Topics: Biological tissues , Biomechanics , Displacement , Finite element analysis , Mechanical admittance , Simulation , Stiffness , Stress , Computer simulation , Muscle

Design and Validation of a Biosensor Implantation Capsule Robot

Wanchuan Xie, Weston M. Lewis, Jared Kaser, C. Ross Welch, Pengbo Li, Carl A. Nelson, Vishal Kothari, Benjamin S. Terry

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 081003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036607

Abstract

View articletitled, Design and Validation of a Biosensor Implantation Capsule Robot

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Topics: Biological tissues , Biosensors , Design , Vacuum , Testing , Sensors , Robots , Pressure , Springs , Needles

Right Ventricular Fiber Structure as a Compensatory Mechanism in Pressure Overload: A Computational Study

Arnold D. Gomez, Huashan Zou, Megan E. Bowen, Xiaoqing Liu, Edward W. Hsu, Stephen H. McKellar

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 081004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036485

Abstract

View articletitled, Right Ventricular Fiber Structure as a Compensatory Mechanism in Pressure Overload: A Computational Study

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Topics: Fibers , Pressure , Simulation , Magnetic resonance imaging , Modeling , Stress , Boundary-value problems

Nonuniform Moving Boundary Method for Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Intrathecal Cerebrospinal Flow Distribution in a Cynomolgus Monkey

Mohammadreza Khani, Tao Xing, Christina Gibbs, John N. Oshinski, Gregory R. Stewart, Jillynne R. Zeller, Bryn A. Martin

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 081005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036608

Abstract

View articletitled, Nonuniform Moving Boundary Method for Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Intrathecal Cerebrospinal Flow Distribution in a Cynomolgus Monkey

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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Flow (Dynamics) , Magnetic resonance imaging , Geometry

The Relationship Between Surface Curvature and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall Stress

Sergio Ruiz de Galarreta, Aitor Cazón, Raúl Antón, Ender A. Finol

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 081006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036826

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View articletitled, The Relationship Between Surface Curvature and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Wall Stress

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Topics: Aneurysms , Finite element analysis , Stress , Exterior walls , Regression analysis , Geometry , Rupture

Numerical Approximation of Elasticity Tensor Associated With Green-Naghdi Rate

Haofei Liu, Wei Sun

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 081007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036829

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View articletitled, Numerical Approximation of Elasticity Tensor Associated With Green-Naghdi Rate

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Topics: Approximation , Elasticity , Fibers , Stress , Tensors , Finite element model

Toward the Virtual Benchmarking of Pneumatic Ventricular Assist Devices: Application of a Novel Fluid–Structure Interaction-Based Strategy to the Penn State 12 cc Device

Alessandro Caimi, Francesco Sturla, Bryan Good, Marco Vidotto, Rachele De Ponti, Filippo Piatti, Keefe B. Manning, Alberto Redaelli

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 081008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036936

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View articletitled, Toward the Virtual Benchmarking of Pneumatic Ventricular Assist Devices: Application of a Novel Fluid–Structure Interaction-Based Strategy to the Penn State 12 cc Device

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Topics: Blood , Diaphragms (Mechanical devices) , Diaphragms (Structural) , Fluid structure interaction , Fluids , Valves , Fluid dynamics , Ventricular assist devices , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Flow (Dynamics)

Finite Element Modeling of Avascular Tumor Growth Using a Stress-Driven Model

Faezeh Iranmanesh, Mohammad Ali Nazari

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 081009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4037038

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View articletitled, Finite Element Modeling of Avascular Tumor Growth Using a Stress-Driven Model

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Topics: Biological tissues , Modeling , Stress , Tumors , Fibers , Finite element analysis

Biomechanical Evaluations of Ocular Injury Risk for Blast Loading

Bahram Notghi, Rajneesh Bhardwaj, Shantanu Bailoor, Kimberly A. Thompson, Ashley A. Weaver, Joel D. Stitzel, Thao D. Nguyen

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 081010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4037072

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View articletitled, Biomechanical Evaluations of Ocular Injury Risk for Blast Loading

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Topics: Biological tissues , Cornea , Risk , Stress , Wounds , Biomechanics , Lenses (Optics) , Damage

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Structural and Chemical Modification to Improve Adhesive and Material Properties of Fibrin-Genipin for Repair of Annulus Fibrosus Defects in Intervertebral Disks

Michelle A. Cruz, Steven McAnany, Nikita Gupta, Rose G. Long, Philip Nasser, David Eglin, Andrew C. Hecht, Svenja Illien-Junger, James C. Iatridis

J Biomech Eng. August 2017, 139(8): 084501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036623

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View articletitled, Structural and Chemical Modification to Improve Adhesive and Material Properties of Fibrin-Genipin for Repair of Annulus Fibrosus Defects in Intervertebral Disks

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Topics: Adhesives , Annulus , Fibers , Intervertebral discs , Maintenance , Biomechanics , Materials properties , Density , Electron microscopy , Shear modulus