Zoe Godard

My PhD focuses on building a mathematical model for tendons, soft tissues connecting muscles to bone which play an important role in bearing load. I spent the first part of my PhD exploring the theoretical poroelastic framework which may be employed to capture the bulk mechanics of tendon. In particular, I investigated the impact of material heterogeneity on the poroelastic response to cyclic loading. I am now exploring the mechanics of collagen, the primary building block of tendon, with the hope to incorporate this into the poroelastic framework.