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A Distinct Catabolic to Anabolic Threshold Due to Single-Cell Static Nanomechanical Stimulation in a Cartilage Biokinetics Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Understanding physicochemical interactions during biokinetic regulation will be critical for the creation of relevant nanotechnology supporting cellular and molecular engineering. The impact of ... -
A Multivariate Logistical Model for Identifying the Compressive Sensitivity of Single Rat Tactile Receptors as Nanobiosensors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Tactile sensation is a complex manifestation of mechanical stimuli applied to the skin. At the most fundamental level of the somatosensory system is the cutaneous mechanoreceptor. The objective ... -
A Novel Experimental Device for Seebeck Coefficient Measurements of Bulk Materials, Thin Films, and Nanowire Composites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)An experimental setup has been designed and built for measuring the Seebeck coefficient of bulk thermoelectric materials, thin films, and nanowire composites in the temperature range 200–350 K. ... -
A Novel Method to Attenuate Protein Adsorption Using Combinations of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Grafts and Piezoelectric Actuation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)An antifouling treatment based on the combined effects of grafted polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymers and the application of vibration is reported. A gold-coated lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric ... -
A Novel Multiwell Device to Study Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Responses Under Cyclic Strain
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are constantly exposed to cyclic stretch in the body, which makes it beneficial to study the effects of cyclic stretch on VSMCs. In this study, we developed ... -
A Novel Suspended Hydrogel Membrane Platform for Cell Culture
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)Current cellculture is largely performed on synthetic twodimensional (2D) petri dishes or permeable supports such as Boyden chambers, mostly because of their ease of use and established protocols. It is generally accepted ... -
A Splendid Blend of Nanotechnology and Forensic Science
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)Nanotechnology, which is being employed in all areas of technology, also finds application in the sector of forensics. It is evident that utilization of this technology will help the criminologists to solve the criminal ... -
A Theoretical Structure Study Infrared Spectra of C60O Isomers Through Ab Initio Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)The infrared spectra of C60O isomers have been calculated through ab initio method. It has been observed that the simulated spectrum of one of C60O isomers is matching with the available ... -
A Tight-Binding for Calculating the Raman Spectra and the Hartree–Fock Method Treatment for C13 NMR Spectra of Fullerenes C60Br6
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)The structural Raman spectra and NMR of the fullerene derivative (C60Br6) were simulated at room temperature from the tight-binding method and the first-principles calculations, respectively. The ... -
Activation of Nanoflows for Fuel Cells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Propagation of Rayleigh traveling waves from a gas on a nanotube surface activates a macroscopic flow of the gas (or gases) that depends critically on the atomic mass of the gas. Our molecular ... -
Alginate Microspheroid Encapsulation and Delivery of MG 63 Cells Into Polycaprolactone Scaffolds: A New Biofabrication Approach for Tissue Engineering Constructs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)Scaffolds play an important role in tissue engineering by providing structural framework and a surface for cells to attach, proliferate, and secrete extracellular matrix (ECM). In order to enable efficient tissue formation, ... -
Analysis of Crack Propagation in Fixed-Free Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Under Tensile Loading Using XFEM
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Fracture mechanics at the nanoscale level is a very complex phenomenon, whereas the macroscale fracture mechanics approach can be employed for nanoscale to simulate the effect of fracture in ... -
Analyzing Origin of Multifractality of Surface Electromyography Signals in Dynamic Contractions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)The aim of this study is to analyze the origin of multifractality of surface electromyography (sEMG) signals during dynamic contraction in nonfatigue and fatigue conditions. sEMG signals are recorded from triceps brachii ... -
Bacterial Cellulose as a Template for the Formation of Polymer/Nanoparticle Nanocomposite
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)In this paper, we investigate a novel method using bacterial cellulose (BC) as template by in situ method to prepare BC/silver nanocomposites. We first introduce sonication procedure during ... -
Bacterial Nanocellulose for Medicine Regenerative
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Bacterial cellulose (BC) has established to be a remarkably versatile biomaterial and can be used in a wide variety of applied scientific endeavours, especially for medical devices. Nanocellulose, ... -
Biocompatibility and Delivery of NGF by Hematite Nanotubes for Differentiation of PC12 Cells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This report discusses the compatibility of hematite nanotubes with PC12 cells and the use of these hematite nanotubes to deliver nerve growth factor (NGF) for the differentiation and growth of ... -
Biocompatible Bacterial Cellulose Composites for Biomedical Application
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper reports bacterial cellulose composites made by blending chitosan, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), and gelatin for potential biomedical application of tissue-engineering scaffold and wound-dressing ... -
Biodegradable Nanoparticles Surface Modification Techniques With cIBR Peptide Targeting to LFA-1 Expressing Leukemic Cells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)The lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) is evaluated for a targeting carrier in leukemia. The cIBR peptide was utilized as the targeting moiety for the drug carrier in direct ... -
Biofabrication of Multimaterial Three Dimensional Constructs Embedded With Patterned Alginate Strands Encapsulating PC12 Neural Cell Lines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)In this study, we report the bioprinting of a threedimensional (3D) heterogeneous conduit structure encapsulating PC12 neural cells. A core–shellbased hybrid construct is fabricated by combining electrospinning, polymer ... -
Biokinetic Mechanisms Linked With Musculoskeletal Health Disparities: Stochastic Models Applying Tikhonov’s Theorem to Biomolecule Homeostasis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Multiscale technology and advanced mathematical models have been developed to control and characterize physicochemical interactions, respectively, enhancing cellular and molecular engineering progress. ...