Adhesion of microfabricated particles on vascular endothelium: a parametric analysis.

abstract：:Potential human and environmental hazards resulting from the exposure of living organisms to silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have been the subject of intensive discussion in the last decade. Despite the growing use of Ag NPs in biomedical applications, a quantification of the toxic effects as a function of the total sil...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Poli D,Mattei G,Ucciferri N,Ahluwalia A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure ulcers (PUs) can occur in any situations where people are subjected to non-uniform distribution of pressure over a prolonged period. They can have devastating effects on the patients' well-being and in extreme conditions can prove fatal. In addition to traditional wisdom implicating mechanically induced ischa...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Mirtaheri P,Gjøvaag T,Worsley PR,Bader DL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a mathematical model for analyses of the elastic properties of the wall of the outer hair cell (OHC) in the inner ear. The model reflects the properties of the major components of the OHC wall: the subsurface cisternae, the cortical lattice, the plasma membrane, and the radial pillars. The wall is treated a...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Spector AA,Brownell WE,Popel AS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the clinical effectiveness of coronary artery stenting, percutaneous coronary intervention or "stenting" is not free of complications. Stent malapposition (SM) is a common feature of "stenting" particularly in challenging anatomy, such as that characterized by long, tortuous and bifurcated segments. SM is an i...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Ragkousis GE,Curzen N,Bressloff NW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation applied for therapy and diagnostics damages molecular/atomic couples of biotissues, bones being among them. As a result, electron peculiarities and mechanical behavior of the latter are altered. Correlation between strength of the irradiated bone and its electron features explored due to photo- and exoelectr...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Dekhtyar Y

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur in as much as 2-3% of the population, and their rupture produces a mortality rate of 78-94% (1), causing 15,000 deaths per year in the U.S. alone. As an investigation into the mechanical factors that lead to aneurysm rupture, flow field measurements are presented for steady flow throug...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Asbury CL,Ruberti JW,Bluth EI,Peattie RA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to obtain the first quantitative measurements of the in vivo stresses in early-stage amphibian embryos, we developed a novel instrument that uses a pair of parallel wires that are glued to the surface of an embryo normal to the direction in which the stress is to be determined. When a slit is made parallel to...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Benko R,Brodland GW

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three animal models were evaluated in this study involving head impacts of the rat, including the Marmarou drop-weight and two momentum-exchange techniques. In series 1, 36 Wistar rats were hit on the side of the free-moving head using Marmarou's 450 g impact mass at 4.4, 5.4, and 6.3 m/s. Head acceleration was measur...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Viano DC,Hamberger A,Bolouri H,Säljö A

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Mechanical properties of the cardiac tissue play an important role in normal heart function. The goal of this study was to determine the passive mechanical properties of all heart chambers through a paired comparison study in an ovine model. Ovine heart was used due its physiological and anatomical similarities to hum...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Javani S,Gordon M,Azadani AN

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode film is developed by mixing carbon black powder and a quaternary salt with a visco-elastic polymeric adhesive. Unlike traditional wet gel-based electrodes, carbon/salt/adhesive (CSA) electrodes should theoretically have an infinite shelf life as they do not dehydrate even afte...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Posada-Quintero HF,Reyes BA,Burnham K,Pennace J,Chon KH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When cells and the matrix of a tissue remodel, the mechanical properties of the tissue do change. The mechanical properties are expressed by constitutive equations. In this article the remodeling of the constitutive equation of the pulmonary artery is studied. The remodeling was induced in a rat breathing a gas whose ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Huang W,Delgado-West D,Wu JT,Fung YC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) technology has been widely used in biological and biomedical research and is a very powerful tool in elucidating protein interactions in many cellular processes. Ubiquitination and SUMOylation are multi-step cascade reactions, involving multiple enzymes and protein-protein inte...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Song Y,Madahar V,Liao J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone loss during long-term space flight is potentially a significant problem. Bone mineral density measurements show that bone is lost at a rate of about 1% per month from the lumbar spine, and 1.5% per month from the hip. Bone density changes are not uniform throughout the skeleton, and there is accumulating evidence...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： McCarthy ID

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Validation is a critical step in finite element model (FEM) development. This study focuses on the validation of the Global Human Body Models Consortium full body average male occupant FEM in five localized loading regimes-a chest impact, a shoulder impact, a thoracoabdominal impact, an abdominal impact, and a pelvic ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Vavalle NA,Davis ML,Stitzel JD,Gayzik FS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrospinning was used in innovative electrospinning rigs to obtain tubular and flat fibrous structures with controlled fiber orientation with the aim to be used as scaffolds for biomedical applications, more specifically in the tissue engineering of vascular and orthopedic grafts. Gelatine and hydroxyapatite (HA)-g...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Salifu AA,Nury BD,Lekakou C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of mechanical strain on solute diffusion in human TMJ discs (mean cadaver age 77.8) using the electrical conductivity method. The electrical conductivity, as well as small ion diffusivity, of male and female TMJ discs was determined under three compressive strains. In the male group,...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Wright GJ,Kuo J,Shi C,Bacro TR,Slate EH,Yao H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:User preferences need to be taken into account in order to be able to design devices that will gain acceptance both in a clinical and home setting. Sensor systems become redundant if patients or clinicians do not want to work with them. The aim of this systematic review was to determine both patients' and clinicians' ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Bergmann JH,McGregor AH

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the complex spatiotemporal dynamics of action potential propagation in the heart during arrhythmia is exceedingly difficult. This study applies nonlinear dynamics tools to simplify this task. Using the results of a simulation of an electrical induction of reentry in a sheet of myocardium represented as a...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Larson C,Dragnev L,Trayanova N

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell migration paths of mammary epithelial cells (expressing different versions of the promigratory tyrosine kinase receptor Her2/Neu) were analyzed within a bimodal framework that is a generalization of the run-and-tumble description applicable to bacterial migration. The mammalian cell trajectories were segregated i...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Potdar AA,Lu J,Jeon J,Weaver AM,Cummings PT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the development of experimental platforms to quantify the regeneration of injured central nervous system (CNS) neurons by combining engineering technologies and primary neuronal cultures. Although the regeneration of CNS neurons is an important area of research, there are no currently available methods to ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kim HJ,Park JW,Byun JH,Vahidi B,Rhee SW,Jeon NL

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In physiological conditions, joint function involves continuously moving contact areas over the tissue surface. Such moving contacts play an important role for the durability of the tissue. It is known that in pathological joints these motion paths and contact mechanics change. Nevertheless, limited information exists...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Schätti OR,Gallo LM,Torzilli PA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current efforts to evaluate the performance of laparoscopic arterial fusion devices are limited to costly, time consuming, empirical studies. Thus, a finite element (FE) model, with the ability to predict device performance would improve device design and reduce development time and costs. This study introduces a mode...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Fankell DP,Kramer E,Cezo J,Taylor KD,Ferguson VL,Rentschler ME

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This work explores for the first time the effects of temperature increments on the development of high shear stresses between plaque and arterial wall due to their different dilatational properties. Data from the literature report febrile reactions prior to myocardial infarction in patients with normal coron...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Guinea GV,Atienza JM,Fantidis P,Rojo FJ,Ortega A,Torres M,Gonzalez P,Elices ML,Hayashi K,Elices M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much effort is expended in developing biomimetic scaffolds that provide the micro-architecture of native tissue with appropriate cellular niches. Such scaffolds are often seeded with progenitor cells to generate engineered replacements for diseased or damaged tissues. An alternative approach relies on biology, rather ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Evans CH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of cell shortening is an important technique for assessment of physiology and pathophysiology of cardiac myocytes. Many types of heart disease are associated with decreased myocyte shortening, which is commonly caused by structural and functional remodeling. Here, we present a new approach for local measur...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Lichter J,Li H,Sachse FB

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For highly diffusive solutes the kinetics of blood-tissue exchange is only poorly represented by a model consisting of sets of independent parallel capillary-tissue units. We constructed a more realistic multicapillary network model conforming statistically to morphometric data. Flows through the tortuous paths in the...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Beard DA,Bassingthwaighte JB

更新日期：2000-03-01 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 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：: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