Sterilization of auto-crosslinked hyaluronic acid scaffolds structured in microparticles and sponges.

abstract：:The aim of this study is to design a statistical segmentation technique to allow extraction of grey matter, white matter and cerebral spinal fluid volumes from diffusion tensor imaging. Four channel maps of the DTI are used as the input features, which provide more information for brain tissue segmentation compared wi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wen Y,He L

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) exhibits excellent abrasive characteristics and is commonly used as loose grains for precision machining of hard ceramics and other materials that are difficult to grind and polish. In the present study, we investigated using bonded PCD for polishing dental porcelain, for which a lustrous...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Nakamura Y,Sato H,Ohtsuka M,Hojo S

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:The simulated Doppler blood flow signals are widely used to assess the performance of the clutter filters for removing wall components while reserving low-velocity signals scattered from physiological blood flow approaching the inner vessel-wall injured by a stenosed lesion. OBJECTIVE:By simultaneously taki...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Gao L,Zhang Y,Zhou Y,Hu X,Deng L,Zhang K,Cai G,Zhang J

更新日期：2016-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish a method for mouse coronary angiography in vivo using synchrotron radiation, which is essential for physiological and pathological research on coronary diseases. METHODS:1) The imaging parameters (e.g., photon energy, spatial resolution of the detector, and injection rate of contrast agent) optima...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Xu L,Zhang A,Du G,Xie H,Chen Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) powder was coated on titanium substrate by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. The coating was homogeneous thin film and the thickness was 1microm. Crystallinity of the HA coating was low and Ca/P ratio was high as 3.0. Particle sizes were 40 to approximately 100 nm, and the crys...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Ozeki K,Yuhta T,Aoki H,Nishimura I,Fukui Y

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：: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：:Bioartificial liver support provides a bridge to transplantation which is at present the only proven specific treatment for acute liver failure. In this paper, a novel multi-coaxial hollow fiber bioreactor so-called "Fibre-in-Fibre FIF Bioartificial liver device" with three compartments is experimentally and mathemati...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Hilal-Alnaqbi A,Mourad AH,Yousef BF,Gaylor JD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polylactic acid (PLA)/styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) composites were prepared by melt blending. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide angle X-ray diffraction (WXRD) were used to characterize PLA and PLA/SEBS composites in terms of their melting behavior and crystallization. Curves from thermal gra...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Tsou CH,Kao BJ,Yang MC,Suen MC,Lee YH,Chen JC,Yao WH,Lin SM,Tsou CY,Huang SH,De Guzman M,Hung WS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to find a standard substance for use as a reference in the cytotoxicity assay of biomaterials, as an alternative to animal experiments in recent years. Eight kinds of rubber were made in a plate shape to keep their surface area at 1 cm2 against 10 ml of extract volume. They were ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Oshima H,Nakamura M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the ability of assessing the refractive change induced by myopic laser surgery using the intrinsic data, obtained from a reference intrinsic to the cornea. Twenty-nine eyes with laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia were included in the study. Statistical analyses were performed to determine the relation...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Liu Y,Wang Z,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To address the lack of 3D space information in the digital radiography of a patient femur, a pose estimation method based on 2D-3D rigid registration is proposed in this study. The method uses two digital radiography images to realize the preoperative 3D visualization of a fractured femur. Compared with the pure Digit...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhang X,Zhu Y,Li C,Zhao J,Li G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acid-base resistant zone (ABRZ) has been shown to be created under a hybrid layer in a self-etching adhesive system at the adhesive/dentin interface. The purpose of this study was to assess the nanostructure of the ABRZ by applying all-in-one adhesive systems. Human premolar dentin was treated with one of two all-i...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Nikaido T,Weerasinghe DD,Waidyasekera K,Inoue G,Foxton RM,Tagami J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo and in vitro drug release profiles from a self-setting bioactive CaO-SiO2-P2O5 glass bone cement containing indomethacin as a model drug were investigated. The cement containing 2% and 5% indomethacin (IMC) powder hardened within 5 min after mixing with ammonium phosphate buffer. After setting, in vitro dr...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Otsuka M,Nakahigashi Y,Matsuda Y,Kokubo T,Yoshihara S,Fujita H,Nakamura T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular lenses (IOL) made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) lack an important yellowish pigment useful as a filter in the visual process and in the protection of the retina from short wavelength light. It was found that the PMMA used for IOL manufacturing can be tinted by dry exposure to mercury near-UV emitting l...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Babizhayev MA,Chumayevskii NA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morse code is now being harnessed for use in rehabilitation applications of augmentative-alternative communication and assistive technology, including mobility, environmental control and adapted worksite access. In this paper, Morse code is selected as a communication adaptive device for disabled persons who suffer fr...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Yang CH,Luo CH,Yang CH,Chuang LY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome with high mortality, which results from severe infection and can lead to secondary organ dysfunction. It is one of the most common cause of death in intensive care unit. Clinical reports have shown that sepsis was often accompanied by thyroid dysfunction, which is ca...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Luo B,Yu Z,Li Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Repairing contour defects is a challenge in plastic surgery. Different filling materials have been used with inadequate results and complications. The autologous fat transfer is the standard technique at the moment, but adipose tissue reserves are limited. The aim of our study was to compare in vivo on an ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Mojallal A,Lequeux C,Auxenfans C,Braye F,Damour O

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between implant materials and bone cells or oral epithelial (OE) cells contributes to the clinical success of dental implants. The functional activity of cells in contact with an implant is determined by its surface properties. Before cells attach, extracellular matrix (ECM) in the serum deposits on th...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Goto T,Yoshinari M,Kobayashi S,Tanaka T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hip stem design based upon X-ray films requires sufficient information in order to customize for the patient. If the errors are resulted from rotating angles, more X-ray films may carry out the solution. The present study aimed to realize the improvement of multiple X-ray films for hip stem design. Eight X-ray fil...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wei HW,Chung MY,Huang VW,Cheng CK

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:As an injectable scaffold material for bone tissue engineering, calcium phosphate cement (CPC) has good biocompatibility, self-setting, and osteoconduction properties. Alginate-microencapsulated seed cells can pick up the degradation speed and bioactivity of CPC. The aim of this study was to explore the osteogenic abi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wang J,Qiao P,Dong L,Li F,Xu T,Xie Q

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Hyaluronic acid (HA) was used as an internal phase additive to improve the loading efficiency of ofloxacin, a hydrophilic drug encapsulated by hydrophobic polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) materials, through a double emulsion (water-in-oil-in-water) solvent extraction/evaporation method. Results from laser distributi...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wu G,Chen L,Li H,Wang YJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel technique and product for carpal tunnel microscopic surgical procedures using a modified medical device containing a head as a surgical scalpel under light guidance were designed and studied. The novel design of the medical device was developed and applied in a new carpal tunnel microscopic surgical procedure ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Chiang MC,Huang CC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyapatite has been rubbed against ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) under calcium-containg aqueous solutions. Further, hardness tests were carried out in air and in calcium-containing solutions whose pH ranged from pH 5 to pH 9. Hardness was found to vary with pH with a peak at around pH 7, i.e. -...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Mazeau G,Czernuszka JT

更新日期：2001-01-01 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