Finite Element Model of a Deformable American Football Helmet Under Impact.

abstract：:The concept of body force (force per unit volume) is introduced to account for the effect of the force generated in the radial direction by the active state of the myocardium in an elastic model of the left ventricle represented as a thick-walled cylinder contracting symmetrically. Experimental evidence for the validi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Shoucri RM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed each year with valvular heart disease, resulting in hundreds of thousands of valve replacement operations. Prosthetic valve replacements are designed to correct narrowing or backflow through the valvular orifice. Although commonly used, these therapies have serious disadvanta...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Berry JL,Steen JA,Koudy Williams J,Jordan JE,Atala A,Yoo JJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A vaccine that induces broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) would be instrumental in controlling the disease. The membrane proximal external region (MPER) peptide is an appealing antigen candidate since it is conserved and is the target of several human bnAbs, such as ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Shao S,Huang WC,Lin C,Hicar MD,LaBranche CC,Montefiori DC,Lovell JF

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The left-right asymmetry in the potential amplitude on the scalp was studied in poststroke patients by using flash visual evoked potential (VEP) and a numerical two-dimensional model of the head. The left-right asymmetry of the VEP was measured in three patients after thrombosis, in one after hemorrhage, and in one he...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Abboud S,Bar L,Rosenfeld M,Ring H,Glass I

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomaterial-based tissue engineering strategies hold great promise for osteochondral tissue repair. Yet significant challenges remain in joining highly dissimilar materials to achieve a biomimetic, mechanically robust design for repairing interfaces between soft tissue and bone. This study sought to improve interfacia...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kinneberg KR,Nelson A,Stender ME,Aziz AH,Mozdzen LC,Harley BA,Bryant SJ,Ferguson VL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The finite element method is employed to simulate two-dimensional (axisymmetric) drug diffusion from a finite drug reservoir into the skin. The numerical formulation is based on a general mathematical model for multicomponent nonlinear diffusion that takes into account the coupling effects between the different compon...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Rim JE,Pinsky PM,van Osdol WW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we introduce the fast wavelet transform as a method for characterizing maturational changes in electrocortical activity, respiratory activity, and blood pressure in fetal lambs in early (110-122 days), mid (123-135 days), and late (136-144 days) third trimester (term 145 days). Each recording was 2 hr i...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Akay M,Szeto HH

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effects of smooth muscle contraction and relaxation on the strain and stress distribution in the vascular wall, a mathematical model was proposed. The artery was assumed to be a thick-walled orthotropic tube made of nonlinear, incompressible elastic material. Considering that the contraction of smooth mus...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Rachev A,Hayashi K

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wall Shear Stress (WSS) topological skeleton, composed by fixed points and the manifolds linking them, reflects the presence of blood flow features associated to adverse vascular response. However, the influence of WSS topological skeleton on vascular pathophysiology is still underexplored. This study aimed to identif...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Morbiducci U,Mazzi V,Domanin M,De Nisco G,Vergara C,Steinman DA,Gallo D

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Optimal treatment of proximal humerus fractures remains controversial. Locking plates offer theoretical advantages but are associated with complications in the clinic. This study aimed to perform parametric design optimisation of proximal humerus plates to enhance their mechanical performance. A finite element (FE) mo...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Jabran A,Peach C,Zou Z,Ren L

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-dimensional sheet model was used to study the dynamics of reentry around a zone of functional block. The sheet is a set of parallel, continuous, and uniform cables, transversely interconnected by a brick-wall arrangement of fixed resistors. In accord with experimental observations on cardiac tissue, longitudinal...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Leon LJ,Roberge FA,Vinet A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength measurement provides useful information for the study of pelvic floor dysfunctions. Vaginal digital palpation, intravaginal pressure measurements, and the use of a dynamometric speculum represent currently available clinical methods for evaluating PFM strength. However, none of these...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Saleme CS,Rocha DN,Del Vecchio S,Silva Filho AL,Pinotti M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of investigating head acceleration and intracranial dynamics from stick impacts in girls' and women's lacrosse was developed using headform impact experiments and a finite element head model. Assessing the likelihood of head injury due to stick-head impacts is of interest in girls' and women's lacrosse due to...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Morse JD,Franck JA,Wilcox BJ,Crisco JJ,Franck C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate assessment of blood platelet function is essential in understanding thrombus formation which plays a central role in cardiovascular disease. Parallel plate flow chambers have been widely used as they allow for platelet adhesion on a collagen surface at physiologically relevant fluid mechanical forces. Standar...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sarvepalli DP,Schmidtke DW,Nollert MU

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor vascular homeostasis drives many clinical disorders including diabetes, arthritis, atherosclerosis, and peripheral artery disease. Local tissue ischemia resultant of insufficient blood flow is a potent stimulus for recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). This mobilization and homing is a multi-step pr...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Williams PA,Silva EA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical stimulation was applied in combination with cyclic mechanical strain to engineered vascular constructs made of isolated smooth muscle cells in a three-dimensional (3D) collagen type 1 matrix. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) were added exogenously to the ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Stegemann JP,Nerem RM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous flow left ventricular devices (CF-LVADs) support the failing heart at a constant speed and alters the loads on the aortic valve. This may cause insufficiency in the aortic valve under long-term CF-LVAD support. The aim of this study is to assess the aortic valve function under varying speed CF-LVAD support....

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Bozkurt S,van de Vosse FN,Rutten MC

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electromechanical reshaping (EMR) of cartilage provides an alternative to the classic surgical techniques of modifying the shape of facial cartilages. The original embodiment of EMR required surface electrodes to be in direct contact with the entire cartilage region being reshaped. This study evaluates the feasibility...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Manuel CT,Foulad A,Protsenko DE,Sepehr A,Wong BJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Instrumentation systems for breath-to-breath analysis of respiratory gas exchange have been faulted by phase lags between various flow and composition signals and by difficulties in gathering and processing large amounts of data. The system described here represents an attempt to overcome these problems. Phase delays ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sodal IE,Swanson GD,Micco AJ,Sprague F,Ellis DG

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kiani et al. (Kiani, M. F., A. R. Pries, L. L. Hsu, I. H. Sarelius, and G. R. Cokelet, Am. J. Physics. 266: H1822-H1828, 1994) suggested that blood velocity, hematocrit, and nodal pressures can oscillate spontaneously in large microvascular networks in the absence of biological control. This paper presents a model of ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Carr RT,Lacoin M

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:This study presents a generic numerical model to simulate the coupled solute and solvent transport in tissue sections during addition and removal of chemical additives or cryoprotective agents (CPA; dimethylsulfoxide or DMSO). Osmotic responses of various tissue cells within the artificial tissue are predicted by the ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： He Y,Devireddy RV

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibration under shear flow causes the reduction of flow resistance for shear-thinning fluids. The present study investigates the effect of vibration on the flow resistance of a nonaggregating red blood cell (RBC) suspension with a newly designed pressure-scanning capillary viscometer (PSCV). The PSCV was originally de...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Shin S,Ku Y,Suh JS,Moon SY,Jang JY

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our 3-D model for a junctional complex (JC) in the erythrocyte membrane skeleton proposed that the helical actin protofilament functions as a mechanical axis for three pairs of αβ spectrin (Sp), and each pair wraps around the protofilament in a back-to-back fashion. The distal end of each Sp is further associated with...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sche P,Vera C,Sung LA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, a novel cell stretcher design that mimics the real-time stretch of the heart wall is introduced. By culturing cells under stretched conditions that mimics the mechanical aspects of the native cardiac environment, better understanding on the role of biomechanical signaling on cell development can be achi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Lau JJ,Wang RM,Black LD 3rd

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified conductance method to determine the cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of arteries in piglets was evaluated in vivo. The method utilized a conductance catheter having four electrodes. Between the outer electrodes an alternating current was applied and between the inner electrodes the induced voltage difference wa...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kornet L,Jansen JR,Gussenhoven EJ,Hardeman MR,Hoeks AP,Versprille A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematical model has been developed to investigate previously obtained experimental findings relating to the activation of factor X by surface-bound tissue factor--factor VIIa (TF:VIIa) in a tubular flow reactor. In those experiments, factor X was perfused through a microcapillary tube over a range of flow (shear)...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Gir S,Slack SM,Turitto VT

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Smart" drug delivery systems should be selective and effective to ensure drug administration at the right time, at the right dosage, and anywhere in the body. Among the several administration routes and delivery systems that have been proposed, one of the most effective and promising is based on microfabricated parti...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Decuzzi P,Lee S,Decuzzi M,Ferrari M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur in as much as 2-3% of the population, and their rupture produces a mortality rate of 78-94% (1), causing 15,000 deaths per year in the U.S. alone. As an investigation into the mechanical factors that lead to aneurysm rupture, flow field measurements are presented for steady flow throug...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Asbury CL,Ruberti JW,Bluth EI,Peattie RA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00