Characteristics of blood flow resistance under transverse vibration: red blood cell suspension in Dextran-40.

abstract：:Platelet thrombosis under arterial conditions remains a large clinical problem. Previous in vitro experiments have concentrated on early adherence without thrombotic occlusion. We have developed a controllable hemodynamic system that creates intravascular thrombosis to occlusion. Lightly heparinized (3.5 USP units/mL)...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Para A,Bark D,Lin A,Ku D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate identification of contracting muscles can help us to understand the muscle function in both physiological and pathological conditions. Conventional electromyography (EMG) have limited access to deep muscles, crosstalk, or instability in the recordings. Accordingly, a novel framework was developed to detect co...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zheng Y,Shin H,Kamper DG,Hu X

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electromechanical reshaping (EMR) of cartilage provides an alternative to the classic surgical techniques of modifying the shape of facial cartilages. The original embodiment of EMR required surface electrodes to be in direct contact with the entire cartilage region being reshaped. This study evaluates the feasibility...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Manuel CT,Foulad A,Protsenko DE,Sepehr A,Wong BJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that energy substrate metabolism forms the link between gene expression and contractile function of the heart. This hypothesis draws on three seemingly unconnected observations, made in 1941 by three different investigators. The first gave rise to the concept of the dynamic nature of body cons...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Taegtmeyer H

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：: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：:Some investigators have attempted to estimate the Reynolds shear stress on the basis of a single component of velocity. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the validity of such estimates in a complex flow field, such as occurs in the cardiovascular system in the region of the aortic valve. Turbulent velo...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Walburn FJ,Sabbah HN,Stein PD

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a significant clinical need for engineered bone graft substitutes that can quickly, effectively, and safely repair large segmental bone defects. One emerging field of interest involves the growth of engineered bone tissue in vitro within bioreactors, the most promising of which are perfusion bioreactors. Usin...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Ball O,Nguyen BB,Placone JK,Fisher JP

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand oxygen utilization by the retina, a mathematical model of oxygen diffusion and consumption in the cat outer, avascular retina was developed by analyzing previously recorded profiles of oxygen tension (PO2) as a function of retinal depth. Simple diffusion modelling of the oxygen distribution throug...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Haugh LM,Linsenmeier RA,Goldstick TK

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to quantify the elongation patterns of the collateral ligaments following TKA during functional activities of daily living. Using mobile video-fluoroscopy to capture radiographic images of the knee in a group of six patients, each with an ultra-congruent knee implant, tibiofemoral kinematics were reco...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hosseini Nasab SH,Smith CR,Schütz P,Damm P,Trepczynski A,List R,Taylor WR

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：: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：:Biomaterial-based tissue engineering strategies hold great promise for osteochondral tissue repair. Yet significant challenges remain in joining highly dissimilar materials to achieve a biomimetic, mechanically robust design for repairing interfaces between soft tissue and bone. This study sought to improve interfacia...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Kinneberg KR,Nelson A,Stender ME,Aziz AH,Mozdzen LC,Harley BA,Bryant SJ,Ferguson VL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intelligent multichannel stimulator (IMS) has been designed and built for use in a cardiac research environment. The device is capable of measuring and responding to cardiac electrophysiological phenomena in real time with carefully timed and placed electrical stimuli. The system consists of 16 channels of sense/st...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Johnson PL,Newton JC,Rollins DL,Knisley SB,Ideker RE,Smith WM

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One goal of large scale clinical trials is to determine how a drug is processed by, and cleared from, the human body [i.e., its pharmacokinetic (PK) properties] and how these PK properties differ between individuals in a population (i.e., its population PK properties). Due to the high cost of these studies and the lim...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hooker AC,Foracchia M,Dodds MG,Vicini P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although diagnostic testing with auditory evoked potentials (EPs) has become routine, quantitative measurements of signal and noise are still lacking. In this study, current signal, power, noise power, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) estimation formulas are reviewed and applied to auditory brainstem response averaging...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Ozdamar O,Delgado RE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a system for real-time control of biological and other experiments. This device, based around the Real-Time Linux operating system, was tested specifically in the context of dynamic clamping, a demanding real-time task in which a computational system mimics the effects of nonlinear membrane conductances in...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Dorval AD,Christini DJ,White JA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of CO2 volume exhaled per breath (VCO2.br) can be determined during anesthesia by the multiplication and integration of tidal flow (V) and PCO2. During side-stream capnometry, PCO2 must be advanced in time by transport delay (TD), the time to suction gas through the sampling tube. During ventilation, T...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Breen PH,Serina ER

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typical inverse dynamics approaches to the calculation of muscle, ligament, and joint contact forces are based on a step-wise solution of the equations of motion. This approach is therefore limited in its ability to provide insight as to the muscular, ligamentous, and articular interactions that create joint stability...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Cleather DJ,Bull AM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A solid tumor is composed of a population of cells that is expanding as a result of cell division. With dense cell packing, the solid matrix of the interstitial tissue is subject to residual stress. In addition, elevated interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) has been reported by researchers for a number of solid tumors. T...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sarntinoranont M,Rooney F,Ferrari M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major drawback in the operation of mechanical heart valve prostheses is thrombus formation in the near valve region. Detailed flow analysis in this region during the valve closure phase is of interest in understanding the relationship between shear stress and platelet activation. A fixed-grid Cartesian mesh flow sol...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Krishnan S,Udaykumar HS,Marshall JS,Chandran KB

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:Quantitative analysis of breast morphometry is critical to breast plastic surgery. Recently, three-dimensional (3D) photography has emerged as a strong new alternative for breast morphometry analysis in comparison to other existing techniques. 3D photography enables the capture of the entire breast surface topology vi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Chen D,Chittajallu DR,Passalis G,Kakadiaris IA

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The planar fibrous connective tissues of the body are composed of a dense extracellular network of collagen and elastin fibers embedded in a ground matrix, and thus can be thought of as biocomposites. Thus, the quantification of fiber architecture is an important step in developing an understanding of the mechanics of...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sacks MS,Smith DB,Hiester ED

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous measurement of arterial blood density after bolus injection of fluids of different density into the right atrium has been used to measure cardiac output and mean transit time through the central circulation. The transit time distribution for density, however, differs from that for plasma-phase tracers such ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Ligas JR,Moslehi F,Epstein MA

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depending on the duration of exposure to supraphysiological temperatures, cellular proteins and organelles can suffer from structural alternations and irreversible denaturation, which may induce cell death. The thermotolerance of three human urinary bladder carcinoma cell lines, TSGH-8301, J82 and TCC-SUP (cytological...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Jen CP,Huang CT,Tsai CH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Instrumentation systems for breath-to-breath analysis of respiratory gas exchange have been faulted by phase lags between various flow and composition signals and by difficulties in gathering and processing large amounts of data. The system described here represents an attempt to overcome these problems. Phase delays ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Sodal IE,Swanson GD,Micco AJ,Sprague F,Ellis DG

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, cell-material adhesive strength and cellular mechanical properties were measured using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to track cell attachment and osteogenic differentiation. First, chitosan substrates were treated with simulated body fluid (SBF) for various periods, resulting in substrates with differen...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Ho MH,Li CH,Hsiao SW,Thien DV

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study various blood rheological assumptions are numerically investigated for the hemodynamic properties of intra-stent flow. Non-newtonian blood properties have never been implemented in blood coronary stented flow investigation, although its effects appear essential for a correct estimation and distribution o...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Benard N,Perrault R,Coisne D

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pia-arachnoid complex (PAC) covering the brain plays an important role in the mechanical response of the brain during impact or inertial loading. Recent studies have revealed the complicated material behavior of the PAC. In this study, the nonlinear viscoelastic, transversely isotropic material properties of the P...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Jin X,Mao H,Yang KH,King AI

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00