Masquelet Technique: Effects of Spacer Material and Micro-topography on Factor Expression and Bone Regeneration.

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：:Vascular diseases are an increasing health issue, and common alloplastic, allogenic or autologous vascular grafts show frequent complications. The aim of this study is to develop an acellular, xenogenic bypass-graft from a bovine carotid artery (BAC) using detergent-based protocols. We compared decellularization with ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Daugs A,Hutzler B,Meinke M,Schmitz C,Lehmann N,Markhoff A,Bloch O

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of scaffold compliance on blood vessel tissue engineering remains unclear and compliance mismatch issues are important to an in vivo tissue-engineering approach. We have designed and constructed a modular bioreactor system that is capable of imparting pulsatile fluid flow while simultaneously measuring v...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Webb AR,Macrie BD,Ray AS,Russo JE,Siegel AM,Glucksberg MR,Ameer GA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, autologous cartilage provides the gold standard for auricular reconstruction. However, synthetic biomaterials offer a number of advantages for ear reconstruction including decreased donor site morbidity and earlier surgery. Critical to implant success is the material's mechanical properties as this affects ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Griffin MF,Premakumar Y,Seifalian AM,Szarko M,Butler PE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence of a biological graft to the wound surface is the most important factor influencing the ultimate success of graft viability. A machine has been developed to test the adherence of biological graft materials to a substrate such as a wound surface. The peeling mode, which yields reproducible quantitative measur...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Dong C,Mead E,Skalak R,Fung YC,Debes JC,Zapata-Sirvent RL,Andree C,Greenleaf G,Cooper M,Hansbrough JF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linear autoregressive (AR) model-based heart rate (HR) spectral analysis has been widely used to study HR dynamics. Owing to system and measurement noise, the parameters of an AR model have intrinsic statistical uncertainty. In this study, we evaluate how this AR parameter uncertainty can translate to uncertainty in H...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Christini DJ,Kulkarni A,Rao S,Stutman ER,Bennett FM,Hausdorff JM,Oriol N,Lutchen KR

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of tissue hydration and fixed charge density on hydraulic permeability and creep behavior of cartilaginous tissues have been investigated using the triphasic theory and finite element methods. The empirical model for hydraulic permeability of uncharged gels and Mackie and Meares (1955) model for ion diffus...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Gu WY,Yao H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is known that long cortical bone structurally alter their area moment of inertia with age related bone loss maintaining their bending strength, the incidence of fragility fractures associated with cortical thinning still prevails. We hypothesize that cortical thinning with aging increases the local bucklin...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Lee T,Choi JB,Schafer BW,Segars WP,Eckstein F,Kuhn V,Beck TJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was to explore the effects of BMP-2 gene modified canine bone marrow stromal cells (bMSCs) mediated by a nonviral PEI derivative (GenEscort™ II) in promoting bone formation in vitro and in vivo. Canine bMSCs were cultured and transfected with plasmids containing bone morphogenetic protein-2 gene (pBMP-2) or ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Lü K,Zeng D,Zhang Y,Xia L,Xu L,Kaplan DL,Jiang X,Zhang F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current paradigm in tissue engineering is that "full regeneration" or "total replacement" of normal tissue is required in order to restore joint function. However, there is considerable evidence that suggests that targets other than "normality" may actually be required for tissue substitutes. Sometimes "less than ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Frank CB,Shrive NG,Boorman RS,Lo IK,Hart DA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the applications of accelerometers on the detection of physiological acoustic signals such as heart sounds, respiratory sounds, and gastrointestinal sounds. These acoustic signals contain a rich reservoir of vital physiological and pathological information. Accelerometer-based systems enable continu...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hu Y,Kim EG,Cao G,Liu S,Xu Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand oxygen utilization by the retina, a mathematical model of oxygen diffusion and consumption in the cat outer, avascular retina was developed by analyzing previously recorded profiles of oxygen tension (PO2) as a function of retinal depth. Simple diffusion modelling of the oxygen distribution throug...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Haugh LM,Linsenmeier RA,Goldstick TK

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians generally assume that Medical Compression Stockings (MCS) work by reducing vein luminal diameter and, in this way, help to prevent blood pooling. Conflicting results have been reported however in the case of lower leg deep veins which call into question this hypothesis. The purpose of this contribution is t...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Rohan PY,Badel P,Lun B,Rastel D,Avril S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease and injury perturb the balance of processes associated with inflammation and tissue remodeling, resulting in positive feedback loops, exacerbation of disease and compromised tissue repair. Conversely, under homeostatic healthy conditions, these processes are tightly regulated through the expansion and/or recru...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Glowacki AJ,Gottardi R,Yoshizawa S,Cavalla F,Garlet GP,Sfeir C,Little SR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pulmonary microvasculature offers a heterogeneous barrier to the motion of large solutes as they pass between blood and lymph. While this barrier has been approximated by a few discrete pathways or by statistical ensembles of many pathways, these descriptions only partly capture the structural and functional prope...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： McNamee JE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfusion bioreactors are known to exert shear stresses on cultured cells, leading to cell differentiation and enhanced extracellular matrix deposition on scaffolds. The influence of the scaffold's porous microstructure is investigated for a polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffold with a regular microarchitecture and a silk f...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zermatten E,Vetsch JR,Ruffoni D,Hofmann S,Müller R,Steinfeld A

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：:New porous implant designs made possible by additive manufacturing allow for increased osseointegration, potentially improving implant performance and longevity for patients that require massive bone implants. The aim of this study was to evaluate how implantation and the strain distribution in the implant affect the ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Cheong VS,Fromme P,Coathup MJ,Mumith A,Blunn GW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of percutaneous coronary intervention has witnessed many progressions over the last few decades, more recently with the advancement of fully degradable bioabsorbable stents. Bioabsorbable materials, such as metallic alloys and aliphatic polyesters, have the potential to yield stents which provide temporary s...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Boland EL,Shine R,Kelly N,Sweeney CA,McHugh PE

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation is a life-support therapy for intensive care patients suffering from respiratory failure. To reduce the current rate of ventilator-induced lung injury requires ventilator settings that are patient-, time-, and disease-specific. A common lung protective strategy is to optimise the level of positi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Morton SE,Knopp JL,Chase JG,Möller K,Docherty P,Shaw GM,Tawhai M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The planar fibrous connective tissues of the body are composed of a dense extracellular network of collagen and elastin fibers embedded in a ground matrix, and thus can be thought of as biocomposites. Thus, the quantification of fiber architecture is an important step in developing an understanding of the mechanics of...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sacks MS,Smith DB,Hiester ED

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical cues arising from extracellular matrices greatly affect cellular properties, and hence, are of significance in designing biomaterials. In this study, a DNA crosslinked hydrogel was employed to examine cellular responses of spinal cord neurons to substrate compliances. Using DNA as crosslinkers in polymeric ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Jiang FX,Yurke B,Firestein BL,Langrana NA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parameters of physiological models are commonly associated in an input-output experiment with a specific pattern of the system response. This association is often made on an intuitive basis by traditional sensitivity analysis, i.e., by inspecting the variations of model output trajectories with respect to parameter va...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Thomaseth K,Cobelli C

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the dependence of conduction velocity (theta) on extracellular potassium concentration ([K+]o) in a model of one-dimensional conduction using an idealized strand of human atrial cells. Elevated [K+]o in the 5-20 mM range shifts the resting potential (Vrest) in the depolarizing direction and reduces inp...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Nygren A,Giles WR

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computing the numerical solution of the bidomain equations is widely accepted to be a significant computational challenge. In this study we extend a previously published semi-implicit numerical scheme with good stability properties that has been used to solve the bidomain equations (Whiteley, J.P. IEEE Trans. Biomed. ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Whiteley JP

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most non-invasive blood pressure measurements are based on either the auscultatory or the oscillometric technique. In this study, we performed an extensive analysis of the signals, i.e., responses of a microphone implanted in the cuff and pressure changes in the cuff, which can be recorded during such measurements. We...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Jazbinsek V,Luznik J,Mieke S,Trontelj Z

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the complex spatiotemporal dynamics of action potential propagation in the heart during arrhythmia is exceedingly difficult. This study applies nonlinear dynamics tools to simplify this task. Using the results of a simulation of an electrical induction of reentry in a sheet of myocardium represented as a...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Larson C,Dragnev L,Trayanova N

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this paper is to review the theoretical basis and clinical application of electrical impedance plethysmography in the noninvasive evaluation of peripheral arterial and venous disease. Theoretical, experimental and clinical studies have not demonstrated a direct relationship between electrical impedanc...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zuech PE,Cobbold RS,Johnston KW,Kassam M

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The great success of stents in treating cardiovascular disease is actually undermined by their long-term fatigue failure. The high variability of stent failure incidence suggests that it is due to several correlated aspects, such as loading conditions, material properties, component design, surgical procedure, and pat...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Auricchio F,Constantinescu A,Conti M,Scalet G

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This work explores for the first time the effects of temperature increments on the development of high shear stresses between plaque and arterial wall due to their different dilatational properties. Data from the literature report febrile reactions prior to myocardial infarction in patients with normal coron...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Guinea GV,Atienza JM,Fantidis P,Rojo FJ,Ortega A,Torres M,Gonzalez P,Elices ML,Hayashi K,Elices M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00