abstract：:The paper describes the extension of a previously developed model of pressure-dependent contraction rate to the case of multiple lymphangions. Mechanical factors are key modulators of active lymphatic pumping. As part of the evolution of our lumped-parameter model to match experimental findings, we have designed an al...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Bertram CD,Macaskill C,Davis MJ,Moore JE Jr

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In myocardial infarction, muscle tissue of the heart is damaged as a result of ceased or severely impaired blood flow. Survivors have an increased risk of further complications, possibly leading to heart failure. Material properties play an important role in determining post-infarction outcome. Due to spatial variatio...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Balaban G,Finsberg H,Funke S,Håland TF,Hopp E,Sundnes J,Wall S,Rognes ME

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During total liquid ventilation, lung cells are exposed to perfluorocarbon (PFC) whose chemophysical properties highly differ from standard aqueous cell feeding medium (DMEM). We herein perform a systematic study of structural and mechanical properties of A549 alveolar epithelial cells in order to characterize their r...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： André Dias S,Planus E,Angely C,Lotteau L,Tissier R,Filoche M,Louis B,Pelle G,Isabey D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the mechanical behavior of multicellular monolayers and spheroids is fundamental to tissue culture, organism development, and the early stages of tumor growth. Proliferating cells in monolayers and spheroids experience mechanical forces as they grow and divide and local inhomogeneities in the mechanical ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Lejeune E,Linder C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombosis is a major concern in blood-coated medical devices. Contact activation, which is the initial part of the coagulation cascade in device-related thrombosis, is not considered in current thrombus formation models. In the present study, pro-coagulant reactions including the contact activation system are coupled...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Méndez Rojano R,Mendez S,Nicoud F

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examines the possibility of attenuating blood pulses by means of introducing prosthetic viscoelastic materials able to absorb energy and damp such pulses. Vascular prostheses made of polymeric materials modify the mechanical properties of blood vessels. The effect of these materials on the blood puls...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Menacho J,Rotllant L,Molins JJ,Reyes G,García-Granada AA,Balcells M,Martorell J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the complete three-dimensional (3D) mechanical behavior of soft tissues is essential in understanding their pathophysiology and in developing novel therapies. Despite significant progress made in experimentation and modeling, a complete approach for the full characterization of soft tissue 3D behavior rem...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Avazmohammadi R,Li DS,Leahy T,Shih E,Soares JS,Gorman JH,Gorman RC,Sacks MS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the heat and flow characteristic of third-grade non-Newtonian biofluids flow through a vertical porous human vessel due to peristaltic wall motion are studied. The third-grade model can describe shear thinning (or shear thickening) and normal stress differences, which is acceptable for biofluids modelin...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Akbarzadeh P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computational studies of chondrocyte mechanics, and cell mechanics in general, have typically been performed using single cell models embedded in an extracellular matrix construct. The assumption of a single cell microstructural model may not capture intercellular interactions or accurately reflect the macroscale mech...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Halloran JP,Sibole SC,Erdemir A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymph is transported along collecting lymphatic vessels by intrinsic and extrinsic pumping. The walls have muscle of a type intermediate between blood-vascular smooth muscle and myocardium; a contracting segment between two valves (a lymphangion) constitutes a pump. This intrinsic mechanism is investigated ex vivo in ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Bertram CD,Macaskill C,Davis MJ,Moore JE Jr

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locust wings are able to sustain millions of cycles of mechanical loading during the lifetime of the insect. Previous studies have shown that cross veins play an important role in delaying crack propagation in the wings. Do cross veins thus also influence the fatigue behaviour of the wings? Since many important fatigu...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Rajabi H,Bazargan P,Pourbabaei A,Eshghi S,Darvizeh A,Gorb SN,Taylor D,Dirks JH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balance is achieved and maintained by a balance system called a labyrinth that is composed of three semicircular canals and the otolith organs that sense linear gravity and acceleration. Within each semicircular canal, there is a gelatinous structure called the cupula, which is deformed under the influence of the surr...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Djukic T,Filipovic N

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of an aortic aneurysm on blood flow waveforms is well established, but how to exploit this link for diagnostic purposes still remains challenging. This work uses a combination of experimental and computational modelling to study how aneurysms of various size affect the waveforms. Experimental studies are...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Sazonov I,Khir AW,Hacham WS,Boileau E,Carson JM,van Loon R,Ferguson C,Nithiarasu P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action induced by artificial sphincteric devices to provide urinary continence is related to the problem of evaluating the interaction between the occlusive cuff and the urethral duct. The intensity and distribution of the force induced within the region of application determine a different occlusion process and p...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Natali AN,Carniel EL,Fontanella CG,Todros S,De Benedictis GM,Cerruto MA,Artibani W

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finite element (FE) simulations of contractile responses of vascular muscular thin films (vMTFs) and endothelial cells resting on an array of microposts under stimulation of soluble factors were conducted in comparison with experimental measurements reported in the literature. Two types of constitutive models were emp...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Liu T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are medical devices designed to provide a mechanical barrier to the passage of emboli from the deep veins of the legs to the heart and lungs. Despite decades of development and clinical use, IVC filters still fail to prevent the passage of all hazardous emboli. The objective of this st...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Aycock KI,Campbell RL,Manning KB,Craven BA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By following the common definition of forward-dynamics simulations, i.e. predicting movement based on (neural) muscle activity, this work describes, for the first time, a forward-dynamics simulation framework of a musculoskeletal system, in which all components are represented as continuous, three-dimensional, volumet...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Röhrle O,Sprenger M,Schmitt S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastin and collagen fibers play important roles in the mechanical properties of aortic media. Because knowledge of local fiber structures is required for detailed analysis of blood vessel wall mechanics, we investigated 3D microstructures of elastin and collagen fibers in thoracic aortas and monitored changes during ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Sugita S,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aimed to develop a clinically validated bone remodeling algorithm by integrating bone's dynamic properties in a multi-stage fashion based on a four-year clinical follow-up of implant treatment. The configurational effects of fixed partial dentures (FPDs) were explored using a multi-stage remodeling rule. Th...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Liao Z,Yoda N,Chen J,Zheng K,Sasaki K,Swain MV,Li Q

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that mechanical load is related to structural destruction of disk annulus fibrosus (AF) either in adult disk degeneration or in child disk acute injury. Both biochemical and biomechanical properties are different between immature and mature disks. However, the effects of mechanical compression on imm...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Li P,Gan Y,Xu Y,Song L,Wang H,Zhang C,Wang L,Zhao C,Luo L,Zhou Q

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two main load bearing tissues of the intervertebral disc are the nucleus pulposus and the annulus fibrosus. Both tissues are composed of the same basic components, but differ in their organization and relative amounts. With degeneration, the clear distinction between the two tissues disappears. The changes in bioc...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： van Rijsbergen MM,Barthelemy VM,Vrancken AC,Crijns SP,Wilke HJ,Wilson W,van Rietbergen B,Ito K

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A predictive Lagrangian-Eulerian finite element eye model was used to analyze 2.27 and 0.45 kg trinitrotoluene equivalent blasts detonated from 24 different locations. Free air and ground level blasts were simulated directly in front of the eye and at lateral offset locations with box, average, less protective, and mo...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Weaver AA,Stitzel SM,Stitzel JD

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease alters tissue microstructure, which in turn affects the macroscopic mechanical properties of tissue. In elasticity imaging, the macroscopic response is measured and is used to infer the spatial distribution of the elastic constitutive parameters. When an empirical constitutive model is used, these parameters c...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Liu T,Hall TJ,Barbone PE,Oberai AA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to most mechanical properties of the red cell, experimental information on stress relaxation (SR) of the membrane skeleton is scarce. On the other hand, many postulates or assumptions as to the value of the characteristic time of SR [Formula: see text] can be found in the literature. Here, an experiment is...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Fischer TM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital models based on finite element (FE) analysis are widely used in orthopaedics to predict the stress or strain in the bone due to bone-implant interaction. The usability of the model depends strongly on the bone material description. The material model that is most commonly used is based on a constant Young's mo...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Henyš P,Čapek L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and long-term disabilities worldwide. In this paper, we aim to represent a comprehensive simulation of the motion of emboli through cerebrovascular network within patient-specific computational model. The model consists of major arteries of the circle of Willis reconstructed f...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Khodaee F,Vahidi B,Fatouraee N

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing volume of experimental evidence demonstrates that mechanical stress plays a significant role in growth, proliferation, apoptosis, gene expression, electrophysiological properties and many other aspects of neurons. In this review, first, the mechanical microenvironment and properties of neurons under in vivo ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Wang Y,Wang W,Li Z,Hao S,Wang B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the biomechanical behavior of heart valve leaflet tissues in a noninvasive manner remains an important clinical goal. While advances in 3D imaging modalities have made in vivo valve geometric data available, optimal methods to exploit such information in order to obtain functional information remain to be ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Aggarwal A,Sacks MS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a multiscale mechanobiological model of bone remodelling to investigate the site-specific evolution of bone volume fraction across the midshaft of a femur. The model includes hormonal regulation and biochemical coupling of bone cell populations, the influence of the microstructure on bone turnover rate, and...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Lerebours C,Buenzli PR,Scheiner S,Pivonka P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate and reliable assessment of bone quality requires predictive methods which could probe bone microstructure and provide information on bone mechanical properties. Multiscale modelling and simulation represent a fast and powerful way to predict bone mechanical properties based on experimental information on bone...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Sansalone V,Gagliardi D,Desceliers C,Bousson V,Laredo JD,Peyrin F,Haïat G,Naili S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin expansion delivers newly grown skin that maintains histological and mechanical features of the original tissue. Although it is the gold standard for cutaneous defect correction today, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we present a novel technique to quantify anisotropic prestrain, deformati...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Buganza Tepole A,Gart M,Purnell CA,Gosain AK,Kuhl E

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We use supersonic shear wave imaging (SSI) technique to measure not only the linear but also the nonlinear elastic properties of brain matter. Here, we tested six porcine brains ex vivo and measured the velocities of the plane shear waves induced by acoustic radiation force at different states of pre-deformation when ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Jiang Y,Li G,Qian LX,Liang S,Destrade M,Cao Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this manuscript, we present a combined experimental and computational technique that can identify the heterogeneous elastic properties of planar soft tissues. By combining inverse membrane analysis, digital image correlation, and bulge inflation tests, we are able to identify a tissue's mechanical properties locall...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Davis FM,Luo Y,Avril S,Duprey A,Lu J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Load-induced fluid flow acts as an important biophysical signal for bone cell mechanotransduction in vivo, where the mechanical environment is thought to be monitored by integrin and primary cilia mechanoreceptors on the cell body. However, precisely how integrin- and primary cilia-based mechanosensors interact with t...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Vaughan TJ,Mullen CA,Verbruggen SW,McNamara LM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelial cells lining the inner wall of Schlemm's canal (SC) in the eye are relatively unique in that they support a basal-to-apical pressure gradient that causes these cells to deform, creating giant vacuoles and transendothelial pores through which the aqueous humor flows. Glaucoma is associated with an incre...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Vargas-Pinto R,Lai J,Gong H,Ethier CR,Johnson M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic correlation between finite element models (FEMs) and histopathology is needed to define deformation thresholds associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI). In this study, a FEM of a transected piglet brain was used to reverse engineer the range of optimal shear moduli for infant (5 days old, 553-658 Pa) ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Sullivan S,Eucker SA,Gabrieli D,Bradfield C,Coats B,Maltese MR,Lee J,Smith C,Margulies SS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During angiogenesis, sprouting microvessels interact with the extracellular matrix (ECM) by degrading and reorganizing the matrix, applying traction forces, and producing deformation. Morphometric features of the resulting microvascular network are affected by the interaction between the matrix and angiogenic microves...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Edgar LT,Maas SA,Guilkey JE,Weiss JA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanomechanics of individual collagen fibrils govern the mechanical behavior of the majority of connective tissues, yet the current models lack significant details. Majority of the current models assume a rod-shape molecule with homogenous mechanical properties. Recent X-ray crystallography revealed significantly diffe...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Zhou Z,Minary-Jolandan M,Qian D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical and computational modeling of the dynamic process where tissue scaffolds are cultured in perfusion bioreactors is able to provide insight into the cell and tissue growth which can facilitate the design of tissue scaffolds and selection of optimal operating conditions. To date, a resolved-scale simulation ...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Hossain MS,Bergstrom DJ,Chen XB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular growth is widely considered to be an important feature in the adverse progression of heart diseases, whereas reverse ventricular growth (or reverse remodeling) is often considered to be a favorable response to clinical intervention. In recent years, a number of theoretical models have been proposed to mode...

journal_title：Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology

authors： Lee LC,Genet M,Acevedo-Bolton G,Ordovas K,Guccione JM,Kuhl E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00