A computational thrombus formation model: application to an idealized two-dimensional aneurysm treated with bare metal coils.

abstract：:Articular cartilage is a multicomponent, poroviscoelastic tissue with nonlinear mechanical properties vital to its function. A consequent goal of repair or replacement of injured cartilage is to achieve mechanical properties in the repair tissue similar to healthy native cartilage. Since fresh healthy human articular ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Ronken S,Arnold MP,Ardura García H,Jeger A,Daniels AU,Wirz D

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action induced by artificial sphincteric devices to provide urinary continence is related to the problem of evaluating the interaction between the occlusive cuff and the urethral duct. The intensity and distribution of the force induced within the region of application determine a different occlusion process and p...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Natali AN,Carniel EL,Fontanella CG,Todros S,De Benedictis GM,Cerruto MA,Artibani W

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the biomechanical behavior of heart valve leaflet tissues in a noninvasive manner remains an important clinical goal. While advances in 3D imaging modalities have made in vivo valve geometric data available, optimal methods to exploit such information in order to obtain functional information remain to be ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Aggarwal A,Sacks MS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing interest in the development of patient-specific finite element models of the human lumbar spine for both the assessment of injury risk and the development of treatment strategies. A current challenge in implementing these models is that the outer annulus fibrosus of the disc is composed of concentri...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Michalek AJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone tissue regeneration using scaffolds is receiving an increasing interest in orthopedic surgery and tissue engineering applications. In this study, we present the geometrical characterization of a specific family of scaffolds based on a face cubic centered (FCC) arrangement of empty pores leading to analytical form...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Sanz-Herrera JA,Garcia-Aznar JM,Doblare M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formins promote actin assembly and are involved in force-dependent cytoskeletal remodeling. However, how force alters the formin functions still needs to be investigated. Here, using atomic force microscopy and biomembrane force probe, we investigated how mechanical force affects formin-mediated actin interactions at ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Li Z,Lee H,Eskin SG,Ono S,Zhu C,McIntire LV

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to most mechanical properties of the red cell, experimental information on stress relaxation (SR) of the membrane skeleton is scarce. On the other hand, many postulates or assumptions as to the value of the characteristic time of SR [Formula: see text] can be found in the literature. Here, an experiment is...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Fischer TM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherent cells sense their mechanical environment, which, in turn, regulates their functions. During the past decade, a growing body of evidence has indicated that a deformable, solid-state intracellular structure known as the cytoskeleton (CSK) plays a major role in transmitting and distributing mechanical stresses w...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Stamenović D,Ingber DE

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the relationship between cellular microelasticity and the structural features of cytoskeletons (CSKs), a microindentation test for apical cell membranes and observation of the spatio-distribution of actin CSKs of fibroblasts were performed by fluorescence and atomic force microscopy (FM/AFM). The indent...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Kidoaki S,Matsuda T,Yoshikawa K

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cartilages swell and shrink depending on the ionic strength of the electrolyte they are in contact with. This electro-chemo-mechanical coupling is due to the presence of fixed electrical charges on proteoglycans (PGs). In addition, at nonphysiological pH, collagen fibers become charged. Therefore, variation ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Loret B,Simões FM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are abnormalities in the heart structure present at birth. One important condition is hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) where severely underdeveloped left ventricle (LV) cannot support systemic circulation. HLHS usually initiates as localized tissue malformations with no underlying...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Salman HE,Alser M,Shekhar A,Gould RA,Benslimane FM,Butcher JT,Yalcin HC

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We use supersonic shear wave imaging (SSI) technique to measure not only the linear but also the nonlinear elastic properties of brain matter. Here, we tested six porcine brains ex vivo and measured the velocities of the plane shear waves induced by acoustic radiation force at different states of pre-deformation when ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Jiang Y,Li G,Qian LX,Liang S,Destrade M,Cao Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen degradation is one of the early signs of osteoarthritis. It is not known how collagen degradation affects chondrocyte volume and morphology. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of enzymatically induced collagen degradation on cell volume and shape changes in articular cartilage after a h...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Turunen SM,Lammi MJ,Saarakkala S,Han SK,Herzog W,Tanska P,Korhonen RK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of hematocrit (Hct) is known to affect mean arterial pressure (MAP) by influencing blood viscosity. In the healthy population, an increase in Hct (and corresponding increase in viscosity) tends to raise MAP. However, data from a clinical study of type 2 diabetic patients indicate that this relationship is no...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Branigan T,Bolster D,Vázquez BY,Intaglietta M,Tartakovsky DM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, physiological and biomechanical studies on animal models with metal implants filling full-thickness cartilage defects have resulted in good clinical outcomes. The knowledge of the time-dependent macroscopic behavior of cartilage surrounding the metal implant is essential for understanding the joint function ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Manda K,Eriksson A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was reported that a single-strand DNA (ssDNA) could be inbreathed spontaneously into a carbon nanotube (CNT). In this work, the complementary process, i.e. pulling a piece of ssDNA out of a single-walled (SW) CNT, is simulated using molecular dynamic methods. The pulling force is found to fluctuate around a plateau...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Li Z,Yang W

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is believed that non-mammals have poor hearing at high frequencies because the sound-conduction performance of their single-ossicle middle ears declines above a certain frequency. To better understand this behavior, a dynamic three-dimensional finite-element model of the chicken middle ear was constructed. The effe...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Muyshondt PGG,Dirckx JJJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone, because of its hierarchical composite structure, exhibits an excellent combination of stiffness and toughness, which is due substantially to the structural order and deformation at the smaller length scales. Here, we focus on the mineralized collagen fibril, consisting of hydroxyapatite plates with nanometric di...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Yuan F,Stock SR,Haeffner DR,Almer JD,Dunand DC,Brinson LC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During angiogenesis, sprouting microvessels interact with the extracellular matrix (ECM) by degrading and reorganizing the matrix, applying traction forces, and producing deformation. Morphometric features of the resulting microvascular network are affected by the interaction between the matrix and angiogenic microves...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Edgar LT,Maas SA,Guilkey JE,Weiss JA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical studies have consistently shown that the best defense against cancer is early detection. Due to this, many efforts have been made to develop methods of screening patient blood quickly and cheaply. These methods range from separation via differences in size, electrostatic potential, chemical potential, antibody...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Becton M,Averett RD,Wang X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies indicated that mechanical loading influences cell turnover and matrix remodeling in tissues, suggesting that mechanical stimuli can play an active role in engineering artificial tissues. While most tissue culture studies focus on influence of uniaxial loading or constraints, effects of multi-axial loadin...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Hu JJ,Liu YC,Chen GW,Wang MX,Lee PY

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computational models of the heart have reached a level of maturity that enables sophisticated patient-specific simulations and hold potential for important applications in diagnosis and therapy planning. However, such clinical use puts strict demands on the reliability and accuracy of the models and requires the sensi...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Campos JO,Sundnes J,Dos Santos RW,Rocha BM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue morphogenesis in multicellular organisms is accompanied by proliferative cell behaviors: cell division (increase in cell number after each cell cycle) and cell growth (increase in cell volume during each cell cycle). These proliferative cell behaviors can be regulated by multicellular dynamics to achieve proper...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Okuda S,Inoue Y,Eiraku M,Sasai Y,Adachi T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examines the possibility of attenuating blood pulses by means of introducing prosthetic viscoelastic materials able to absorb energy and damp such pulses. Vascular prostheses made of polymeric materials modify the mechanical properties of blood vessels. The effect of these materials on the blood puls...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Menacho J,Rotllant L,Molins JJ,Reyes G,García-Granada AA,Balcells M,Martorell J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease alters tissue microstructure, which in turn affects the macroscopic mechanical properties of tissue. In elasticity imaging, the macroscopic response is measured and is used to infer the spatial distribution of the elastic constitutive parameters. When an empirical constitutive model is used, these parameters c...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Liu T,Hall TJ,Barbone PE,Oberai AA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone fracture healing is a complex process in which angiogenesis or the development of a blood vessel network plays a crucial role. In this paper, a mathematical model is presented that simulates the biological aspects of fracture healing including the formation of individual blood vessels. The model consists of parti...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Peiffer V,Gerisch A,Vandepitte D,Van Oosterwyck H,Geris L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular growth is widely considered to be an important feature in the adverse progression of heart diseases, whereas reverse ventricular growth (or reverse remodeling) is often considered to be a favorable response to clinical intervention. In recent years, a number of theoretical models have been proposed to mode...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Lee LC,Genet M,Acevedo-Bolton G,Ordovas K,Guccione JM,Kuhl E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of an aortic aneurysm on blood flow waveforms is well established, but how to exploit this link for diagnostic purposes still remains challenging. This work uses a combination of experimental and computational modelling to study how aneurysms of various size affect the waveforms. Experimental studies are...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Sazonov I,Khir AW,Hacham WS,Boileau E,Carson JM,van Loon R,Ferguson C,Nithiarasu P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanical behavior of most biological soft tissue is nonlinear viscoelastic rather than elastic. Many of the models previously proposed for soft tissue involve ad hoc systems of springs and dashpots or require measurement of time-dependent constitutive coefficient functions. The model proposed here is a system of...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Haslach HW Jr

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper describes the extension of a previously developed model of pressure-dependent contraction rate to the case of multiple lymphangions. Mechanical factors are key modulators of active lymphatic pumping. As part of the evolution of our lumped-parameter model to match experimental findings, we have designed an al...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Bertram CD,Macaskill C,Davis MJ,Moore JE Jr

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00