The dynein-triggered ciliary motion in embryonic nodes: an exploratory study based on computational models.

abstract：:Stroke is a major cause of death and disability throughout the world. Subtotal occlusion of the carotid artery is an important risk factor for stroke. Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is increasingly being used for treatment of carotid artery stenosis. There are many reports on treating carotid artery stenosis by CAS; ho...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhang C,Wang Z,Zheng H,Qiu Y,He X,Yang H,Liu W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to find a standard substance for use as a reference in the cytotoxicity assay of biomaterials, as an alternative to animal experiments in recent years. Eight kinds of rubber were made in a plate shape to keep their surface area at 1 cm2 against 10 ml of extract volume. They were ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Oshima H,Nakamura M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the optimal starting material for the development of an acellular osteochondral graft. Osteochondral tissues from three different species were characterised; pig (6 months), cow (18 months) and two ages of sheep (8-12 months and >4 year old). Tissues from the acetabulum and femoral head o...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Fermor HL,McLure SW,Taylor SD,Russell SL,Williams S,Fisher J,Ingham E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wearable robotic devices provide safe and intensive rehabilitation, enabling repeated motions for motor function recovery in stroke patients. The aim of this small case series was to demonstrate the training effects of a three-week robotic leg orthosis, and to investigate possible mechanisms of the sensory-motor alter...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Li L,Ding L,Chen N,Mao Y,Huang D,Li L

更新日期：2015-01-01 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 mechanical properties of a contracting smooth muscle can be changed by changing its length. A viscoelastic material model was developed to predict the length-dependent stiffness changes when a constrained muscle is allowed to shorten under a constant external force. Three-dimensional finite element simulations wer...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Pidaparti RM,Liu Y,Meiss RA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Great potential of cellular therapies has generated extensive research in the field of cells harvesting and culturing. Transplantation of cell cultures has been used in a variety of therapeutic programs but in many cases it appeared that biomaterial scaffold or sheath would enhance cells regenerative potenti...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Marycz K,Szarek D,Grzesiak J,Wrzeszcz K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A robust method for inducing bone-formation without an autograft has not been established. Currently, both platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) have been widely investigated for their clinical use in such cases. However, their synergistic effect is still controversial and previously shown di...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Yoshida K,Sumita Y,Marukawa E,Harashima M,Asahina I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aqueous poly(vinyl alcohol) solutions were frozen at -20 degrees C for 6-12 h, and subsequently thawed for 1-2 h. The above mentioned process repeated for 1-3 times. After the specimen was dehydrated in vacuum, a kind of artificial articular cartilage--PVA-hydrogel--was developed. The micromorphology of PVA-hydrogel h...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Gu ZQ,Xiao JM,Zhang XH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the degradability of aliphatic polyurethanes, based on a different amount of synthetic, atactic poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (a-PHB), in hydrolytic (phosphate buffer) and oxidative (H2O2/CoCl2) solutions. The soft segments were built with atactic poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyr...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Brzeska J,Janeczek H,Janik H,Kowalczuk M,Rutkowska M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the accumulation model developed by Zarfl et al. (2008) could be used to predict the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of a group of antibacterial fluoroquinolones (FQs) for Escherichia coli (E. coli). Our model, which is based on the "Fick-Nernst-Planck" equatio...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhang W,Wang C,Tam KY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to explore the effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on myocardial fibrosis in diabetic rats and its underlying mechanisms, intraperitoneal injections of streptozotocin were used to establish the diabetes models and sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) was used as an exogenous donor of H2S. Eight weeks later, Van Gieson st...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Xiao T,Zeng O,Luo J,Wu Z,Li F,Yang J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the study was to determine material constants of cancellous tissue in a compression test taking into account stress-strain characteristics. The nineteen test samples were resected from a femoral head of a patient qualified for a hip replacement surgery. During the compression tests, load-displacement curve...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Kokot G,Makuch A,Skalski K,Bańczerowski J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fretting corrosion of five materials for implant suprastructures (cast-titanium, machined-titanium, gold alloy, silver-palladium alloy and chromium-nickel alloy), was investigated in vitro, the materials being galvanically coupled to a titanium ball-and-socket-joint with tetrafluoroethylene under mechanical load. ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Gil FJ,Canedo R,Padrós A,Bañeres MV,Arano JM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The finite element (FE) method has been widely used to investigate the mechanism of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), because it is technically difficult to quantify the responses of the brain tissues to the impact in experiments. One of technical challenges to build a FE model of a human head is the modeling of the ce...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wu JZ,Pan CS,Wimer BM,Rosen CL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previously we found that a group of phosphorylated proteins (SIBLINGs) in bone binds with the Ti-device, and increases the early bone formation around the Ti-implants remarkably. From these results, we explained the biochemical mechanism of a strong bond between living bone and Ti, which was discovered by Br...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Song Q,Yagami K,Furusawa T,Takita H,Kurasaki M,Tokura S,Morimoto K,Sammons R,Iku S,Kuboki Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One goal of functional tissue engineering is to manufacture scaffolds infiltrated with chondrocytes which are suitable for transplantation into the lesion areas of articular cartilage. Various research strategies are used to fabricate cartilage transplants which would have the correct phenotype, contain enough extrace...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Pulkkinen H,Tiitu V,Lammentausta E,Laasanen MS,Hämäläinen ER,Kiviranta I,Lammi MJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Milkvetch root as a medicine has been used for more over 2000 years in China, can strengthen immune function, protect liver, promote urination, resist aging and stress, reduce blood pressure and extensively resist bacterium. This study explored the effects of milkvetch root on the immune function of patients with a de...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Jiang D,Wang X,Su Q,Jiang S,Yuan F,Zhang C,Gong F,Dong Q,Shi J,Chen B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method of formation of bioactive calcium-phosphate coating on medical titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V (3.5-5.3% V; 5.3-6.8% Al; balance -Ti) by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) has been developed. Evaluation of osteogenerating properties of the coating at fractures of the shaft of the femur on Wistar line laboratory r...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Gnedenkov SV,Sinebryukhov SL,Puz AV,Egorkin VS,Kostiv RE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the influence of Zn on the formation of hydroxyapatite (HA), zinc-containing glass 58S4Z was prepared by substitution of CaO with 4 wt% ZnO in 58S bioactive glass, and Zn-containing simulated body fluid (ZnSBF) was prepared as soaking fluid. During the soaking, all samples could induce the deposition of HA...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Du RL,Chang J

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Resorbable ceramics can promote the bony integration of implants. Their rate of degradation should ideally be synchronized with bone regeneration. This study examined the effect of rapidly resorbable calcium phosphate ceramics 602020, GB14, 305020 on adherence, proliferation and morphology of human bone-derived cells ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Radetzki F,Wohlrab D,Zeh A,Delank KS,Mendel T,Berger G,Syrowatka F,Mayr O,Bernstein A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) exhibits excellent abrasive characteristics and is commonly used as loose grains for precision machining of hard ceramics and other materials that are difficult to grind and polish. In the present study, we investigated using bonded PCD for polishing dental porcelain, for which a lustrous...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Nakamura Y,Sato H,Ohtsuka M,Hojo S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the comprehensive biomechanical properties of the cancellous bone of distal femur through a series of mechanical tests, and provide relevant subjects with the basic technical data. BACKGROUND:The study on bone mechanics is a commonly used approach to evaluate the biomechanical competency of bone. Th...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Du C,Ma H,Ruo M,Zhang Z,Yu X,Zeng Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robotized endoscope holder in laparoscopic surgeries allows surgeons to control the endoscope without the assistants' intervention. In this paper, a new method is proposed for the automatic 3D-tracking of laparoscopic instruments in real-time to provide more convenient interactions between surgeons and the robotized e...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhao Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyapatite is widely utilized as a component in dental hygiene agents. The ability to adsorb and remove dental plaque adhering to tooth surfaces is recognized as an important property of hydroxyapatite particles. In this study, the adsorptive ability of hydroxyapatite was evaluated based on its adsorptive amount a...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Niwa M,Li W,Sato T,Daisaku T,Aoki H,Aoki H

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:To better analyze images with the Gaussian white noise, it is necessary to remove the noise before image processing. In this paper, we propose a self-adaptive image denoising method based on bidimensional empirical mode decomposition (BEMD). Firstly, normal probability plot confirms that 2D-IMF of Gaussian white noise...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Guo S,Luan F,Song X,Li C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercially pure titanium (CPT) substrate was subjected to porcelain firing and bond strengths under three-point bending mode (span length: 15 mm; crosshead speed: 0.5 mm/min) were evaluated. Experimental variables included surface treatments of CPT and porcelain firing schedules. Variables for the surface treatments...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Oshida Y,Fung LW,Isikbay SC

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A layer of L-glycine-molecule-imprinted polyaniline (LMIP-PANI) polymer film has been modified on a carbon fiber electrode for the determination of L-glycine standard samples and L-glycine in cerebrospinal fluid of wistar mice. It has been found that a linear relationship exists between current and concentration for t...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zeng H,Wang D,Yu J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00