A viscoelastic material model to represent smooth muscle shortening.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surface replication is a nondestructive evaluation technique applied in examining surface wear by recording surface irregularities, especially in conditions when surfaces of interest cannot be further manipulated to fit directly under a microscope to be examined. Enamel is the outermost protective layer of t...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Ijbara M,Wada K,Wada J,Jayawardena JA,Miyashin M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biocompatible metals have been suggested as revolutionary biomaterials for bone-grafting therapies. Although metals and their alloys are widely and successfully used in producing biomedical implants due to their good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, they have a lack in bioactivity. Therefore coating of ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Saleh MM,Touny AH,Al-Omair MA,Saleh MM

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) mathematically forms a large-scale optimization problem. The development of an IMRT plan is computationally expensive resulting in time-consuming, inefficient, and difficult to develop high-quality IMRT plans. By combining prior knowledge with proposed novel measures derive...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhou Z,Chen Y,Yu Z,Wang D,Zhao C,Xu J,Song W,Li B,Shen J,Zhu X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA-binding proteins are involved and play a crucial role in a lot of important biological processes. Hence, the identification of the DNA-binding proteins is a challenging and significant problem. In order to reveal the intrinsic information correlated to DNA-binding, nine classes of candidate features based on diffe...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Guan C,Niu X,Shi F,Yang K,Li N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous work by the author [H.S. Hedia and M. Nemat-Alla, Design optimization of functionally graded dental implant, submitted to be published in the J. Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering], a functionally graded material dental implant was designed without cansellous bone in the model. In this investigation t...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Hedia HS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food systems are complex and inhomogeneous in nature. Ultrasonic propagation velocity in the food systems, in this case processed milk cream and vegetable oils, is studied. Ultrasonic properties of the food systems are similar to those of complex biological tissues. The presence of vegetable oil as an adulterant in th...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Singh VR,Kumar A

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan oligosaccharides graft polycaprolactone copolymer (PHCSO-g-PCL) has been synthesized via initiating the polymerization of e-caprolactone (CL) monomer through an amino group protection route using phthaloyl chitosan oligosaccharide (PHCSO) as intermediate. The grafting reaction was carried out in Pyridine at 1...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Li F,Zhang X,Li H,Xiang L,Chen Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroencephalograph (EEG) signals feature extraction and processing is one of the most difficult and important part in the brain-computer interface (BCI) research field. EEG signals are generally unstable, complex and have low signal-noise ratio, which is difficult to be analyzed and processed. To solve this problem...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wei Y,Jun Y,Lin S,Hong L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morse code is now being harnessed for use in rehabilitation applications of augmentative-alternative communication and assistive technology, including mobility, environmental control and adapted worksite access. In this paper, Morse code is selected as a communication adaptive device for disabled persons who suffer fr...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Yang CH,Luo CH,Yang CH,Chuang LY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cilia, presenting a rotational movement in the embryonic nodes, play a crucial role in the left-right specification during embryogenesis. The characteristic architecture of these cilia is based on a cylindrical arrangement of 9 doublet microtubules and the motion of the cilia is triggered by the dynein motors loca...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Chen D,Zhong Y,Shinohara K,Nishida T,Hasegawa T,Hamada H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of helmets was considered to be one of the important prevention strategies employed on construction sites. The shock absorption performance of a construction (or industrial) helmet is its most important performance parameter. Industrial helmets will experience cumulative structural damage when being ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wu JZ,Pan CS,Ronaghi M,Wimer BM,Reischl U

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the ability of assessing the refractive change induced by myopic laser surgery using the intrinsic data, obtained from a reference intrinsic to the cornea. Twenty-nine eyes with laser in situ keratomileusis for myopia were included in the study. Statistical analyses were performed to determine the relation...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Liu Y,Wang Z,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dry emulsion containing curcumin (DE-CUR) was prepared for oral delivery of poorly water-soluble curcumin, and its oral bioavailability and antiasthmatic efficacy was evaluated. After comparison of the solubility of curcumin in various oils, Plurol® Oleique CC497 was selected to be the oil phase due to its higher solu...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Jang DJ,Kim ST,Oh E,Lee K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to develop a novel ultrasound system and examine its feasibility for noninvasively detecting thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) in clinical settings. METHODS:We developed a novel ultrasound system consisting of a modified console and data analysis algorithm. The exploratory study included 100 patients h...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Hayatsu Y,Watanabe K,Sasaki K,Masaki N,Katahira S,Kumagai K,Kawamoto S,Ohmi T,Yokobori AT Jr,Saiki Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of 2.4 MeV proton irradiation on the dielectric property of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microfibre nondestructively. The dielectric constant εd of single-microfibre has been measured as-such applying laser diffraction technique. Applying this methodology εd is fo...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Mallick B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correlation-based feature selection (CFS) using neighborhood mutual information (NMI) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) are combined into an ensemble technique in this paper. Based on this observation, an efficient gene selection algorithm, denoted by NMICFS-PSO, is proposed. Several cancer recognition tasks are g...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Xu J,Sun L,Gao Y,Xu T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to explore the effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on myocardial fibrosis in diabetic rats and its underlying mechanisms, intraperitoneal injections of streptozotocin were used to establish the diabetes models and sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) was used as an exogenous donor of H2S. Eight weeks later, Van Gieson st...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Xiao T,Zeng O,Luo J,Wu Z,Li F,Yang J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine the optimal starting material for the development of an acellular osteochondral graft. Osteochondral tissues from three different species were characterised; pig (6 months), cow (18 months) and two ages of sheep (8-12 months and >4 year old). Tissues from the acetabulum and femoral head o...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Fermor HL,McLure SW,Taylor SD,Russell SL,Williams S,Fisher J,Ingham E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interactions between carbon nanotubes and important biomolecules, above all collagen molecules, have not been studied in detail. This situation is partly due to the fact that CNT are solid entities, while most of the biomolecules can be prepared in solution. We used turbidity as a means of evaluating the interacti...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Kuboki Y,Terada M,Kitagawa Y,Abe S,Uo M,Watari F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant progress has been achieved in the field of pH-sensitive drug delivery system in recent years. For layer-by-layer self-assembly nanocarriers, various pH values can induce the change of permeability and structural stability of the outer polyelectrolyte multi-layers, resulting in the release of the loaded dru...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhang HY,Sun YF,Sun YL,Zhou M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Understanding the biomechanical properties of hernia meshes is essential in facilitating their selection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical compatibility of hernia meshes and human abdominal fascia and assess their applicability in hernia repair. METHODS:Uniaxial tensile tests were perform...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Doneva M,Pashkouleva D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of carbonate in reducing the crystal size of precipitated hydroxyapatite by approximately an order of magnitude has not been used previously in the preparation of gel monoliths for the fabrication of carbonate hydroxyapatite ceramics. The aim of this study was to devise a method whereby gel monoliths of car...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Barralet JE,Best SM,Bonfield W

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patterned systems aiming at the control of mammalian cell behavior are presented. The determinant feature common to these systems is the spatial distribution of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins (mainly collagen) on polymer substrates. This distribution differs from one system to another with respect to the sc...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Dupont-Gillain CC,Alaerts JA,Dewez JL,Rouxhet PG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous constitutive models describing the mechanical properties of tendons have been proposed during the past few decades. However, few were widely used owing to the lack of implementation in the general finite element (FE) software, and very few systematic studies have been done on selecting the most appropriate pa...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Tang CY,Ng GY,Wang ZW,Tsui CP,Zhang G

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some computer applications for cell characterization in medicine and biology, such as analysis of surface structure of cell wall-deficient EVC (El Tor Vibrio of Cholera), operate with cell samples taken from very small areas of interest. In order to perform texture characterization in such an application, only a few t...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Li S,Hu K,Cai N,Su W,Xiong H,Lou Z,Lin T,Hu Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Normal pregnancy is associated with profound alterations in the maternal cardiovascular system and PPG represents a sensitive and convenient technique capable of tracking changes in the pulsatile function of arteries. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of maternal cardiovascular alterations ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Su F,Li Z,Sun X,Han N,Wang L,Luo X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this second part of the series of reviews, attention focuses on analytical and numerical methods that have been used to estimate the magnitude of the contact stress in: models of articular joints; models of total joint replacements, without and with the associated joint; or models of simple physical systems that ar...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Lewis G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scallop shell powder is called bioshell calcium oxide (BiSCaO), which is known to possess deodorizing properties and broad antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic microbes, including viruses, bacteria, spores, and fungi. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to investigate the applications of BiSCaO suspensio...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Takayama T,Ishihara M,Sato Y,Nakamura S,Fukuda K,Murakami K,Yokoe H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercially pure titanium (CPT) substrate was subjected to porcelain firing and bond strengths under three-point bending mode (span length: 15 mm; crosshead speed: 0.5 mm/min) were evaluated. Experimental variables included surface treatments of CPT and porcelain firing schedules. Variables for the surface treatments...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Oshida Y,Fung LW,Isikbay SC

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty two ceramic femoral heads have been investigated after implantation. All heads had articulated against ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) cups. Examination of the heads shows changes in sphericity and surface roughness due to the wear. The behaviour of these retrieved heads after clinical use conf...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Fernández-Fairén M,Sala P,Gil FJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00