The objective of the workshop is to gather experts in the fields of mechanical modelling, biomechanics and experimental mechanics, around the emerging topic of bio-metamaterials.

The workshop will be held in the beautiful city of Arpino (https://arpinoturismo.it), Italy.

 Invited speakers :

Marco Miniaci	Davide Ruffoni	Abdul Barakat
CNRS IEMN  University of Lille (France)	Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials Laboratory University of Liège (Belgium)	CNRS LadHyX École Polytechnique (France)
Phononic crystals, Metamaterials, and bio-inspiration	Biological and bioinspired architectured materials and interfaces	Microstrcutured surfaces for controlling cellular behavior: from understanding contact guidance to diagnosing diseases

Main topics

• Bio-inspired materials and metamaterials
• Architectured implants
• Fluid-structure interactions in biomechanics
• Homogenisation and effective properties
• Shape, architecture and topological optimization
• Elastic Waves
• Generalised continua
• Interfaces and interphases
• Multiphase fluid dynamics applied to biomechanics
• Additive manufacturing and mechanical testing
• Instabilities, yield surfaces, fatigue
• Materials with internal mechanisms, pantographs, origamis and folding strategies.
• Mechanical modelling of complex materials and structures