Tauberian-prony feature extraction technique for esophageal motility patterns.

abstract：:Baseball players swung very light and very heavy bats through our instrument and the speed of the bat was recorded. These data were used to make mathematical models for each person. Then these models were coupled with equations of physics for bat-ball collisions to compute the Ideal Bat Weight for each individual. How...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Bahill AT,Freitas MM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decades, vascular tissue engineering has made great strides towards bringing engineered vascular tissues to the clinics and, in parallel, obtaining in-lab tools for basic research. Herein, we propose the design of a novel dual-mode bioreactor, useful for the fabrication (construct mode) and in vitro stimul...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Bono N,Meghezi S,Soncini M,Piola M,Mantovani D,Fiore GB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscles can be injured by their own contractions. Such contraction-induced injury, often accompanied by delayed onset of muscle soreness, is a leading cause of the loss of mobility in the rapidly increasing population of elderly people. Unlike other types of muscle injuries which hurt almost exclusively those...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Givli S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depending on the duration of exposure to supraphysiological temperatures, cellular proteins and organelles can suffer from structural alternations and irreversible denaturation, which may induce cell death. The thermotolerance of three human urinary bladder carcinoma cell lines, TSGH-8301, J82 and TCC-SUP (cytological...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Jen CP,Huang CT,Tsai CH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal and spatial distribution of coronary blood flow, pressure, and volume are determined by the branching pattern and three-dimensional (3-D) geometry of the coronary vasculature, and by the mechanics of heart wall and vascular tone. Consequently, a realistic simulation of coronary blood flow requires, as a f...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kaimovitz B,Lanir Y,Kassab GS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the use of artificial neural networks to estimate stroke volume from pre-processed, thoracic impedance plethysmograph signals from 20 healthy subjects. Standard back-propagation was used to train the networks, with Doppler stroke volume estimates as the desired output. The trained networks were th...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Mulavara AP,Timmons WD,Nair MS,Gupta V,Kumar AA,Taylor BC

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simulations are useful to study the heart's ability to generate flow and the interaction between contractility and loading conditions. The left ventricular pressure-volume (PV) relation has been shown to be nonlinear, but it is unknown whether a linear model is accurate enough for simulations. Six models were fitted t...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Lankhaar JW,Rövekamp FA,Steendijk P,Faes TJ,Westerhof BE,Kind T,Vonk-Noordegraaf A,Westerhof N

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a finite volume method for modeling electrical activation in a sample of cardiac tissue using the bidomain equations. Microstructural features to the level of cleavage planes between sheets of myocardial fibers in the tissue are explicitly represented. The key features of this implementation compa...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Trew M,Le Grice I,Smaill B,Pullan A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emerging field of micro-technology has opened up new possibilities for exploring cellular chemotaxis in real space and time, and at single cell resolution. Chemotactic cells sense and move in response to chemical gradients and play important roles in a number of physiological and pathological processes, including ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kim BJ,Wu M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfluidic devices fabricated using poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) polymer are routinely used for in vitro cell culture for a wide range of cellular assays. These assays typically involve the incubation of cultured cells with a drug molecule or a fluorescent marker while monitoring a cellular response. The accuracy o...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Wang JD,Douville NJ,Takayama S,ElSayed M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) is a potent angiogenic growth factor involved in the development of diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, and heart and limb ischemia, as well as normal wound healing and tissue development. Despite being one of the most heavily studied angiogenic growth factors, the binding ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Filion RJ,Popel AS

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this paper is to review the theoretical basis and clinical application of electrical impedance plethysmography in the noninvasive evaluation of peripheral arterial and venous disease. Theoretical, experimental and clinical studies have not demonstrated a direct relationship between electrical impedanc...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zuech PE,Cobbold RS,Johnston KW,Kassam M

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classically, the primary tool for quantifying the dynamics of vergence and other eye movements has been the main sequence. The main sequence is a plot of peak velocity versus response amplitude and is particularly useful for comparing the dynamics of a large number of eye movements over a range of response amplitudes....

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Alvarez TL,Semmlow JL,Yuan W,Munoz P

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appropriateness of integrated information systems to the description of integrated biological systems is discussed. An integrated information system in the physiology of the regulation of respiration is argued to be a structural mathematical model of the system and the relational data base, which it can compute. I...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Yamamoto WS

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wall stress analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a promising method of identifying AAAs at high risk of rupture. However, neglecting residual strains (RS) in the load-free configuration of patient-specific finite element analysis models is a sever limitation that strongly affects the computed wall stresses. ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Polzer S,Bursa J,Gasser TC,Staffa R,Vlachovsky R

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, a new method for quantification of rigidity in elbow joint of Parkinsonian patients is introduced. One of the most known syndromes in Parkinson's disease (PD) is increased passive stiffness in muscles, which leads to rigidity in joints. Clinical evaluation of stiffness in wrist and/or elbow, commonly us...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sepehri B,Esteki A,Ebrahimi-Takamjani E,Shahidi GA,Khamseh F,Moinodin M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a multi-scale computational model describing the transport of water vapor and heat within the human conducting airways and its interaction with cellular fluid transport kinetics. This tight coupling between the cell and the evaporative flux allows the periciliary liquid (PCL) depth to be investig...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Warren NJ,Crampin EJ,Tawhai MH

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We and others have shown that changing surface characteristics of the spacer implanted during the first Masquelet stage alters some aspects of membrane development. Previously we demonstrated that titanium (TI) spacers create membranes that are better barriers to movement of solutes > 70 kDa in size than polymethyl me...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Toth Z,Roi M,Evans E,Watson JT,Nicolaou D,McBride-Gagyi S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current paradigm in tissue engineering is that "full regeneration" or "total replacement" of normal tissue is required in order to restore joint function. However, there is considerable evidence that suggests that targets other than "normality" may actually be required for tissue substitutes. Sometimes "less than ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Frank CB,Shrive NG,Boorman RS,Lo IK,Hart DA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to establish in vitro bench-tests of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAo) devices regarding tug force, radial force and sealing capacity. Two LAAo devices, namely the WATCHMAN™ and the Occlutech®, of three different sizes underwent testing in novel dedicated in vitro setups. Radial force wa...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Menne MF,Schrickel JW,Nickenig G,Al-Kassou B,Nelles D,Schmitz-Rode T,Steinseifer U,Sedaghat A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerical models of the mitral valve have been used to elucidate mitral valve function and mechanics. These models have evolved from simple two-dimensional approximations to complex three-dimensional fully coupled fluid structure interaction models. However, to date these models lack direct one-to-one experimental val...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Rabbah JP,Saikrishnan N,Yoganathan AP

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past literature has provided evidence that a normal mechanical force environment of blood flow may guide normal development while an abnormal environment can lead to congenital malformations, thus warranting further studies on embryonic cardiovascular flow dynamics. In the current study, we developed a non-invasive 4D...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Ho S,Tan GXY,Foo TJ,Phan-Thien N,Yap CH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present here the first quantitative correlation for cell contact guidance in an oriented fibrillar network in terms of biased cell migration. The correlation is between the anisotropic cell diffusion parameter, DA = Dx/Dy, and the collagen gel birefringence, delta n, a measure of axially biased collagen fibril orie...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Dickinson RB,Guido S,Tranquillo RT

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of percutaneous coronary intervention has witnessed many progressions over the last few decades, more recently with the advancement of fully degradable bioabsorbable stents. Bioabsorbable materials, such as metallic alloys and aliphatic polyesters, have the potential to yield stents which provide temporary s...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Boland EL,Shine R,Kelly N,Sweeney CA,McHugh PE

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much effort is expended in developing biomimetic scaffolds that provide the micro-architecture of native tissue with appropriate cellular niches. Such scaffolds are often seeded with progenitor cells to generate engineered replacements for diseased or damaged tissues. An alternative approach relies on biology, rather ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Evans CH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to develop a unique device for applying well-characterized cyclic, strain to cells growing on implant alloys. The device is based on the four-point bending principle and utilizes an electric motor, belt, and cam system to cyclically deflect a commercially pure titanium plate with cell c...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Winter LC,Gilbert JA,Elder SH,Bumgardner JD

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular diseases are an increasing health issue, and common alloplastic, allogenic or autologous vascular grafts show frequent complications. The aim of this study is to develop an acellular, xenogenic bypass-graft from a bovine carotid artery (BAC) using detergent-based protocols. We compared decellularization with ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Daugs A,Hutzler B,Meinke M,Schmitz C,Lehmann N,Markhoff A,Bloch O

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major drawback in the operation of mechanical heart valve prostheses is thrombus formation in the near valve region. Detailed flow analysis in this region during the valve closure phase is of interest in understanding the relationship between shear stress and platelet activation. A fixed-grid Cartesian mesh flow sol...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Krishnan S,Udaykumar HS,Marshall JS,Chandran KB

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One goal of large scale clinical trials is to determine how a drug is processed by, and cleared from, the human body [i.e., its pharmacokinetic (PK) properties] and how these PK properties differ between individuals in a population (i.e., its population PK properties). Due to the high cost of these studies and the lim...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hooker AC,Foracchia M,Dodds MG,Vicini P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand oxygen utilization by the retina, a mathematical model of oxygen diffusion and consumption in the cat outer, avascular retina was developed by analyzing previously recorded profiles of oxygen tension (PO2) as a function of retinal depth. Simple diffusion modelling of the oxygen distribution throug...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Haugh LM,Linsenmeier RA,Goldstick TK

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00