Individual tooth region segmentation using modified watershed algorithm with morphological characteristic.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Access to peripheral veins is necessary for sample collection, transfusion and infusion of fluids or medications. The peripheral intravenous catheterization (PIVC) procedure is the introduction of a short catheter into a peripheral vein and can be problematic, leading to multiple failed attempts. PURPOSE:To...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Sabri A,Szalas J,Holmes KS,Labib L,Mussivand T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Scallop shell powder is called bioshell calcium oxide (BiSCaO), which is known to possess deodorizing properties and broad antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic microbes, including viruses, bacteria, spores, and fungi. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to investigate the applications of BiSCaO suspensio...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Takayama T,Ishihara M,Sato Y,Nakamura S,Fukuda K,Murakami K,Yokoe H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Normal pregnancy is associated with profound alterations in the maternal cardiovascular system and PPG represents a sensitive and convenient technique capable of tracking changes in the pulsatile function of arteries. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of maternal cardiovascular alterations ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Su F,Li Z,Sun X,Han N,Wang L,Luo X

更新日期：2014-01-01 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

abstract：:To investigate the inhibition effect of oxymatrine induces human lung cancer A549 cells apoptosis. The A549 cells were cultured for 24 h, than the various concentration of oxymatrine (2 mmol/L, 4 mmol/L, 8 mmol/L, 15 mmol/L) were added into different experimental group cells, and 5-fluorouracil were added into the pos...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wang B,Han Q,Zhu Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The periodontal ligament (PDL), which maintains homeostasis in the periodontium, is a group of specialized connective tissue fibers attached to both the cementum and alveolar bone. Regeneration of periodontium with PDL cells has been investigated, and the chemical and molecular structures of scaffolds contro...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Fujita K,Nozaki K,Horiuchi N,Yamashita K,Miura H,Nagai A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most common cause of coronary artery disease (CAD) is vascular damage with the cholesterol built-up and other materials on the inner arterial wall, known as atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVE:This paper aims to investigate the effect of stenosis on the hemodynamics in the four suspected coronary artery disease ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Kamangar S,Salman Ahmed NJ,Badruddin IA,Al-Rawahi N,Husain A,Govindaraju K,Yunus Khan TM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method used in this paper is developed to estimate the degree of viscoelasticity of the blood vessel wall in a noninvasive mechanical method. In this proposed method, we can obtain an output waveform connected with mechanical behavior of blood vessels by using Ultrasonic Doppler Effect Sensory (UDES). Characterizi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Yoshinari H,Yokobori AT Jr,Ohkuma T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explores mouse kidney imaging with diffraction enhanced imaging (DEI) and inline outline X-ray imaging (IOXI) technology, and evaluates latent value of kidney imaging with phase contrast imaging technology. In our experiment, spatial resolution and tissue contrast serve as element evaluation and comparison....

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Xia C,Peng YF,Arun KY,Xiao T,Zhu P,He W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous constitutive models describing the mechanical properties of tendons have been proposed during the past few decades. However, few were widely used owing to the lack of implementation in the general finite element (FE) software, and very few systematic studies have been done on selecting the most appropriate pa...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Tang CY,Ng GY,Wang ZW,Tsui CP,Zhang G

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Gabexate mesilate is a non-peptide protease inhibitor, developed in Japan, which is used in the treatment of acute pancreatitis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. This compound is readily hydrolyzed as it has ester bonds in its structure. It is now out of patent in Japan and there are many generic versions on...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Sakurai M,Abe H,Okamura N,Inoue Y,Akiyoshi T,Matsuyama K,Uchida T,Otsuka M

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：:The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in flexural strength and compressive strength between four resin-modified luting glass ionomer cements that are commonly used in clinics. Furthermore, this study investigates the influence of curing mode on the flexural strength and compressive strength of dual-c...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Li Y,Lin H,Zheng G,Zhang X,Xu Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this investigation, ultrasonic parameters of kidney stones are measured, in vitro, using a double probe ultrasonic-through-transmission technique. Due to the complex chemical structure of these stones, a large variation in the values of the ultrasonic parameters is found. A correlation between ultrasonic properties...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Singh VR,Dhawan JB

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA-binding proteins are involved and play a crucial role in a lot of important biological processes. Hence, the identification of the DNA-binding proteins is a challenging and significant problem. In order to reveal the intrinsic information correlated to DNA-binding, nine classes of candidate features based on diffe...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Guan C,Niu X,Shi F,Yang K,Li N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a wet method, we have synthesized octacalcium phosphate carbonate, in which HPO42- in octacalcium phosphate is replaced with CO32-. The physical, crystal, and chemical properties of this new material were compared to octacalcium phosphate, Ca-deficient hydroxyapatite, and Ca-deficient carbonate apatite using X-r...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Shen D,Horiuchi N,Nozaki S,Miyashin M,Yamashita K,Nagai A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-layered tube consisting of a porous inner tube and a solid outer tube was used to perfuse isotonic saline solution into blood to prevent blood cell adhesion. Polystyrene/poly(styrene-co-butadiene) (PS-SBR) porous tubes were made using a dipping method. Citrated canine blood was circulated for 30 min with the ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Kim SS,Park JB

更新日期：1993-07-01 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：: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：: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：:In recent years, there is an increasing utilization and demand to use magnetic fields in bioengineering applications due to its beneficial effects. Although in the last decade more attention has been given by tribologists to the electromagnetic processes taking place between sliding surfaces, which influence the tribo...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zaki M,Aljinaidi A,Hamed M

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Physical activity plays a tremendous role in determining bone mechanical behavior, which is superimposed to gravidity. OBJECTIVE:Compare the geometric and material responses of the rat femur to a high intensity treadmill running training of a relatively short duration, as assessed by 3-point mechanical test...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Bozzini C,Viscor G,Kristjánsson JCR,Picasso E,Champin G,Alippi RM,Bozzini CE

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：UNLABELLED:It is suggested that nanophase hydroxyapatite (nHAP) might have advantages over conventional hydroxyapatite (cHAP) as a biomaterial for bone regeneration. To be a satisfactory candidate for bone tissue engineering, it is important to support the growth and differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal s...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhou GS,Su ZY,Cai YR,Liu YK,Dai LC,Tang RK,Zhang M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microarray data has small samples and high dimension, and it contains a significant amount of irrelevant and redundant genes. This paper proposes a hybrid ensemble method based on double disturbance to improve classification performance. Firstly, original genes are ranked through reliefF algorithm and part of the gene...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Chen T,Xue H,Hong Z,Cui M,Zhao H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00