Biomechanical Properties and Microstructure of Heart Chambers: A Paired Comparison Study in an Ovine Model.

abstract：:Twenty-one 3.5-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups: BTX group, in which each rat received a single intramuscular injection of 2 U of Clostridium botulinum toxin (BTX) in the quadriceps femoris muscle of the right hind limb; BTX + SR group, in which each rat received a BTX inject...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sheng ZF,Ma YL,Tong D,Fang DY,Liang QC,Liu LH,Zhang J,Liao EY

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Femoral neck fractures are a relevant clinical and social problem. The aim of this study was to improve the prediction of patients at-risk of femoral neck fracture with respect to the current densitometric-based methods. In particular, finite element models were used to assess the prediction accuracy obtained by combi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Testi D,Viceconti M,Cappello A,Gnudi S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of strain-rate sensitivity of soft tissue viscoelastic and nonlinear elastic properties is important for accurate predictions of biomechanical behavior and for quantitative assessment of the effects of disease or surgical/pharmaceutical intervention. Soft tissues are known to exhibit mild rate sensitivity, b...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Doehring TC,Carew EO,Vesely I

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cartilage is an avascular connective tissue responsible for bearing loads. Cell signaling plays a central role in cartilage homeostasis and tissue engineering by directing chondrocytes to synthesize/degrade the extracellular matrix or promote inflammatory responses. The aim of this paper was to investigate a...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Neidlin M,Korcari A,Macheras G,Alexopoulos LG

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of movement accuracy relies on motor learning, by which prior errors guide future behavior. One aspect of this learning process involves the accurate generation of predictions of movement outcome. These predictions can, for example, drive anticipatory movements during a predictive-saccade task. Predictive ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Wong AL,Shelhamer M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scarcity of data available on the best approach for pulmonary fetal valve replacement or implantation necessitate an investigation on whether practices using adult transcatheter valves could be translated to fetal applications. The objective of this study is to evaluate the hemodynamic characteristics and the turb...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hatoum H,Gooden S,Heitkemper M,Blum KM,Zakko J,Bocks M,Yi T,Wu YL,Wang Y,Breuer CK,Dasi LP

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microstructural characterization of cardiac tissue and its remodeling in disease is a crucial step in many basic research projects. We present a comprehensive approach for three-dimensional characterization of cardiac tissue at the submicrometer scale. We developed a compression-free mounting method as well as labelin...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Seidel T,Edelmann JC,Sachse FB

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas transfer through hollow fiber membranes (HFMs) can be increased via fiber oscillation. Prior work, however, does not directly translate to present-day, full-scale artificial lungs. This in vitro study characterized the effects of HFM oscillations on oxygenation and hemolysis for a pediatric-sized HFM bundle. Effec...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Orizondo RA,Gino G,Sultzbach G,Madhani SP,Frankowski BJ,Federspiel WJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 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 nonlinear dynamic properties of action potential encoding were studied in mechanosensory neurons innervating the slits of a slit-sense organ in the tropical wandering spider, Cupiennius salei. The organ contains two types of neurons that are morphologically similar but have different dynamic properties. Type A neu...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： French AS,Sekizawa SI,Höger U,Torkkeli PH

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While considerable efforts have been expended to develop snore-driven markers for detecting obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), there is little emphasis on the relationship between the human upper airway (UA) dimensions and the attributes of snores. This paper aims to investigate the acoustical and perceptual impacts of ch...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Ng AK,Koh TS,Baey E,Puvanendran K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraction of the cardiac surfaces of interest from multi-detector computed tomographic (MDCT) data is a pre-requisite step for cardiac analysis, as well as for image guidance procedures. Most of the existing methods need manual corrections, which is time-consuming. We present a fully automatic segmentation technique ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Antunes S,Esposito A,Palmisano A,Colantoni C,Cerutti S,Rizzo G

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro stent-induced thromboembolism was altered by the presence of residual stenoses placed upstream or placed upstream and downstream of the stent. Heparinized (3 micro/ml) bovine blood was gravity fed through a conduit with a deployed coronary stent. Embolism was continuously monitored using a light-scattering mi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sukavaneshvar S,Rosa GM,Solen KA

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:A theoretical model is presented for describing the motion of a deformable cell encapsulating a Newtonian fluid and enclosed by an elastic membrane in tube flow. In the mathematical formulation, the interior and exterior hydrodynamics are coupled with the membrane mechanics by means of surface equilibrium equations, a...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Pozrikidis C

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Similarities between photoreceptor Kx channels and EAG and KCNQ channels suggest that the Kx channel may be related to one or both of these families of potassium channels. To provide a basis for further comparison of these channels, as well as to reveal the role of zinc (endogenously present in photoreceptors) in Kx c...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kourennyi DE,Liu X,Barnes S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The applicability of a computer model, which relates the transmural mechanical distribution in the left ventricle (LV) to its global function at different loading conditions, was evaluated in patients with normal to near normal LV function undergoing cardiac catheterization. Left ventriculography and measurements of a...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Abboud L,Beyar R,Battler A,Rat M,Cohen A,Sideman S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Step-off edges and tissue interfaces are prevalent in cartilage injury such as after intra-articular fracture and reduction, and in focal defects and surgical repair procedures such as osteochondral graft implantation. It would be useful to assess the function of injured or donor tissues near such step-off edges and t...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Bae WC,Law AW,Amiel D,Sah RL

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we aim to establish a new mathematical model that relates pulse wave velocity (PWV) to blood pressure (BP) for continuous and noninvasive BP measurement. For the first time, we derive an ordinary differential equation (ODE) expressing the fundamental relation between BP, elastic modulus G and PWV. The g...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Chen Y,Wen C,Tao G,Bi M,Li G

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This discussion and review article focuses on the possible use of regenerative techniques applied to the interfaces between skin and medical implants. As is widely known, the area of contact between an implant and the skin--the skin-implant interface--is prone to recurrent and persistent problems originated from the l...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Peramo A,Marcelo CL

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraluminal thrombus (ILT) is a pseudo-tissue that develops from coagulated blood, and is found in most abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) of clinically relevant size. A number of studies have suggested that ILT mechanical characteristics may be related to AAA risk of rupture, even though there is still great controve...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Riveros F,Martufi G,Gasser TC,Rodriguez-Matas JF

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental studies have shown that cardiac fibroblasts are electrically inexcitable, but can contribute to electrophysiology of myocardium in various manners. The aim of this computational study was to give insights in the electrophysiological role of fibroblasts and their interaction with myocytes. We developed a m...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sachse FB,Moreno AP,Abildskov JA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oscillometric fixed-ratio method is widely employed for non-invasive measurement of systolic and diastolic pressures (SP and DP) but is heuristic and prone to error. We investigated the accuracy of this method using an established mathematical model of oscillometry. First, to determine which factors materially aff...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Liu J,Hahn JO,Mukkamala R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in working age individuals in the United States. Breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier is one of the earliest events in the progression of diabetic retinopathy. Ideally, therapeutic measures would be directed at this early stage, but there are few sensitive, quan...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Russ PK,Gaylord GM,Haselton FR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A progressive reduction in muscle fiber conduction velocity is typically observed during fatiguing muscle contraction. Although the exact causes of the conduction velocity decrease have not yet been fully established, increasing evidence suggests that changes in extracellular potassium concentration may be largely res...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Fortune E,Lowery MM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defining the constituent regulatory molecules in tendon is critical to understanding the process of tendon repair and instructive to the development of novel treatment modalities. The purpose of this study is to define the structural, expressional, and mechanical changes in the tendon injury response, and elucidate th...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Dunkman AA,Buckley MR,Mienaltowski MJ,Adams SM,Thomas SJ,Satchell L,Kumar A,Pathmanathan L,Beason DP,Iozzo RV,Birk DE,Soslowsky LJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpressed receptors, characteristic of many cancers, have been targeted by various researchers to achieve a more specific treatment for cancer. A common approach is to use the natural ligand for the overexpressed receptor as a cancer-targeting agent which can deliver a chemically or genetically conjugated toxic mo...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Yoon DJ,Liu CT,Quinlan DS,Nafisi PM,Kamei DT

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00