Conductance method for the measurement of cross-sectional areas of the aorta.

abstract：:In this paper, we present the application of a semi-global inverse method for determining material parameters of biological tissues. The approach is based on the successive response surface method, and is illustrated by fitting constitutive parameters to two nonlinear anisotropic constitutive equations, one for aortic...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Einstein DR,Freed AD,Stander N,Fata B,Vesely I

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the applications of accelerometers on the detection of physiological acoustic signals such as heart sounds, respiratory sounds, and gastrointestinal sounds. These acoustic signals contain a rich reservoir of vital physiological and pathological information. Accelerometer-based systems enable continu...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Hu Y,Kim EG,Cao G,Liu S,Xu Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the dynamics of the circus movement around a one-dimensional continuous and uniform loop of model cardiac cells. The membrane ionic currents are represented by a modified Beeler-Reuter formulation. The description of the quasiperiodic regimes initiated in a previous paper is completed and their eq...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Vinet A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integration of repair tissue is a key indicator of the long-term success of cell-based therapies for cartilage repair. The objective of this study was to compare the in vitro chondrogenic differentiation and integration of agarose hydrogels seeded with either chondrocytes or bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Vinardell T,Thorpe SD,Buckley CT,Kelly DJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Mechanical ventilation is a life-support therapy for intensive care patients suffering from respiratory failure. To reduce the current rate of ventilator-induced lung injury requires ventilator settings that are patient-, time-, and disease-specific. A common lung protective strategy is to optimise the level of positi...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Morton SE,Knopp JL,Chase JG,Möller K,Docherty P,Shaw GM,Tawhai M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel apparatus for the multifaceted evaluation of artery function was developed. It measures endothelial and smooth muscle functions and the pressure-strain elastic modulus (E p). A rigid airtight chamber with an ultrasound probe was attached to the upper arm to manipulate the transmural pressure of the brachial ar...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Yaguchi T,Cong Y,Shimo K,Kurokawa T,Sugita S,Nagayama K,Masuda H,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:Gas bubble motion in a blood vessel causes temporal and spatial gradients of shear stress at the cell surface lining the vessel wall as the bubble approaches the cell, moves over it and passes it by. Rapid reversals occur in the sign of the shear stress imparted to the cell surface during this motion. These may result...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Swaminathan TN,Ayyaswamy PS,Eckmann DM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human thorax is commonly injured in motor vehicle crashes, and despite advancements in occupant safety rib fractures are highly prevalent. The objective of this study was to quantify the ability of gross and cross-sectional geometry, separately and in combination, to explain variation of human rib structural prope...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Murach MM,Kang YS,Goldman SD,Schafman MA,Schlecht SH,Moorhouse K,Bolte JH 4th,Agnew AM

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Poor prosthetic fit is often the result of heterotopic ossification (HO), a frequent problem following blast injuries for returning service members. Osseointegration technology offers an advantage for individuals with significant HO and poor socket tolerance by using direct skeletal attachment of a prosthesis to the d...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Isaacson BM,Stinstra JG,MacLeod RS,Pasquina PF,Bloebaum RD

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cable model is formulated to estimate the spatial distribution of intracellular electric potential and current, from the cement line to the lumen of an osteon, as the frequency of the loading and the conductance of the gap junction are altered. The model predicts that the characteristic diffusion time for the spread...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Zhang D,Cowin SC,Weinbaum S

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experimental work focused on the sensor selection for the development of a needle-like instrument to treat small isolated cartilage defects with hydrogels. The aim was to identify the most accurate and sensitive imaging method to determine the location and size of defects compared to a gold standard (µCT). Only i...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Horeman T,Buiter EC,Pouran B,Stijntjes M,Dankelman J,Tuijthof GJM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohesive zone model (CZM) approach is applied to simulate atherosclerotic plaque delamination experiments in mouse abdominal aorta specimens. A three-dimensional finite element model is developed for the experiments. The aortic wall is treated as a fiber-reinforced, highly deformable, incompressible material, and th...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Leng X,Chen X,Deng X,Sutton MA,Lessner SM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The local dilation of the infrarenal abdominal aorta, termed an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), is often times asymptomatic and may eventually result in rupture-an event associated with a significant mortality rate. The estimation of in-vivo stresses within AAAs has been proposed as a useful tool to predict the likel...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Vande Geest JP,Schmidt DE,Sacks MS,Vorp DA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional nanoporous hydrogels often lead to slow cartilage deposition by MSCs in 3D due to physical constraints and requirement for degradation. Our group has recently reported macroporous gelatin microribbon (μRB) hydrogels, which substantially accelerate MSC-based cartilage formation in vitro compared to convent...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Barati D,Gegg C,Yang F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibration under shear flow causes the reduction of flow resistance for shear-thinning fluids. The present study investigates the effect of vibration on the flow resistance of a nonaggregating red blood cell (RBC) suspension with a newly designed pressure-scanning capillary viscometer (PSCV). The PSCV was originally de...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Shin S,Ku Y,Suh JS,Moon SY,Jang JY

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we introduce the fast wavelet transform as a method for characterizing maturational changes in electrocortical activity, respiratory activity, and blood pressure in fetal lambs in early (110-122 days), mid (123-135 days), and late (136-144 days) third trimester (term 145 days). Each recording was 2 hr i...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Akay M,Szeto HH

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerical models of the mitral valve have been used to elucidate mitral valve function and mechanics. These models have evolved from simple two-dimensional approximations to complex three-dimensional fully coupled fluid structure interaction models. However, to date these models lack direct one-to-one experimental val...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Rabbah JP,Saikrishnan N,Yoganathan AP

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of percutaneous coronary intervention has witnessed many progressions over the last few decades, more recently with the advancement of fully degradable bioabsorbable stents. Bioabsorbable materials, such as metallic alloys and aliphatic polyesters, have the potential to yield stents which provide temporary s...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Boland EL,Shine R,Kelly N,Sweeney CA,McHugh PE

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional outcomes, such as joint flexion and gait, are important indicators of efficacy in musculoskeletal research. Current technologies that objectively assess these parameters, including visual tracking systems and force plates, are challenging to deploy in long-term translational and clinical studies. To that en...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Qu F,Stoeckl BD,Gebhard PM,Hullfish TJ,Baxter JR,Mauck RL

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For several years, Virginia Tech and other schools have measured the frequency and severity of head impacts sustained by collegiate American football players in real time using the Head Impact Telemetry (HIT) System of helmet-mounted accelerometers. In this study, data from 37,128 head impacts collected at Virginia Te...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Funk JR,Rowson S,Daniel RW,Duma SM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signal that governs the chemotactic response of mammalian white blood cells and tissue cells arises from membrane-localized binding events involving chemotactic factor ligands and receptors and G proteins. Fluctuations in this signal have been traditionally attributed to significant "noise" in receptor-ligand bind...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Moghe PV,Tranquillo RT

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering strategies have utilized a wide spectrum of synthetic and naturally-derived scaffold materials. Synthetic scaffolds are better defined and offer the ability to precisely and reproducibly control their properties, while naturally-derived scaffolds typically have inherent biological and structural pro...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Allen AB,Priddy LB,Li MT,Guldberg RE

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been considerable debate on the relative importance of biochemical stimuli and mechanical deformation in neutrophil adhesion in lung capillaries, a process observed following bacterial infection in the body. In contrast to venules, where the vessel diameter is larger than the leukocyte diameter (6-9 microm) ...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Pai A,Sundd P,Tees DF

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a multiphysical mathematical model by fully coupling lipid deposition, monocytes/macrophages recruitment and angiogenesis to investigate the pathophysiological responses of an atherosclerotic plaque to the dynamic changes in the microenvironment. The time evolutions of cellular (endothelial cells, macrophag...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Guo M,Cai Y,He C,Li Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:The contractile power of the latissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) is used in skeletal muscle cardiac assist (SMCA) to augment the blood pumping ability of a failing heart. The LDM has three anatomically distinct, independently innervate segments-the transverse, oblique, and lateral. There are potential advantages to selectiv...

journal_title：Annals of biomedical engineering

authors： Thompson DR,Michele JJ,Cheever EA,George DT

更新日期：1999-01-01 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