Development of an arbitrary waveform membrane stretcher for dynamic cell culture.

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：:Blood flow simulations are making their way into the clinic, and much attention is given to estimation of fractional flow reserve in coronary arteries. Intracardiac blood flow simulations also show promising results, and here the flow field is expected to depend on the pulmonary venous (PV) flow rates. In the absence ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Lantz J,Gupta V,Henriksson L,Karlsson M,Persson A,Carlhäll CJ,Ebbers T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For treatment of complex congenital heart disease, computer simulation using a three-dimensional heart model may help to improve outcomes by enabling detailed preoperative evaluations. However, no highly integrated model that accurately reproduces a patient's pathophysiology, which is required for this simulation has ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kariya T,Washio T,Okada JI,Nakagawa M,Watanabe M,Kadooka Y,Sano S,Nagai R,Sugiura S,Hisada T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During defecation, solid, semisolid or liquid stools are eliminated via the anus in a complex physiological process. Up to 25% of the population are affected by anorectal disorders that are poorly recognized and treated. We developed a new bionics device, a simulated stool named Fecobionics, to replace several current...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sun D,Huang Z,Zhuang Z,Ma Z,Man LK,Liao D,Gregersen H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous head injury models exist that vary in mesh density by orders of magnitude. A careful study of the mesh convergence behavior is necessary, especially in terms of strain most relevant to brain injury. To this end, as well as to investigate the effect of element integration scheme on simulated strains, we re-mes...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zhao W,Ji S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of tissue engineering promises to deliver biological substitutes to repair or replace tissues in the body that have been injured or diseased. The clinical demand for musculoskeletal tissues is particularly high, especially for cartilage and bone defects. Although they are generally considered biologically si...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sharma B,Elisseeff JH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study pulsatile pressure-flow rate relationships in the intact pulmonary vascular network of mice, we developed a protocol for measuring pulmonary vascular resistance and impedance in isolated, ventilated, and perfused mouse lungs. We used pulmonary emboli to validate the effect of vascular obstruction on resistanc...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Tuchscherer HA,Webster EB,Chesler NC

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of length and time scales are relevant to pharmacology, especially in drug development, drug design and drug delivery. Therefore, multiscale computational modeling and simulation methods and paradigms that advance the linkage of phenomena occurring at these multiple scales have become increasingly importa...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Clancy CE,An G,Cannon WR,Liu Y,May EE,Ortoleva P,Popel AS,Sluka JP,Su J,Vicini P,Zhou X,Eckmann DM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major benefit of computational modeling in biomechanics research is its ability to estimate internal muscular demands given limited input information. However, several assumptions regarding model parameters and constraints may influence model outputs. This research evaluated the influence of model parameter variabil...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Chopp-Hurley JN,Langenderfer JE,Dickerson CR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A goal of the Human Research Program at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is to analyze and mitigate the risk of occupant injury due to dynamic loads. Experimental tests of human subjects and biofidelic anthropomorphic test devices provide valuable kinematic and kinetic data related to injury risk e...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Gaewsky JP,Jones DA,Ye X,Koya B,McNamara KP,Gayzik FS,Weaver AA,Putnam JB,Somers JT,Stitzel JD

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:Deformational loading represents a primary component of the chondrocyte physical environment in vivo. This review summarizes our experience with physiologic deformational loading of chondrocyte-seeded agarose hydrogels to promote development of cartilage constructs having mechanical properties matching that of the par...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hung CT,Mauck RL,Wang CC,Lima EG,Ateshian GA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an in vitro temperature mapping study of bovine cardiac tissue during radiofrequency ablation. The objectives were to: (i) develop a technique for measuring the spatial and temporal temperature distribution in the tissue and in the blood during ablation, and (ii) use the temperature measurements to...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Jain MK,Wolf PD

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present here the first quantitative correlation for cell contact guidance in an oriented fibrillar network in terms of biased cell migration. The correlation is between the anisotropic cell diffusion parameter, DA = Dx/Dy, and the collagen gel birefringence, delta n, a measure of axially biased collagen fibril orie...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Dickinson RB,Guido S,Tranquillo RT

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength measurement provides useful information for the study of pelvic floor dysfunctions. Vaginal digital palpation, intravaginal pressure measurements, and the use of a dynamometric speculum represent currently available clinical methods for evaluating PFM strength. However, none of these...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Saleme CS,Rocha DN,Del Vecchio S,Silva Filho AL,Pinotti M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional outcomes, such as joint flexion and gait, are important indicators of efficacy in musculoskeletal research. Current technologies that objectively assess these parameters, including visual tracking systems and force plates, are challenging to deploy in long-term translational and clinical studies. To that en...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Qu F,Stoeckl BD,Gebhard PM,Hullfish TJ,Baxter JR,Mauck RL

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we introduce the fast wavelet transform as a method for characterizing maturational changes in electrocortical activity, respiratory activity, and blood pressure in fetal lambs in early (110-122 days), mid (123-135 days), and late (136-144 days) third trimester (term 145 days). Each recording was 2 hr i...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Akay M,Szeto HH

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of increasingly complex integrated cellular systems will be a major challenge for the next decade and beyond, as we apply the knowledge gained from the sub-disciplines of regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, micro-fabrication and nanotechnology, systems biology, and developmental biology. In this pros...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kamm RD,Bashir R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique resource constraints, urgency, and virulence of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has sparked immense innovation in the development of barrier devices to protect healthcare providers from infectious airborne particles generated by patients during airway management interventions. Of the existing devices,...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Maloney LM,Yang AH,Princi RA,Eichert AJ,Hébert DR,Kupec TV,Mertz AE,Vasyltsiv R,Vijaya Kumar TM,Walker GJ,Peralta EJ,Hoffman JL,Yin W,Page CR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A limitation of current tissue engineering vascular graft technology is the provision of an expandable, autologous cell source. By harnessing the multipotency of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), it is hoped that functional vascular cells can be produced. To date, a range of 2D and 3D environments have been investigated f...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： O'Cearbhaill ED,Murphy M,Barry F,McHugh PE,Barron V

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractal time series analysis methods are commonly used for analyzing center of pressure (COP) signals with the goal of revealing the underlying neuromuscular processes for upright stance control. The use of fractal methods is often coupled with the assumption that the COP is an instance of fractional Gaussian noise (f...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kuznetsov N,Bonnette S,Gao J,Riley MA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial responses to diverse pathologies and insults likely occur via similar mechanisms. For example, many studies suggest that the natural process of aging and isolated systolic hypertension share many characteristics in arteries, including loss of functional elastin, decreased smooth muscle tone, and altered rates...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Valentín A,Humphrey JD,Holzapfel GA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we reported that tethering and rolling of neutrophils in shear flow over a substrate of E-selectin signals activation of beta 2-integrins and firm adhesion via an intracellular signaling pathway involving phosphorylation of p38 MAP kinase. In the current study the objective was to examine the molecular mecha...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hentzen E,McDonough D,McIntire L,Smith CW,Goldsmith HL,Simon SI

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nonlinear diffusion-reaction equations describing the nonequilibrium transport of CO2 through flat layers of complex but homogeneous aqueous media were solved by an approximate analytical method called the "Combined Damköhler Number" (CDN) technique. Unlike other approximate analytical solutions, the CDN technique...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hoofd LJ,Tong RR,Stroeve P

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:We and others have shown that changing surface characteristics of the spacer implanted during the first Masquelet stage alters some aspects of membrane development. Previously we demonstrated that titanium (TI) spacers create membranes that are better barriers to movement of solutes > 70 kDa in size than polymethyl me...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Toth Z,Roi M,Evans E,Watson JT,Nicolaou D,McBride-Gagyi S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of facet wiring procedure commonly used for stabilizing cervical spines after laminectomy or bilateral facet dislocation on the motion behavior of whole cervical spines are investigated using a Selspot II system. A fresh human ligamentous intact specimen was potted at T1/T2 vertebra and clinically relevant...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Goel VK,Clark CR,Harris KG,Kim YE,Schulte KR

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:In an ovine femur model, proliferative woven bone fills critically sized defects enveloped by periosteum within 2 weeks of treatment with the one-stage bone-transport surgery. We hypothesize that mechanical loading modulates this process. Using high-definition optical strain measurements we determined prevailing perio...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： McBride SH,Dolejs S,Brianza S,Knothe U,Knothe Tate ML

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, an intelligent proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control method is introduced to the robotic testing system for the biomechanical study of human musculoskeletal joints. For the testing system, the robot is a highly nonlinear and heavily coupled complicated system, and the human spinal specimen also...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Tian L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00