Improved walking ability with wearable robot-assisted training in patients suffering chronic stroke.

abstract：:We previously reported a simple method for the preparation of size-controlled spherical silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) generated by autoclaving a mixture of silver-containing glass powder and glucose. The particle size is regulated by the glucose concentration, with concentrations of 0.25, 1.0 and 4.0 wt% glucose provi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Nguyen VQ,Ishihara M,Mori Y,Nakamura S,Kishimoto S,Fujita M,Hattori H,Kanatani Y,Ono T,Miyahira Y,Matsui T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The use of helmets was considered to be one of the important prevention strategies employed on construction sites. The shock absorption performance of a construction (or industrial) helmet is its most important performance parameter. Industrial helmets will experience cumulative structural damage when being ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wu JZ,Pan CS,Ronaghi M,Wimer BM,Reischl U

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Based upon previous research on the relation between hip prosthesis designs and strain distributions in a proximal femur model, a prototype of a "physiological" hip prosthesis was designed and manufactured. Strain gauge measurements on a dry femur before and after implantation of this prosthesis were made in different...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Vander Sloten J,Labey L,Van Audekercke R,Van der Perre G

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of lung cancer cells is very important to the clinical diagnosis of lung cancer. In this paper we present a novel method to extract the structure characteristics of lung cancer cells and automatically recognize their types. Firstly soft mathematical morphology methods are used to enhance the grayscale imag...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Chen YC,Hu KH,Li FZ,Li SY,Su WF,Huang ZY,Hu YX

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have stressed on the sensitivity of stress distribution in different mechanical properties of the articular cartilage and subchondral bone. The purpose of this study was to establish parametric variations of mechanical factors individually and examine how these biomechanical effects influenced the cartilag...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wang Y,Wei HW,Yu TC,Cheng CK

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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 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：:Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) mathematically forms a large-scale optimization problem. The development of an IMRT plan is computationally expensive resulting in time-consuming, inefficient, and difficult to develop high-quality IMRT plans. By combining prior knowledge with proposed novel measures derive...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhou Z,Chen Y,Yu Z,Wang D,Zhao C,Xu J,Song W,Li B,Shen J,Zhu X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thrust of the present work is the demonstration of the feasibility of using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection and quantification of a monoclonal antibody human serum. The antibodies used, 7E3 and D3GP3, have been proposed as platelet receptor blockers, being directed specifically again...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Lewis G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A crucial role during the implementation of volume visualization is to identify the optimal transfer function, since the vital information and structure can be highlighted and revealed. The boundary of the volume is shared by respective portion of the two materials formed out of it, which causes undesirable thickening...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Yang F,Zhang L,Lu W,Zuo W,Wang K,Zhang H,Li Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A driver's response to a front-coming vehicle collision consists of braking reaction time and braking behavior. The purpose was to investigate drivers' responses at different speeds, relative distances, and particularly the behavior on the accelerator at the collision moment. Twelve young men participated in driving s...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Gao Z,Li C,Hu H,Zhao H,Chen C,Yu H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the single channel speech enhancement system using subband Kalman filtering by estimating optimal Autoregressive (AR) coefficients and variance for speech and noise, using Weighted Linear Prediction (WLP) and Noise Weighting Function (NWF). The system is applied for normal and Oesophageal speech si...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Ishaq R,García Zapirain B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture toughness (KIC), critical stress intensity factor, and bending strength of 3 types of commercially available dental composite resins (macrofilled, hybrid and microfilled type) were determined using three point bend specimens. Acoustic Emission (AE), which is the generation of elastic wave due to the release o...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Kim KH,Park JH,Imai Y,Kishi T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, design optimization of a tooth implant-supported fixed prosthesis was investigated theoretically. A three-dimensional finite element analysis was utilized to simulate the stress distribution and deformation, with an emphasis on the material selection for various parts of the prosthesis. This mandibular ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Dargahi J,Najarian S,Talebi M

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Acrylic resins have been used in many different applications in dentistry, especially in the fabrication of provisional fixed partial dentures. Ideally, a provisional crown and bridge material should be easy to handle and should protect teeth against physical, chemical, and thermal injuries. Some of the problems assoc...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Panyayong W,Oshida Y,Andres CJ,Barco TM,Brown DT,Hovijitra S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of endogenous noncoding small RNAs characterized by high conservation; furthermore, various studies have shown the capability of miRNAs to impact diseases. For example, a study shows that cell-free miRNAs are stable in bodily fluids, which gives circulating miRNAs the ability to be poten...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Xu L,Qi X,Duan S,Xie Y,Ren X,Chen G,Yang X,Han L,Dong Q

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current density of Ti-56mass%Ni (Ti-50at.%) alloy after abrasion in simulated bioliquids was measured using a potentiostat to estimate the amount of metallic ions released from the alloy during repassivation and maturation. The current density in saline, saline with and without N2 bubbling, and Hanks' solutions wi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Watarai M,Hanawa T,Moriyama K,Asaoka K

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Electrospinning is a highly effective method in order to generate nano-scaled fibers. In conventional electrospinning technique, geometry of nanofibers are mostly random due to the chaotic behavior of polymer jet. OBJECTIVE:Purpose of this study is to produce aligned nanofibers from PVP polymers with advanc...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Karayeğen G,Koçum IC,Çökeli Ler Serdaroğlu D,Doğan M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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 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：: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：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a common tool in regenerative medicine. The nanoscale extracellular vesicles (nEVs) secreted by these cells were recently brought up to light thanks to their therapeutic potential. In this study, we assessed the in vitro behaviour of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) exp...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Dostert G,Willemin AS,Jouan-Hureaux V,Louis H,Hupont S,Gillet P,Menu P,Decot V,Moby V,Velot É

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