Role of vortices in growth of microbubbles at mitral mechanical heart valve closure.

abstract：:Biochemical stimulation was applied in combination with cyclic mechanical strain to engineered vascular constructs made of isolated smooth muscle cells in a three-dimensional (3D) collagen type 1 matrix. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) were added exogenously to the ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Stegemann JP,Nerem RM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematical model is presented that estimates joint kinematics and kinetics using measured external resultant loads and readily available parameters. The musculo-skeletal system was represented by a planar three degrees of freedom open kinematic chain. Information extraction was limited to the flexion-extension fun...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Mazzà C,Cappozzo A

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：: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：:Left ventricular (LV) diastolic filling is limited by the constraining effects exerted by the pericardium (PE) and the lung/chest wall. The aim of the present study was to assess the validity of various estimates of external cardiac constraint, compared to pericardial surface pressure (Ppe) measured lateral to the LV ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kingma I,Smiseth OA,Frais MA,Smith ER,Tyberg JV

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the characteristic morphology of our brain remains a challenging, yet important task in human evolution, developmental biology, and neurosciences. Mathematical modeling shapes our understanding of cortical folding and provides functional relations between cortical wavelength, thickness, and stiffness. Ye...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Holland MA,Miller KE,Kuhl E

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-frequency ventilation (HFV) has not one but several histories. Proceeding along largely independent pathways are techniques using frequencies of 1-5 Hz and techniques using 10-40 Hz, the former being introduced by Sjostrand in 1971, the latter by Lunkenheimer in 1972. It was nearly ten years before it was recogni...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Bryan AC

更新日期：1984-01-01 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

abstract：:Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) is a potent angiogenic growth factor involved in the development of diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, and heart and limb ischemia, as well as normal wound healing and tissue development. Despite being one of the most heavily studied angiogenic growth factors, the binding ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Filion RJ,Popel AS

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in computational modeling of cochlear implantation are promising to study in silico the performance of the implant before surgery. However, creating a complete computational model of the patient's anatomy while including an external device geometry remains challenging. To address such a challenge, ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Mangado N,Ceresa M,Duchateau N,Kjer HM,Vera S,Dejea Velardo H,Mistrik P,Paulsen RR,Fagertun J,Noailly J,Piella G,González Ballester MÁ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classically, the primary tool for quantifying the dynamics of vergence and other eye movements has been the main sequence. The main sequence is a plot of peak velocity versus response amplitude and is particularly useful for comparing the dynamics of a large number of eye movements over a range of response amplitudes....

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Alvarez TL,Semmlow JL,Yuan W,Munoz P

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a new method for guiding catheter ablation procedures to abolish sites of origin of arrhythmias. This method models both cardiac electrical activity and current pulses delivered from the tip of the ablation catheter with a single equivalent moving dipole (SEMD). The SEMD parameters are obtained from analysi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Armoundas AA,Feldman AB,Mukkamala R,Cohen RJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impedance cardiography has not achieved popularity in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to date probably because of the limitations in technique and interpretation associated with the altered physiology of critically ill patients, and also because of interference from other machinery in the ICU. The current climate of que...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Fuller H,Raskob G,ter Keurs H,Hull R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed each year with valvular heart disease, resulting in hundreds of thousands of valve replacement operations. Prosthetic valve replacements are designed to correct narrowing or backflow through the valvular orifice. Although commonly used, these therapies have serious disadvanta...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Berry JL,Steen JA,Koudy Williams J,Jordan JE,Atala A,Yoo JJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It would often be desirable to obtain the respiratory rate during everyday conditions without obtaining an additional respiratory trace. This study investigates the agreement between respiratory rate assessed from the electrocardiogram (ECG) and the reference respiratory rate derived from a nasal/oral airflow (AF). Na...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Cysarz D,Zerm R,Bettermann H,Frühwirth M,Moser M,Kröz M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromuscular impairment associated with cerebral palsy (CP) often leads to life-long walking deficits. Our goal was to evaluate the ability of a novel untethered wearable ankle exoskeleton to reduce the severity of gait pathology from CP. In this clinical feasibility study of five individuals with CP, we used instrum...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Lerner ZF,Harvey TA,Lawson JL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A vaccine that induces broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) would be instrumental in controlling the disease. The membrane proximal external region (MPER) peptide is an appealing antigen candidate since it is conserved and is the target of several human bnAbs, such as ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Shao S,Huang WC,Lin C,Hicar MD,LaBranche CC,Montefiori DC,Lovell JF

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear implantation consists in electrically stimulating the auditory nerve by inserting an electrode array inside the cochlea, a bony structure of the inner ear. In the absence of any visual feedback, the insertion results in many cases of damages of the internal structures. This paper presents a feasibility study ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Lavenir L,Zemiti N,Akkari M,Subsol G,Venail F,Poignet P

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to successfully use a model for parameter identification, it must be carefully analyzed. Current analysis methods, however, are ad hoc and provide only partial information. We extended these methods through the application of stacked dimensions, a scientific visualization method. The end result of our extensi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Bosan S,Harris TR

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study that customizes the feature generator parameters of an asynchronous Brain Interface (BI) is discussed. The goal is to detect the presence of a certain pattern, in the ongoing EEG, associated with a specific movement and to improve the system's performance. Results of this study show that customization mostly b...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Bashashati A,Fatourechi M,Ward RK,Birch GE

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to increase the probability of having a successful cataract post-surgery, the customisation of the haptic design of the intraocular lens (IOL) according to the characteristics of the patient is recommended. In this study, we present two prediction models based on deep neural networks (DNNs). One is capable of...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Cabeza-Gil I,Ríos-Ruiz I,Calvo B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major tissue engineering challenge is the creation of multilaminate scaffolds with layer-specific mechanical properties representative of native tissues, such as heart valve leaflets, blood vessels, and cartilage. For this purpose, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogels are attractive materials due to th...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Tseng H,Cuchiara ML,Durst CA,Cuchiara MP,Lin CJ,West JL,Grande-Allen KJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:Microencapsulation of recombinant cells is a novel promising approach to tumor therapy in which therapeutic protein is sustainable and long-term delivered by microencapsulated cells. The semi-permeable membrane of microcapsule can protect cell from host's immune rejection, increase the chemical stability of therapeuti...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zhang Y,Wang W,Zhou J,Yu W,Zhang X,Guo X,Ma X

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a major obstacle for drug delivery to the brain. To seek for in vitro BBB models that are more accessible than animals for investigating drug transport across the BBB, we compared four in vitro cultured cell models: endothelial monoculture (bEnd3 cell line), coculture of bEnd3 and prim...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Li G,Simon MJ,Cancel LM,Shi ZD,Ji X,Tarbell JM,Morrison B 3rd,Fu BM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic parameters play an important role in regulating vascular remodeling in arterio-venous fistula (AVF) maturation. Investigating the changes in hemodynamic parameters during AVF maturation is expected to improve our understanding of fistula failure, but very little data on actual temporal changes in human AVF...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sigovan M,Rayz V,Gasper W,Alley HF,Owens CD,Saloner D

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A kinematic analysis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is developed to determine the range of motion of the mandible during normal opening and during special motions required for arthroscopic surgery. The translation of the mandible is restricted by the constraint of the ligaments. By accounting for the maximum all...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kang QS,Updike DP,Salathe EP

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, autologous cartilage provides the gold standard for auricular reconstruction. However, synthetic biomaterials offer a number of advantages for ear reconstruction including decreased donor site morbidity and earlier surgery. Critical to implant success is the material's mechanical properties as this affects ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Griffin MF,Premakumar Y,Seifalian AM,Szarko M,Butler PE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that neutrophils take much longer to traverse the pulmonary capillary bed than erythrocytes, and this is likely due to differences in the structure and rheology of the cells. In this study, we simulate the transit of a neutrophil in a capillary using a Newtonian drop model and a viscoelastic drop mode...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zhou C,Yue P,Feng JJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, measurement of pulmonary O2 uptake uses mass balance of N2 to correct for differences between inspired and expired volume (V) due to temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH). Often during anesthesia, N2 balance cannot be invoked due to high inspired O2 fraction (FIO2) or nonsteady state conditions. Th...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Breen PH

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00