Comparison of respiratory rates derived from heart rate variability, ECG amplitude, and nasal/oral airflow.

abstract：:Functional electrical stimulation (FES) to lower extremity (LE) muscles is used by individuals post-stroke as an alternative to mechanical orthotic devices during gait or as a training modality during rehabilitation. Technological developments which improve the feasibility, accessibility and effectiveness of FES syste...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kafri M,Laufer Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naphthalene is a toxicant with unusual species and tissue specificity that has been the subject of in vitro studies. We describe a preliminary physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for naphthalene constructed solely from in vitro data for comparison to animal data without the use of adjustable parameters....

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sweeney LM,Shuler ML,Quick DJ,Babish JG

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work is to develop understanding of the local fluid dynamic mechanisms that underpin gas exchange in high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV). The flow field during HFOV was investigated experimentally using particle image velocimetry in idealized and realistic models of a single bifurcation...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Heraty KB,Laffey JG,Quinlan NJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most non-invasive blood pressure measurements are based on either the auscultatory or the oscillometric technique. In this study, we performed an extensive analysis of the signals, i.e., responses of a microphone implanted in the cuff and pressure changes in the cuff, which can be recorded during such measurements. We...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Jazbinsek V,Luznik J,Mieke S,Trontelj Z

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although medical specialties have recognized the importance of using ultrasonic imaging, dentistry is only beginning to discover its benefit. This has particularly been important in the field of periodontics which studies infections in the gum and bone tissues that surround the teeth. This study investigates the feasi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Mahmoud AM,Ngan P,Crout R,Mukdadi OM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep tissue injury (DTI) is a type of pressure ulcer in which tissue breakdown initiates at the bone-muscle interface under intact skin. Excessive deformation in the soft tissue, particularly around bony prominences, is believed to be one of the causes leading to the development of DTI. The main goal of this study was...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Solis LR,Liggins AB,Seres P,Uwiera RR,Poppe NR,Pehowich E,Thompson RB,Mushahwar VK

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotype transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) has been reported to be directly influenced by the frequency of mechanical strain. This study explored the effects of different frequencies of mechanical strain on expression of phenotype marker h1-calponin and the possible mechanism. VSMCs were subjecte...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Qu MJ,Liu B,Qi YX,Jiang ZL

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid screening of biomarkers, with high specificity and accuracy, is critical for many point-of-care diagnostics. Microfluidics, the use of microscale channels to manipulate small liquid samples and carry reactions in parallel, offers tremendous opportunities to address fundamental questions in biology and provide a ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Ng E,Chen K,Hang A,Syed A,Zhang JX

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely recognized that the bacteria sequestered in a biofilm on a medical implant are much more resistant to antibiotics than their planktonic counterparts. Recent studies have shown that application of antibiotic along with low power ultrasound significantly increases the killing of planktonic bacteria by the a...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Qian Z,Sagers RD,Pitt WG

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:A novel in vitro culture system of organotypic human skin explants interfacing with external fixator pins is presented. The system was used to observe changes in skin morphology on the skin at the pin interface. To evaluate the performance of this novel system, histological analysis of human skin explants cultured for...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Peramo A,Marcelo CL,Goldstein SA,Martin DC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by extensive pulmonary vascular remodeling that increases right ventricular (RV) afterload and leads to RV failure. PAH predominantly affects women; paradoxically, female PAH patients have better outcomes than men. The roles of estrogen in PAH remain controversial, which...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Liu A,Hacker T,Eickhoff JC,Chesler NC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand the relationship between kinetic processes of contraction and the dynamic features of an isometric twitch, studies were conducted using a mathematical model that included: (1) kinetics of cross bridge (XB) cycling; (2) kinetics of thin filament regulatory processes; (3) serial and feedback interac...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Campbell KB,Razumova MV,Kirkpatrick RD,Slinker BK

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis and classification of esophageal motility records were investigated using signal processing and fuzzy-set pattern recognition techniques. A set of parameters has been extracted from the raw records and has previously been used as characterizing features. Improvements to these procedures were obtained by extra...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Abou-Chadi FE,Ezzat FA,Sif el-Din AA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebral blood flow (CBF) response to changes in perfusion pressure mediated through decreases in arterial pressure, increases in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure and increases in jugular venous pressure was studied in anesthetized dogs. A preparation was developed in which each of the three relevant pressures c...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Wagner EM,Traystman RJ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viscous shear stress and Reynolds stress are often used to predict hemolysis and thrombosis due to flow-induced stress on blood elements in cardiovascular devices. These macroscopic stresses are distinct from the true stress on an individual cell, which is determined by the local microscale flow field. In this paper t...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Quinlan NJ,Dooley PN

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease is the leading cause of infant death in the United States with over 36,000 newborns affected each year. Despite this growing problem there are few mechanical circulatory support devices designed specifically for pediatric and neonate patients. Previous research has been done investigating pedi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Good BC,Deutsch S,Manning KB

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our 3-D model for a junctional complex (JC) in the erythrocyte membrane skeleton proposed that the helical actin protofilament functions as a mechanical axis for three pairs of αβ spectrin (Sp), and each pair wraps around the protofilament in a back-to-back fashion. The distal end of each Sp is further associated with...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sche P,Vera C,Sung LA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in angioplasty have involved the application of polymer coatings to stent surfaces for purposes of drug delivery. Given the high levels of deformation developed in the plastic hinge of a stent during deployment, the achievement of an intact bond between the coating and the stent presents a significant ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hopkins CG,McHugh PE,McGarry JP

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a rising issue especially in the United States that can lead to heart problems, type II diabetes, and respiratory problems. Since the 1970s, obesity rates in the United States have more than doubled in adults and children. Recent evidence suggests that exposure to certain chemicals, termed "obesogens," in u...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Wang RY,Abbott RD,Zieba A,Borowsky FE,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defibrillation efficacy testing is a common procedure at defibrillator implantation, with the objective to ensure that each patient receives a system with adequate shock efficacy. In this study, defibrillation shock efficacy as a function of shock energy was modeled by a dose response relationship. The frequency distr...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Smits K,Virag N

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed poly(L: -lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) based composites using sol-gel derived bioactive glasses (S-BG), previously described by our group, as composite components. Two different composite types were manufactured that contained either S2-high content silica S-BG, or A2-high content lime S-BG. The compo...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Pamula E,Kokoszka J,Cholewa-Kowalska K,Laczka M,Kantor L,Niedzwiedzki L,Reilly GC,Filipowska J,Madej W,Kolodziejczyk M,Tylko G,Osyczka AM

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Cell migration is a fundamental process that is crucial to a variety of physiological events. While traditional approaches have focused on two-dimensional (2D) systems, recent efforts have shifted to studying migration in three-dimensional (3D) matrices. A major distinction that has emerged is the increased importance...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Harjanto D,Zaman MH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed at refining our understanding of the role of vortex formation at mitral mechanical heart valve (MHV) closure and its association with the high intensity transient signals (HITS) seen in echocardiographic studies with MHV recipients. Previously reported numerical results described a twofold process ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Rambod E,Beizai M,Sahn DJ,Gharib M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of body force (force per unit volume) is introduced to account for the effect of the force generated in the radial direction by the active state of the myocardium in an elastic model of the left ventricle represented as a thick-walled cylinder contracting symmetrically. Experimental evidence for the validi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Shoucri RM

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:Calcium phosphate ceramics have been widely used for filling bone defects to aid in the regeneration of new bone tissue. Addition of osteogenic cells to porous ceramic scaffolds may accelerate the bone repair process. This study demonstrates the feasibility of culturing marrow stromal cells (MSCs) on porous biphasic c...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Holtorf HL,Sheffield TL,Ambrose CG,Jansen JA,Mikos AG

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zebrafish is an emerging model system for cardiac conduction and regeneration. Zebrafish heart regenerates after 20% ventricular resection within 60 days. Whether cardiac conduction phenotype correlated with cardiomyocyte regeneration remained undefined. Longitudinal monitoring of the adult zebrafish heart (n = 12) wa...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Yu F,Li R,Parks E,Takabe W,Hsiai TK

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in fluorescence confocal endomicroscopy have allowed real-time identification of residual tumour cells on the walls of the cavity left by breast conserving surgery. However, it is difficult to systematically survey the surgical site because of the small imaging field-of-view of these probes, compounded...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zuo S,Hughes M,Yang GZ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00