Ultrasonic velocity and attenuation measurement in kidney stones: correlation to constituents and hardness.

abstract：:Two surface analytical spectroscopic techniques (namely, angular-dependent X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and static secondary ion mass spectrometry) were used to characterize the nature and composition of the surface and near-surface layers formed on three biomedical polymers (namely, low-density polyethylene, expa...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Lewis G,Newman J,Katz W

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since adhesive technology was introduced into dental field, metal-based restoration has been gradually replaced by metal-free restoration. Using the adhesive technology, minimum invasive technique has been possible in daily clinical practice as well as esthetic tooth-colored restorations have become very popular all o...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Nagano F,Selimovic D,Noda M,Ikeda T,Tanaka T,Miyamoto Y,Koshiro K,Sano H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biocompatible metals have been suggested as revolutionary biomaterials for bone-grafting therapies. Although metals and their alloys are widely and successfully used in producing biomedical implants due to their good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, they have a lack in bioactivity. Therefore coating of ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Saleh MM,Touny AH,Al-Omair MA,Saleh MM

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of materials have been considered as sources of grafts to repair bone defects. Here, we examined the possibility of creating in situ-forming gels from sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) for use as an in vivo carrier of demineralized bone matrix (DBM). The interaction between ani...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Kim KS,Kang YM,Lee JY,Kim ES,Kim CH,Min BH,Lee HB,Kim JH,Kim MS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To address the lack of 3D space information in the digital radiography of a patient femur, a pose estimation method based on 2D-3D rigid registration is proposed in this study. The method uses two digital radiography images to realize the preoperative 3D visualization of a fractured femur. Compared with the pure Digit...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhang X,Zhu Y,Li C,Zhao J,Li G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present review surveys studies on physical-chemical properties and biological response of living tissues to NiTi (Nitinol) carried out recently, aiming at an understanding of the place of this material among the implant alloys in use. Advantages of shape memory and superelasticity are analyzed in respect to functi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Shabalovskaya SA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most drug delivery systems as treatment modalities for osteomyelitis have not been evaluated for resistant infections. Tigecycline (TG) is an antimicrobial agent that could be used in the treatment of multi-drug-resistant orthopedic infections. The objective of this in vitro study has been to determine what dosage of ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Ignjatović NL,Ninkov P,Sabetrasekh R,Lyngstadaas SP,Uskoković DP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local strains acting across an area of skin loaded uniaxially in vivo are converted to stresses using the standard elastic formulae. The stress values are compared to those obtained using the classical Bossinesq and Michell stress functions. The results indicate that these functions are capable of describing the respo...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wan Abas WA,Asseli MR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological, biochemical, mechanical, and structural properties of artificial scaffolds for tissue engineering are known to be of great importance. Therefore, in this study a hydrogel derived scaffold with biomechanical and structural properties similar to native articular cartilage was synthesized. The gelatine-ba...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zehbe R,Libera J,Gross U,Schubert H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The balance between extracellular inorganic phosphate (ePi) and extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (ePPi) is controlled by four membrane proteins: the transporters ANK (exporting PPi outside the cells) and PiT-1 (importing ePi into the cells), and the enzymes PC-1 (generating ePPi from nucleotides) and Tissue Non-s...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Hamade T,Bianchi A,Sebillaud S,Netter P,Jouzeau JY,Cailotto F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo and in vitro drug release profiles from a self-setting bioactive CaO-SiO2-P2O5 glass bone cement containing indomethacin as a model drug were investigated. The cement containing 2% and 5% indomethacin (IMC) powder hardened within 5 min after mixing with ammonium phosphate buffer. After setting, in vitro dr...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Otsuka M,Nakahigashi Y,Matsuda Y,Kokubo T,Yoshihara S,Fujita H,Nakamura T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The simulated Doppler blood flow signals are widely used to assess the performance of the clutter filters for removing wall components while reserving low-velocity signals scattered from physiological blood flow approaching the inner vessel-wall injured by a stenosed lesion. OBJECTIVE:By simultaneously taki...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Gao L,Zhang Y,Zhou Y,Hu X,Deng L,Zhang K,Cai G,Zhang J

更新日期：2016-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty two ceramic femoral heads have been investigated after implantation. All heads had articulated against ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) cups. Examination of the heads shows changes in sphericity and surface roughness due to the wear. The behaviour of these retrieved heads after clinical use conf...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Fernández-Fairén M,Sala P,Gil FJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dose computed tomography reconstruction is an important issue in the medical imaging domain. Sparse-view has been widely studied as a potential strategy. Compressed sensing (CS) method has shown great potential to reconstruct high-quality CT images from sparse-view projection data. Nonetheless, low-contrast struct...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Qi H,Chen Z,Guo J,Zhou L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, biocompatibility of 17-4 PH stainless steel foam for biomedical implant applications was investigated. 17-4 PH stainless steel foams having porosities in the range of 40-82% with an average pore size of around 600 μm were produced by space holder-sintering technique. Sintered foams were precipitation ha...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Mutlu I,Oktay E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selection of stent and balloon type is decisive in the stenting process. In the treatment of an eccentric plaque obstruction, a symmetric expansion from stent dilatation generates nonuniform stress distribution, which may aggravate fibrous cap prone to rupture. This paper developed a new stent design to treat ecce...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Syaifudin A,Takeda R,Sasaki K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To build a patient specific respiratory motion model with a low dose, a novel method was proposed that uses a limited number of 3D lung CT volumes with an external respiratory signal. 4D lung CT volumes were acquired for patients with in vitro labeling on the upper abdominal surface. Meanwhile, 3D coordinates of in vi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Cui X,Gao X,Xia W,Liu Y,Liang Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances of fundamental research on the in vitro generation of red blood cells (RBCs) from hematopoietic stem cells in the laboratory open new possibilities of the utilization of cultured RBCs in transfusion medicine. We study the economic challenge of the setup and development of the mass industrial production...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Mercier Ythier J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering, life sciences, cell and molecular biology toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, and improve tissue function. In Western Countries, tissues or cells management for clinical uses is a medical ac...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： de Isla N,Huseltein C,Jessel N,Pinzano A,Decot V,Magdalou J,Bensoussan D,Stoltz JF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bonding strength of porcelains to metals depends on the oxide layer between the porcelain and the metal. Oxidation of a metal surface increases the bonding strength, whereas excessive oxidation decreases it. Titanium and its alloys are gaining acceptance for dental use since they exhibit excellent biocompatibility...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Oshida Y,Hashem A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cilia, presenting a rotational movement in the embryonic nodes, play a crucial role in the left-right specification during embryogenesis. The characteristic architecture of these cilia is based on a cylindrical arrangement of 9 doublet microtubules and the motion of the cilia is triggered by the dynein motors loca...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Chen D,Zhong Y,Shinohara K,Nishida T,Hasegawa T,Hamada H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age is the most important risk factor for primary osteoarthritis (OA). Members of the TGF-β superfamily play a crucial role in chondrocyte differentiation and maintenance of healthy articular cartilage. OBJECTIVE:We have investigated whether age-related changes in TGF-β superfamily signaling components play...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： van der Kraan PM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular lenses (IOL) made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) lack an important yellowish pigment useful as a filter in the visual process and in the protection of the retina from short wavelength light. It was found that the PMMA used for IOL manufacturing can be tinted by dry exposure to mercury near-UV emitting l...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Babizhayev MA,Chumayevskii NA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different types of colloidal lipid particles are presented and compared as innovative carrier systems. Size distribution and storage stability of formulations produced by hot high pressure homogenisation in lab and medium scale production were investigated by laser diffractometry (LD) and photon correlation spectr...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Saupe A,Wissing SA,Lenk A,Schmidt C,Müller RH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work composite materials, based on quartz fibers and epoxy resins, were employed with the aim to restore damaged teeth. The composite materials were chosen because they show biomechanical features very similar to that of the dentine, the main constituent of the tooth. Extracted teeth were rebuilt with two diff...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Visco AM,Calabrese L,Campo N,Torrisi L,Oteri G,Lo Giudice G,Cicciù D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sino-atrial node cells (SANCs) play a significant role in rhythmic firing. To investigate their role in arrhythmia and interactions with the atrium, computer simulations based on cellular dynamic mathematical models are generally used. However, the large-scale computation usually makes research difficult, given the li...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhang H,Xiao Z,Lin SF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint is a critical component for normal walking. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of restricting the flexion-extension motion of the first MTP joint on human walking gait. Ten male participants were recruited to perform walking trials under barefoot (BF) and the f...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhang J,Si Y,Zhang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel technique and product for carpal tunnel microscopic surgical procedures using a modified medical device containing a head as a surgical scalpel under light guidance were designed and studied. The novel design of the medical device was developed and applied in a new carpal tunnel microscopic surgical procedure ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Chiang MC,Huang CC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hip stem design based upon X-ray films requires sufficient information in order to customize for the patient. If the errors are resulted from rotating angles, more X-ray films may carry out the solution. The present study aimed to realize the improvement of multiple X-ray films for hip stem design. Eight X-ray fil...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wei HW,Chung MY,Huang VW,Cheng CK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The debris generated by the progressive wear of total joint replacement (TJR) devices is considered a primary cause of osteolysis, bone resorption, and premature failure of artificial hips and knees. The vast majority of this debris originates from the UHMWPE articulating surfaces caused by tribological interaction wi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Davidson JA,Poggie RA,Mishra AK

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00