abstract：:In this study, biocompatibility of 17-4 PH stainless steel foam for biomedical implant applications was investigated. 17-4 PH stainless steel foams having porosities in the range of 40-82% with an average pore size of around 600 μm were produced by space holder-sintering technique. Sintered foams were precipitation ha...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Mutlu I,Oktay E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gabexate mesilate is a non-peptide protease inhibitor, developed in Japan, which is used in the treatment of acute pancreatitis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. This compound is readily hydrolyzed as it has ester bonds in its structure. It is now out of patent in Japan and there are many generic versions on...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Sakurai M,Abe H,Okamura N,Inoue Y,Akiyoshi T,Matsuyama K,Uchida T,Otsuka M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) exhibits excellent abrasive characteristics and is commonly used as loose grains for precision machining of hard ceramics and other materials that are difficult to grind and polish. In the present study, we investigated using bonded PCD for polishing dental porcelain, for which a lustrous...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Nakamura Y,Sato H,Ohtsuka M,Hojo S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering, life sciences, cell and molecular biology toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, and improve tissue function. In Western Countries, tissues or cells management for clinical uses is a medical ac...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： de Isla N,Huseltein C,Jessel N,Pinzano A,Decot V,Magdalou J,Bensoussan D,Stoltz JF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The balance between extracellular inorganic phosphate (ePi) and extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (ePPi) is controlled by four membrane proteins: the transporters ANK (exporting PPi outside the cells) and PiT-1 (importing ePi into the cells), and the enzymes PC-1 (generating ePPi from nucleotides) and Tissue Non-s...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Hamade T,Bianchi A,Sebillaud S,Netter P,Jouzeau JY,Cailotto F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to assess mechanical properties of Superelastic Retraction Coil Springs for orthodontic use. To reach a goal, a test frame, comprising measuring force transducers was developed. To perform metallographic analyses of the nickel-titanium wire the samples of Superelastic Retraction C...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Rozman J,Mrvar P,Drevenšek M,Pečlin P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alternative non-vascular extracellular material was obtained by decellularisation of porcine urinary bladder and examined for its potential as scaffold for vascular tissue engineering. Analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Laser Scanning Microscopy (LSCM) showed a poro...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Piterina AV,Callanan A,Davis L,Meaney C,Walsh M,McGloughlin TM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acid-base resistant zone (ABRZ) has been shown to be created under a hybrid layer in a self-etching adhesive system at the adhesive/dentin interface. The purpose of this study was to assess the nanostructure of the ABRZ by applying all-in-one adhesive systems. Human premolar dentin was treated with one of two all-i...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Nikaido T,Weerasinghe DD,Waidyasekera K,Inoue G,Foxton RM,Tagami J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since adhesive technology was introduced into dental field, metal-based restoration has been gradually replaced by metal-free restoration. Using the adhesive technology, minimum invasive technique has been possible in daily clinical practice as well as esthetic tooth-colored restorations have become very popular all o...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Nagano F,Selimovic D,Noda M,Ikeda T,Tanaka T,Miyamoto Y,Koshiro K,Sano H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of materials have been considered as sources of grafts to repair bone defects. Here, we examined the possibility of creating in situ-forming gels from sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) for use as an in vivo carrier of demineralized bone matrix (DBM). The interaction between ani...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Kim KS,Kang YM,Lee JY,Kim ES,Kim CH,Min BH,Lee HB,Kim JH,Kim MS

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Porous polyethylene (PP or Medpor) is an alloplastic material worldwide used for craniofacial reconstruction. Although several clinical studies are available, there is a lack as regard the genetic effects. Because PP is always fixed on bone and the mechanism by which PP acts on osteoblasts is unknown, we therefore att...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Palmieri A,Pezzetti F,Brunelli G,Martinelli M,Scapoli L,Arlotti M,Masiero E,Carinci F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Repairing contour defects is a challenge in plastic surgery. Different filling materials have been used with inadequate results and complications. The autologous fat transfer is the standard technique at the moment, but adipose tissue reserves are limited. The aim of our study was to compare in vivo on an ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Mojallal A,Lequeux C,Auxenfans C,Braye F,Damour O

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to assess reliability and reproducibility of quantitative MRI (7 T) in assessing rat femoro-tibial cartilage volume. METHODS:5 healthy rat knees were scanned in vivo using a 7 T experimental imager. Sagittal high resolution 3D Gradient Echo with fat suppression sequences were performed with a dedicated home...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Goebel JC,Bolbos R,Pinzano A,Schaeffer M,Rengle A,Galois L,Etienne S,Netter P,Loeuille D,Beuf O,Gillet P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimerism analysis has become an important tool to manage patients in the peri-transplant period of allogenic stem cell transplantation. During this period, cells of donor and host origin can coexist and increasing proportion of cells of host origin is considered as a recurrence of the underlying disease. We currently...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Decot V,Latger-Cannard V,Lecompte T,Clément L,Salmon A,Bordigoni P,Stoltz JF,Bensoussan D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic grafting materials, such as calcium phosphates (hydroxyapatite, HA; tricalcium phosphate, TCP), polymers, or composites thereof, can be used as osteoconductive scaffolds and delivery vehicles for osteoinductive growth factors. Carrier materials must be engineered to deliver these factors in a controlled fash...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Santoni BG,Pluhar GE,Motta T,Wheeler DL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To obtain an appropriate model for the simulation of the biomechanical behavior of brain tissue and the deformation of ventricles, in particular, we have developed a novel computerized plain strain finite element model. For optimum results, a multiple loading solutions approach using various tissue parameters for the ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Farmanzad F,Najarian S,Eslamee MR,Seddighi AS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:It is suggested that nanophase hydroxyapatite (nHAP) might have advantages over conventional hydroxyapatite (cHAP) as a biomaterial for bone regeneration. To be a satisfactory candidate for bone tissue engineering, it is important to support the growth and differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal s...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zhou GS,Su ZY,Cai YR,Liu YK,Dai LC,Tang RK,Zhang M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(N-substituted alpha/beta-asparagine) was evaluated as a thermoresponsible and an injectable scaffold for cartilage regeneration. Solutions of this polymer are liquid state below 25 degrees C and nonfluid hydrogel above 35 degrees C, allowing an aqueous solution containing cells at room temperature to form a hydro...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Chueh SK,Tachibana Y,Uyama H,Kobayashi S,Tomita N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have stressed on the sensitivity of stress distribution in different mechanical properties of the articular cartilage and subchondral bone. The purpose of this study was to establish parametric variations of mechanical factors individually and examine how these biomechanical effects influenced the cartilag...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wang Y,Wei HW,Yu TC,Cheng CK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One goal of functional tissue engineering is to manufacture scaffolds infiltrated with chondrocytes which are suitable for transplantation into the lesion areas of articular cartilage. Various research strategies are used to fabricate cartilage transplants which would have the correct phenotype, contain enough extrace...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Pulkkinen H,Tiitu V,Lammentausta E,Laasanen MS,Hämäläinen ER,Kiviranta I,Lammi MJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the comprehensive biomechanical properties of the cancellous bone of distal femur through a series of mechanical tests, and provide relevant subjects with the basic technical data. BACKGROUND:The study on bone mechanics is a commonly used approach to evaluate the biomechanical competency of bone. Th...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Du C,Ma H,Ruo M,Zhang Z,Yu X,Zeng Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work composite materials, based on quartz fibers and epoxy resins, were employed with the aim to restore damaged teeth. The composite materials were chosen because they show biomechanical features very similar to that of the dentine, the main constituent of the tooth. Extracted teeth were rebuilt with two diff...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Visco AM,Calabrese L,Campo N,Torrisi L,Oteri G,Lo Giudice G,Cicciù D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the influence of Zn on the formation of hydroxyapatite (HA), zinc-containing glass 58S4Z was prepared by substitution of CaO with 4 wt% ZnO in 58S bioactive glass, and Zn-containing simulated body fluid (ZnSBF) was prepared as soaking fluid. During the soaking, all samples could induce the deposition of HA...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Du RL,Chang J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an X-ray diffraction method of measuring the residual stress/strain in bone tissue of rabbit's tibia. To derive the residual stress, bone powder of the diameter less than 40 micrometers was used as a control specimen at non-stressed state. From the X-ray measurements, it was clear that the distribu...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Tadano S,Okoshi T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of lung cancer cells is very important to the clinical diagnosis of lung cancer. In this paper we present a novel method to extract the structure characteristics of lung cancer cells and automatically recognize their types. Firstly soft mathematical morphology methods are used to enhance the grayscale imag...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Chen YC,Hu KH,Li FZ,Li SY,Su WF,Huang ZY,Hu YX

更新日期：2006-01-01 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

abstract：:In the organism epithelia perform perfect barrier functions. Strong rheological and mechanical influences constitute the normal environment of this tissue throughout life. Most epithelia are exposed to different fluids at the luminal and basal sides. To obtain realistic information about tissue development in modern b...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Minuth WW,Schumacher K,Strehl R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two different types of colloidal lipid particles are presented and compared as innovative carrier systems. Size distribution and storage stability of formulations produced by hot high pressure homogenisation in lab and medium scale production were investigated by laser diffractometry (LD) and photon correlation spectr...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Saupe A,Wissing SA,Lenk A,Schmidt C,Müller RH

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:The biological, biochemical, mechanical, and structural properties of artificial scaffolds for tissue engineering are known to be of great importance. Therefore, in this study a hydrogel derived scaffold with biomechanical and structural properties similar to native articular cartilage was synthesized. The gelatine-ba...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zehbe R,Libera J,Gross U,Schubert H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, design optimization of a tooth implant-supported fixed prosthesis was investigated theoretically. A three-dimensional finite element analysis was utilized to simulate the stress distribution and deformation, with an emphasis on the material selection for various parts of the prosthesis. This mandibular ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Dargahi J,Najarian S,Talebi M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reoperation of aldehyde tanned bioprotheses due to calcific degeneration remains their major drawback. Based on experiments studying mechanisms and factors that influence the time phase, extent and progression of calcification and evaluating the efficiency of anticalcification treatments and the effects of surface see...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Dahm M,Rühe J,Berchthold B,Prüfer D,Prucker O,Chang BJ,Wallrath A,Oelert H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between implant materials and bone cells or oral epithelial (OE) cells contributes to the clinical success of dental implants. The functional activity of cells in contact with an implant is determined by its surface properties. Before cells attach, extracellular matrix (ECM) in the serum deposits on th...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Goto T,Yoshinari M,Kobayashi S,Tanaka T

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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 hip stem design based upon X-ray films requires sufficient information in order to customize for the patient. If the errors are resulted from rotating angles, more X-ray films may carry out the solution. The present study aimed to realize the improvement of multiple X-ray films for hip stem design. Eight X-ray fil...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Wei HW,Chung MY,Huang VW,Cheng CK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the deterioration in the superelasticity of Ti-coated NiTi orthodontic wires, titanium was coated onto wires to form a 1-microm thick film using radio frequency magnetron sputtering. In superelasticity cycle tests, the sigma5.0 value (the stress at 5.0% strain) of a Ti-coated wire was lower than that of a ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Ozeki K,Yuhta T,Aoki H,Asaoka T,Daisaku T,Fukui Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there is an increasing utilization and demand to use magnetic fields in bioengineering applications due to its beneficial effects. Although in the last decade more attention has been given by tribologists to the electromagnetic processes taking place between sliding surfaces, which influence the tribo...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Zaki M,Aljinaidi A,Hamed M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fretting corrosion of five materials for implant suprastructures (cast-titanium, machined-titanium, gold alloy, silver-palladium alloy and chromium-nickel alloy), was investigated in vitro, the materials being galvanically coupled to a titanium ball-and-socket-joint with tetrafluoroethylene under mechanical load. ...

journal_title：Bio-medical materials and engineering

authors： Gil FJ,Canedo R,Padrós A,Bañeres MV,Arano JM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00