Multiphoton microscopy observations of 3D elastin and collagen fiber microstructure changes during pressurization in aortic media.

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：:A mechanics-based mathematical model of retinal detachment due to the geometric changes of the eye associated with the evolution of myopia is developed. This includes deformation of the retina due to biological growth of the retina, as well as elastic deformation imposed on the retina by the myopic change in shape of ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Lakawicz JM,Bottega WJ,Fine HF,Prenner JL

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation, a precursor to many diseases including cancer and atherosclerosis, induces differential surface expression of specific vascular molecules. Blood-borne nanoparticles (NPs), loaded with therapeutic and imaging agents, can recognize and use these molecules as vascular docking sites. Here, a computational mo...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Hossain SS,Hughes TJ,Decuzzi P

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:A three-dimensional finite-element fluid/structure interaction model of an intravascular lymphatic valve was constructed, and its properties were investigated under both favourable and adverse pressure differences, simulating valve opening and valve closure, respectively. The shear modulus of the neo-Hookean material ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Bertram CD

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dynamic model is proposed for shear stress induced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) release from endothelial cells (ECs). The dynamic behavior of the ATP/ADP concentration at the endothelial surface by viscous shear flow is investigated through simulation studies based on the dynamic ATP release model. The numerical res...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Qin KR,Xiang C,Xu Z,Cao LL,Ge SS,Jiang ZL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose and analyse the properties of a new class of models for the electromechanics of cardiac tissue. The set of governing equations consists of nonlinear elasticity using a viscoelastic and orthotropic exponential constitutive law, for both active stress and active strain formulations of active mechanics, couple...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Propp A,Gizzi A,Levrero-Florencio F,Ruiz-Baier R

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Balance is achieved and maintained by a balance system called a labyrinth that is composed of three semicircular canals and the otolith organs that sense linear gravity and acceleration. Within each semicircular canal, there is a gelatinous structure called the cupula, which is deformed under the influence of the surr...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Djukic T,Filipovic N

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemolysis is a major concern in blood-circulating devices, which arises due to hydrodynamic loading on red blood cells from ambient flow environment. Hemolysis estimation models have often been used to aid hemocompatibility design. The preponderance of hemolysis models was formulated on the basis of laminar flows. How...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Wu P,Gao Q,Hsu PL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments have demonstrated biological tissues grow by mechanically sensing their localized curvature, therefore making geometry a key consideration for tissue scaffold design. We developed a simulation approach for modeling tissue growth on beam-based geometries of repeating unit cells, with four lattice topologies...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Egan PF,Shea KA,Ferguson SJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:A computationally efficient method is described for simulating the dynamics of the left ventricle (LV) in three dimensions. LV motion is represented as a combination of a limited number of deformation modes, chosen to represent observed cardiac motions while conserving volume in the LV wall. The contribution of each m...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Hong BD,Moulton MJ,Secomb TW

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a multiscale mechanobiological model of bone remodelling to investigate the site-specific evolution of bone volume fraction across the midshaft of a femur. The model includes hormonal regulation and biochemical coupling of bone cell populations, the influence of the microstructure on bone turnover rate, and...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Lerebours C,Buenzli PR,Scheiner S,Pivonka P

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:The present study addresses the effect of muscle activation contributions to mitral valve leaflet response during systole. State-of-art passive hyperelastic material modeling is employed in combination with a simple active stress part. Fiber families are assumed in the leaflets: one defined by the collagen and one def...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Skallerud B,Prot V,Nordrum IS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aimed to develop a clinically validated bone remodeling algorithm by integrating bone's dynamic properties in a multi-stage fashion based on a four-year clinical follow-up of implant treatment. The configurational effects of fixed partial dentures (FPDs) were explored using a multi-stage remodeling rule. Th...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Liao Z,Yoda N,Chen J,Zheng K,Sasaki K,Swain MV,Li Q

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that mechanical load is related to structural destruction of disk annulus fibrosus (AF) either in adult disk degeneration or in child disk acute injury. Both biochemical and biomechanical properties are different between immature and mature disks. However, the effects of mechanical compression on imm...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Li P,Gan Y,Xu Y,Song L,Wang H,Zhang C,Wang L,Zhao C,Luo L,Zhou Q

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to establish a user-friendly approach for single fluorescence particle 3D localization and tracking with nanometre precision in a standard fluorescence microscope using a point spread function (PSF) approach, and to evaluate validity and precision for different analysis methods and optical con...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Marki A,Ermilov E,Zakrzewicz A,Koller A,Secomb TW,Pries AR

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reopening of fluid-occluded pulmonary airways generates microbubble flows which impart complex hydrodynamic stresses to the epithelial cells lining airway walls. In this study we used boundary element solutions and finite element techniques to investigate how cell rheology influences the deformation and injury of ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Dailey HL,Ghadiali SN

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic aim of the present contribution is the qualitative simulation of healing phenomena typically encountered in hard and soft tissue mechanics. The mechanical framework is provided by the theory of open system thermodynamics, which will be formulated in the spatial as well as in the material motion context. Whil...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Kuhl E,Steinmann P

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:One of only a few approved and available anabolic treatments for severe osteoporosis is daily injections of PTH (1-34). This drug has a specific dual action which can act either anabolically or catabolically depending on the type of administration, i.e. intermittent or continuous, respectively. In this paper, we prese...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Lavaill M,Trichilo S,Scheiner S,Forwood MR,Cooper DML,Pivonka P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing volume of experimental evidence demonstrates that mechanical stress plays a significant role in growth, proliferation, apoptosis, gene expression, electrophysiological properties and many other aspects of neurons. In this review, first, the mechanical microenvironment and properties of neurons under in vivo ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Wang Y,Wang W,Li Z,Hao S,Wang B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular implantable devices alter the biofluid dynamics and biochemistry of the blood in which they are placed. These perturbations can lead to thrombus formation which may or may not be desired, depending on the application. In this work, a computational model is developed that couples biofluid dynamics and bi...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Horn JD,Maitland DJ,Hartman J,Ortega JM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an increasingly used method for investigation of hemodynamic parameters and their alterations under pathological conditions, which are important indicators for diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. In hemodynamic simulation models, the employment of appropriate boundary conditions ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Xu P,Liu X,Zhang H,Ghista D,Zhang D,Shi C,Huang W

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lattice Boltzmann models (LBM) are rapidly showing their ability to simulate a lot of fluid dynamics problems that previously required very complex approaches. This study presents a LBM for simulating diffusion-advection transport of substrate in a 2-D laminar flow. The model considers the substrate influx into a set ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Moaty Sayed AA,Hussein MA,Becker T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The key parameters determining the elastic properties of an unidirectional mineralized bone fibril-array decomposed in two further hierarchical levels are investigated using mean field methods. Modeling of the elastic properties of mineralized micro- and nanostructures requires accurate information about the underlyin...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Reisinger AG,Pahr DH,Zysset PK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate and reliable assessment of bone quality requires predictive methods which could probe bone microstructure and provide information on bone mechanical properties. Multiscale modelling and simulation represent a fast and powerful way to predict bone mechanical properties based on experimental information on bone...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Sansalone V,Gagliardi D,Desceliers C,Bousson V,Laredo JD,Peyrin F,Haïat G,Naili S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin expansion delivers newly grown skin that maintains histological and mechanical features of the original tissue. Although it is the gold standard for cutaneous defect correction today, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we present a novel technique to quantify anisotropic prestrain, deformati...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Buganza Tepole A,Gart M,Purnell CA,Gosain AK,Kuhl E

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00