Michael R. Moreno, PhD
Associate Professor- 979-845-8500
- michael.moreno@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 528
Research Interests
Experimental Biomechanics and Biomechanical Engineering
Dr. Moreno is Director of the Biomechanical Environments Laboratories. His research is focused on experimental biomechanics and biomechanical engineering across multiple scales. Research interests include biomechanical factors in medical device design, biomechanical factors in tissue engineering and 3D bioprinting, medical device innovation in resource limited settings, cardiovascular fluid and solid biomechanics, orthopedic biomechanics, veterinary biomechanics, biomechanics of human performance, and sports biomechanics.
Industry Experience
- Co-founder of Biomechanics Innovation Group (BIG) LLC, a biomechanics and biomechanical engineering consulting firm.
- Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on several SBIR/STTR projects with medical device start-ups (CorInnova Inc., 4Web Medical, CAIRA)
- Consultant in developing experimental flow and mechanical testing systems and protocols for several major medical device companies (e.g. Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Cordis, Flowmedica, etc.)
- Founding Director of the Orthopedic Biomechanics Research Laboratory (OBRL) at Houston Methodist Hospital
Publications
Mirrielees, J.A., Chen, B., Moreno, M.R., Brooks, S.D. What to Wear: The Filtration Performance of Alternative Materials Used to Construct Do-It-Yourself Masks. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.200633
Fernandez-Moure, Joseph S., Jeffrey L. Van Eps, Jacob C. Scherba, Iman K. Yazdi, Andrew Robbins, Fernando Cabrera, Cory J. Vatsaas, Michael Moreno, Bradley K. Weiner, and Ennio Tasciotti. “Addition of Platelet-Rich Plasma Supports Immune Modulation and Improved Mechanical Integrity” Med 15, no. 1 (January 2021): 3–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/term.3156.
Mingliang Jiang, Raghuveer Lalitha Sridhar, Andrew B. Robbins, Alan D. Freed, Michael R. Moreno. “A Versatile Biaxial Testing Platform for Soft Tissues”,
Mingliang Jiang*, Zachary T Lawson*, Erel Veysel, Sophie Pervere*, Tianyi Nan*, Andrew B. Robbins*, Alan D. Freed, Michael R. Moreno. “Clamping Soft Biologic Tissues for Uniaxial Tensile Testing: A Brief Survey of Current Methods and Development of a Novel Clamping Mechanism”, Volume 103, March.
Andrew B. Robbins*, Alan D. Freed, Michael R. Moreno. “Characterizing the Non-Linear Mechanical Behavior of Native and Biomimetic Engineered Tissues in 1D with Physically Meaningful Parameters.” Volume 102, February.