Zhiyong Li^1,2,*, Dalin Tang^1,3

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.16, Suppl.1, pp. 1-7, 2019, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2019.05830

Abstract Cardiovascular disease remains as the leading cause of death worldwide, and the technologies developed by different groups need to be communicated and shared with all related research communities for a boarder implementation. Challenges in imaging technology, mathematical modelling, material description, mechanical representation, disease progression, prediction methods, and final transition to clinical applications are calling for collaborative effort of the entire research community to act together and bring research effort closer to actual clinical applications. Researchers from different disciplines need to reach out to share their expertise, as well as to listen to other people to understand the big picture, understand… More >

Kyousuke Yamaguchi¹, Nao-Aki Noda², Ker-Kong Chen³, Kiyoshi Tajima³, Seiji Harada¹, Xin Lan¹

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.5, No.3, pp. 191-200, 2009, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2009.005.191

Abstract Wedge-shaped defects are frequently observed on the cervical region of the human tooth. Previously, most studies explained that improper tooth-brushing causes such defects. However, recent clinical observation suggested that the repeated stress due to occlusal force may induce the formation of these wedge-shaped defects. In this study, a two-dimensional human tooth model after a wedge-shaped defect is restored with the composite resin is analyzed by using the finite element method. To obtain the intensity of the singular stress accurately, a method of analysis is discussed for calculating generalized stress intensity factors, which control the singular stress around the corner of… More >

V. S. Nirmalanandhan¹, J. T. Shearn¹, N. Juncosa-Melvin¹, M. Rao¹, A. Jain¹, C. Gooch¹, D. L. Butler¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 131-134, 2006, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2006.003.131

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Dalin Tang^1,2,*, Zhiyong Li¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.116, No.2, pp. 109-113, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.04201

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Yongqiang Li^1,#, Changxin Lai^1,#, Chengchen Zhang², Alexa Singer¹, Suhao Qiu¹, Boming Sun², Michael S. Sacks³, Yuan Feng^1,*

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 245-251, 2019, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2019.07441

Abstract Surgeries such as implantation of deep brain stimulation devices require accurate placement of devices within the brain. Because placement affects performance, image guidance and robotic assistance techniques have been widely adopted. These methods require accurate prediction of brain deformation during and following implantation. In this study, a magnetic resonance (MR) image-based finite element (FE) model was proposed by using a coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian method. Anatomical accuracy was achieved by mapping image voxels directly to the volumetric mesh space. The potential utility was demonstrated by evaluating the effect of different surgical approaches on the deformation of the corpus callosum (CC) region. The… More >

Quang Dang^1,1, Hans Gregersen^2,2, Birgitte Duch^2,2, Ghassan S. Kassab^1,1

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.2, No.2, pp. 53-62, 2005, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2005.002.053

Abstract Biliary duct obstruction is an important clinical condition that affects millions of people worldwide. We have previously shown that the common bile duct (CBD) undergoes significant growth and remodelling post obstruction. The mechanical stress-strain relation is expected to change due to growth and remodeling in response to obstruction and hence pressure-overload. The objective of the present study was to characterize the material properties of the CBD of the sham group and at 3 hours, 12 hours, 2 days, 8 days and 32 days (n=5 in each group) after obstruction. The Fung's exponential strain energy function was used to relate stress… More >

Ghassan S. Kassab¹

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 5-22, 2004, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2004.001.005

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K.J. Fischer^1,2, J.A. Bastidas³, H.J. Pfaeffle², J.D. Towers²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.4, No.3&4, pp. 397-404, 2003, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2003.004.397

Abstract The two bones of the forearm, the radius and the ulna, have been shown to bear different proportions of the overall forearm load at the wrist and the elbow. This biomechanical data suggests load transfer between the bones occurs through the soft tissues of the forearm. Load transfer from radius to ulna through passive soft tissues such as the interosseous ligament (IOL) has been experimentally measured. Ex vivo studies of the forearm, however, cannot account for the effect of internal loads generated by the muscles and, in some cases, external forces acting directly on the forearm bones. The objective of… More >

Angelo Carini¹, Riccardo Pietrabissa²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.4, No.3&4, pp. 345-350, 2003, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2003.004.345

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Karol Miller

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.22, No.4, pp. 188-188, 2019, DOI:10.32604/icces.2019.06116

Abstract The field of Biomechanics is in the most exiting state of transition from the theoretical subject of the 20th century to a practical discipline providing patient-specific solutions in the 21st century. Computational biomechanics is becoming instrumental in enabling a new era of personalized medicine based on patient-specific scientific computations. The Finite Element Method is used by almost all members of computational biomechanics community to analyze mathematical models described by sets of partial differential equations. FEM, however, has a number of fairly serious theoretical and practical deficiencies when applied to highly deformable objects of very complicated shapes, such as human soft… More >