Abstract: This paper describes a new apparatus and method for measuring swelling dependent electrical conductivity of charged hydrated soft tissues. The apparatus was calibrated using a conductivity standard. ...

Abstract: A new mixture theory was developed to model the mechano-electrochemical behaviors of charged-hydrated soft tissues containing multi-electrolytes. The mixture is composed of n + 2 constituents (1 ...

Abstract: The objective of the present study was to optimize the energy source addition required for bioleaching of heavy metals from undigested sewage sludge after secondary treatment. Bioleaching was conducted in a batch system ...

Abstract: Explosion containment vessels have been widely used to contain the internal blast effects. In this paper, we present engineering design and experimental results of a real multiple-use spherical ...

Abstract: An experiment was performed to investigate the implementation of shaped PVDF modal sensors on a simply supported rectangular plate to control specific modes of the vibration. The plate was ...

Abstract: In the present study, a 1-D dynamic permeation of a monovalent electrolyte solution through a negatively charged-hydrated cartilaginous tissue is analyzed using the mechano-electrochemical theory ...

Abstract: The intervertebral disk (IVD) is the largest avascular structure in the human body. Transport of small molecules in IVD is mainly through diffusion from the endplates and the peripheral blood ...