedical Engineering

Supervisor: Professor Ronan O'Higgins

Jacques holds a Master Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Ghent, Belgium.  He received his Ph.D. from the Eindhoven University of Technology in 1986. After an assistant-professorship at Maastricht University, he was nominated as a fellow of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1996 to 2001.  His current research is focussed on porous media mechanics of swelling materials with applications in the field of biomechanics, prosthesis design and petroleum engineering.  He is a steering member of the Poromechanics Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  He was associate editor of the J.Biomech. Engng. Of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.  He is presently editorial member of the journal Biorheology, and Transport in Porous Media.

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Ageing and degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc and their impact on spinal flexibility
F Galbusera, M Van Rijsbergen, K Ito, JM Huyghe, M Brayda-Bruno, …
European Spine Journal 23 (3), 324-332
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A biochemical/biophysical 3D FE intervertebral disc model
Y Schroeder, JM Huyghe, CC Van Donkelaar, K Ito
Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology 9 (5), 641-650
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Computational analyses of mechanically induced collagen fiber remodeling in the aortic heart valve
NJB Driessen, RA Boerboom, JM Huyghe, CVC Bouten, FPT Baaijens
Journal of biomechanical engineering 125 (4), 549-557
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