Sparse-view computed tomography image reconstruction via a combination of L(1) and SL(0) regularization.

abstract：:Three patterned systems aiming at the control of mammalian cell behavior are presented. The determinant feature common to these systems is the spatial distribution of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins (mainly collagen) on polymer substrates. This distribution differs from one system to another with respect to the sc...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Dupont-Gillain CC,Alaerts JA,Dewez JL,Rouxhet PG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The values of the propagation coefficient measured on a silicon rubber tube in the frequency range 1-15 Hz were compared, using four different equations. The first formula is based on three simultaneous pressure measurements performed at equidistant points; the remaining three equations are original, and make use of o...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Ursino M,Artioli E

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：:Alginate hydrogels have been used widely in tissue engineering for cell encapsulation for several reasons: low toxicity, the ability to gel under gentle condition and compatibility with cells. In this study, we determined the effect of different concentrations of alginate on encapsulation of 3T3 fibroblast cells at tw...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Bohari SP,Hukins DW,Grover LM

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cuff electrodes have been widely used chronically in different clinical applications. Advancements have been made in selective stimulation by using multi-contact cuff electrodes. Steering anodic current is a strategy to increase selectivity by reshaping and localizing electric fields. There are two configura...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Taghipour-Farshi H,Frounchi J,Ahmadiasl N,Shahabi P,Salekzamani Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：: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：:In this second part of the series of reviews, attention focuses on analytical and numerical methods that have been used to estimate the magnitude of the contact stress in: models of articular joints; models of total joint replacements, without and with the associated joint; or models of simple physical systems that ar...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Lewis G

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the structure and to evaluate the cytotoxicity of cellulose nanowhiskers (CNW) prepared from cotton linters. METHODS:A series of CNW dispersions was prepared by hydrolyzing cotton linters with sulfuric acid. The structure of CNW was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Ni H,Zeng S,Wu J,Cheng X,Luo T,Wang W,Zeng W,Chen Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper presents an application of the FSI technique to determine hemodynamics in the abdominal aorta (AA). To establish boundary conditions for the FSI study, MR anatomical data and 4D MRI velocity-mapping data (in three blood flow velocity directions and time) were collected to acquire realistic geometry of the AA...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zbicinski I,Veshkina N,Stefańczyk L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we present an evolutive trabecular model for bone remodeling based on a boundary detection algorithm accounting for both biology and applied mechanical forces, known to be an important factor in bone evolution. A finite element (FE) numerical model using the Abaqus/Standard® software was used with a UMAT...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Spingarn C,Wagner D,Rémond Y,George D

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Retearing mechanism after transosseous equivalent (TOE) rotator cuff repair has not been fully clarified yet. OBJECTIVE:The purposes of this study were to compare the stress distribution pattern in the tendon stump between knotted and knotless TOE repair and to investigate the role of suture tension applied...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Sano H,Tokunaga M,Noguchi M,Inawashiro T,Irie T,Abe H,Yokobori AT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Electroencephalograph (EEG) signals feature extraction and processing is one of the most difficult and important part in the brain-computer interface (BCI) research field. EEG signals are generally unstable, complex and have low signal-noise ratio, which is difficult to be analyzed and processed. To solve this problem...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wei Y,Jun Y,Lin S,Hong L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequent occurrence of breast cancer and its serious consequences have attracted worldwide attention in recent years. Problems such as low rate of accuracy and poor self-adaptability still exist in traditional diagnosis. In order to solve these problems, an AdaBoost-SVM classification algorithm, combined with the ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Li P,Bi T,Huang J,Li S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porous polyethylene (PP or Medpor) is an alloplastic material worldwide used for craniofacial reconstruction. Although several clinical studies are available, there is a lack as regard the genetic effects. Because PP is always fixed on bone and the mechanism by which PP acts on osteoblasts is unknown, we therefore att...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Palmieri A,Pezzetti F,Brunelli G,Martinelli M,Scapoli L,Arlotti M,Masiero E,Carinci F

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:The properties of blood flow in the outflow cannula of an axial blood pump play a critical role in potential thrombus formation and vascular injury. In this study, an in vitro flow visualization technique using particle image velocimetry (PIV) was applied to investigate the flow characteristics in the outflow cannula ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Liu G,Zhang Y,Chen H,Sun H,Zhou J,Hu S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correlation-based feature selection (CFS) using neighborhood mutual information (NMI) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) are combined into an ensemble technique in this paper. Based on this observation, an efficient gene selection algorithm, denoted by NMICFS-PSO, is proposed. Several cancer recognition tasks are g...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Xu J,Sun L,Gao Y,Xu T

更新日期：2014-01-01 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 surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based biosensor was developed for specific detection of nine common respiratory virus, including influenza A and influenza B, H1N1, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza virus 1-3 (PIV1, 2, 3), adenovirus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS). The SPR bi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Shi L,Sun Q,He J,Xu H,Liu C,Zhao C,Xu Y,Wu C,Xiang J,Gu D,Long J,Lan H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food systems are complex and inhomogeneous in nature. Ultrasonic propagation velocity in the food systems, in this case processed milk cream and vegetable oils, is studied. Ultrasonic properties of the food systems are similar to those of complex biological tissues. The presence of vegetable oil as an adulterant in th...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Singh VR,Kumar A

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an X-ray diffraction method of measuring the residual stress/strain in bone tissue of rabbit's tibia. To derive the residual stress, bone powder of the diameter less than 40 micrometers was used as a control specimen at non-stressed state. From the X-ray measurements, it was clear that the distribu...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Tadano S,Okoshi T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to assess mechanical properties of Superelastic Retraction Coil Springs for orthodontic use. To reach a goal, a test frame, comprising measuring force transducers was developed. To perform metallographic analyses of the nickel-titanium wire the samples of Superelastic Retraction C...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Rozman J,Mrvar P,Drevenšek M,Pečlin P

更新日期：2010-01-01 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