Journal of Biomechanical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Identifying Vulnerable Impact Locations to Reduce the Occurrence of Deadly Commotio Cordis Events in Children's Baseball: A Computational Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Commotio cordis is the second leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. Currently available chest protectors on the market are ineffective in preventing cases of commotio cordis in young athletes who play ... -
Stability of the Interface Between Two Immiscible Liquids in a Model Eye Subject to Saccadic Motion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The interface between silicone oil and saline layers in a three-dimensional model of the eye chamber was studied under different eye-like saccadic motions in order to determine the stability of the interface and propensity ... -
Loosening of Posteromedial Meniscal Root Repairs Affects Knee Mechanics: A Finite Element Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Meniscal root repairs are susceptible to unrecoverable loosening that may displace the meniscus from the initial position reduced during surgery. Despite this, the effects of a loosened meniscal root repair on knee mechanics ... -
Application of Dynamic Mode Decomposition to Study Temporal Flow Behavior in a Saccular Aneurysm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Aneurysms are abnormal expansion of weakened blood vessels which can cause mortality or long-term disability upon rupture. Several studies have shown that inflow conditions spatially and temporally influence aneurysm flow ... -
Evaluation of the Load Reduction Performance Via a Suspended Backpack With Adjustable Stiffness
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Backpacks are essential for travel but carrying a load during a long journey can easily cause muscle fatigue and joint injuries. Previous studies have suggested that suspended backpacks can effectively reduce the energy ... -
The Role of the Non-Collagenous Extracellular Matrix in Tendon and Ligament Mechanical Behavior: A Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Tendon is a connective tissue that transmits loads from muscle to bone, while ligament is a similar tissue that stabilizes joint articulation by connecting bone to bone. Seventy to 90% of tendon and ligament's extracellular ... -
Reduced Smooth Muscle Contractile Capacity Facilitates Maladaptive Arterial Remodeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Albeit seldom considered explicitly, the vasoactive state of a central artery can contribute to luminal control and thereby affect the in vivo values of flow-induced wall shear stress and pressure-induced intramural stress, ... -
Right Ventricular Shape Feature Quantification for Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension: Feasibility and Preliminary Associations With Clinical Outcome
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This study aimed to demonstrate feasibility of statistical shape analysis techniques to identify distinguishing features of right ventricle (RV) shape as related to hemodynamic variables and outcome data in pulmonary ... -
Using Parallel Coordinates in Optimization of Nano-Particle Drug Delivery
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Nanoparticle drug delivery better targets neoplastic lesions than free drugs and thus has emerged as a safer form of cancer therapy. Nanoparticle design variables are important determinants of efficacy as they influence ... -
Continuum Thermodynamics of Constrained Reactive Mixtures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Mixture theory models continua consisting of multiple constituents with independent motions. In constrained mixtures, all constituents share the same velocity but they may have different reference configurations. The theory ... -
The Long-Term Residual Effects of Low-Magnitude Mechanical Stimulation on Murine Femoral Mechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)As an alternative to drug treatments, low-magnitude mechanical stimulation (LMMS) may improve skeletal health without potential side effects from drugs. LMMS has been shown to increase bone health short term in both animal ... -
The Regularity of Stress Shielding in Internal Fixation Characterized by Hydromechanics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Stress shielding is an important factor in the internal fixation of a fracture. To explore the regularity of stress shielding in internal fixation, a simplified model of a comminuted femoral shaft fracture bridged by a ... -
Multiscale Computational Model Predicts Mouse Skin Kinematics Under Tensile Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Skin is a complex tissue whose biomechanical properties are generally understood in terms of an incompressible material whose microstructure undergoes affine deformations. A growing number of experiments, however, have ... -
Baseball Pitching Arm Three-Dimensional Inertial Parameter Calculations From Body Composition Imaging and a Novel Overweight Measure for Youth Pitching Arm Kinetics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Many baseball pitching studies have used inverse dynamics to assess throwing arm kinetics as high and repetitive kinetics are thought to be linked to pitching injuries. However, prior studies have not used participant-specific ... -
Correlating Skeletal Muscle Output Force and Intramuscular Pressure Via a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Muscle Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The inclusion of muscle pressure in muscle models may have important implications in biomechanics. This notion builds from the known correlation between muscle contractile force and internal pressure. However, this relation ... -
Validation of Methods for Estimation of Knee Joint Mechanical Impedance During Locomotion Using a Torque-Controllable Knee Exoskeleton
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The mechanical impedance of the joints of the leg governs the body's response to external disturbances, and its regulation is essential for the completion of tasks of daily life. However, it is still unclear how this ... -
Impact of Variations in Water Concentration on the Nanomechanical Behavior of Type I Collagen Microfibrils in Annulus Fibrosus
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Radial variation in water concentration from outer to inner lamellae is one of the characteristic features of annulus fibrosus (AF). In addition, water concentration changes are also associated with intervertebral disc ... -
Evaluating the Efficacy of Combined P188 Treatment and Surgical Intervention in Preventing Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Following a Traumatic Knee Injury
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Previous studies have shown that reconstructive surgery alone following injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) does not prevent the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). Poloxamer 188 (P188) has been ... -
Testing a Quaternion Conversion Method to Determine Human Three-Dimensional Tibiofemoral Angles During an In Vitro Simulated Jump Landing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Lower limb joint kinematics have been measured in laboratory settings using fixed camera-based motion capture systems -
In-Situ Fracture Tolerance of the Metatarsals During Quasi-Static Compressive Loading of the Human Foot
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Accidental foot injuries including metatarsal fractures commonly result from compressive loading. The ability of personal protective equipment to prevent these traumatic injuries depends on the understanding of metatarsal ...