Jianhua Zhou^∗, J. K. Chen^†, Yuwen Zhang^‡

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 27-40, 2007, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2007.004.027

Abstract A bioheat transfer approach is proposed to study thermal damage in biological tissues caused by laser radiation. The laser light propagation in the tissue is first solved by using a robust seven-flux model in cylindrical coordinate system. The resulting spatial distribution of the absorbed laser energy is incorporated into the bioheat transfer equation for solving temperature response. Thermal damage to the tissue is assessed by the extent of denatured protein using a rate process equation. It is found that for the tissue studied, a significant protein denaturation process would take place when temperature exceeds about More >

Jason W. Triplett^∗, Rita O’Riley^∗, Kristyn Tekulve^∗, Suzanne M. Norvell^∗, Fredrick M. Pavalko^†

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 13-26, 2007, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2007.004.013

Abstract Maintenance of optimal bone physiology requires the coordinated activity of osteoclasts that resorb old bone and osteoblasts that deposit new bone. Mechanical loading of bone and the resulting movement of interstitial fluid within the spaces surrounding bone cells is thought to play a key role is maintaining optimal bone mass. One way in which fluid movement may promote bone formation is by enhancing osteoblast survival. We have shown previously that application of fluid flow to osteoblasts in vitro confers a protective effect by inhibiting osteoblast apoptosis (Pavalko et al., 2003, J. Cell Physiol., 194: 194-205).… More >

Hiroshi Yamada^∗,†, Hirokazu Ando^†

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 1-12, 2007, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2007.004.001

Abstract We investigated the response of apical and basal actin stress fibers (SFs) and its dependency on cell confluency for endothelial cells subjected to cyclic stretching. Porcine aortic endothelial cells from the 2^nd and 5^th passages were transferred to a fibronectin-coated silicone chamber with 5000–8000 cells/cm²(isolated condition), positioning the cells apart, or with 25,000–27,000 cells/cm²(subconfluent condition), allowing cell-to-cell contact. The substrate was stretched cyclically by 0.5 Hz for 2 h with a peak strain on the substrate that was 15% in the stretch direction and –4% in the transverse direction. The actin filaments (AFs) were stained with rhodamine… More >

S. Setti¹, M. Fini², F. Benazzo³, R. Cadossi¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 241-242, 2006, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2006.003.241

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R. Cadossi¹, L. Massari², F. Benazzo³, F. Falez⁴, S. Giannini⁵, C. Zorzi⁶, L. Pederzini⁷, S. Setti¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 239-240, 2006, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2006.003.239

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F. Despa¹, M. Chioffe¹, N. Yu¹, C. Spiro², J. Hicks², R. C. Lee¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 237-238, 2006, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2006.003.237

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F. X. Hart¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 235-235, 2006, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2006.003.235

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C. E. Pullar¹, R. R. Isseroff¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 233-234, 2006, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2006.003.233

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P. A. Hebda¹, M. R. Barsic¹, J. E. Dohar¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 231-232, 2006, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2006.003.231

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R. S. Tuan¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 229-230, 2006, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2006.003.229

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