Journal of Biomechanical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Estimation of Regional Pulmonary Compliance in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Based on Personalized Lung Poromechanical Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Pulmonary function is tightly linked to the lung mechanical behavior, especially large deformation during breathing. Interstitial lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), have an impact on the pulmonary ... -
Effect of Articular Surface Compression on Cartilage Extracellular Matrix Deformation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Early stage osteoarthritis is characterized by disruption of the superficial zone (SZ) of articular cartilage, including collagen damage and proteoglycan loss, resulting in “mechanical softening” of the extracellular matrix ... -
A Finite Element-Based Analysis of a Hemodynamics Efficient Flow Stent Suitable for Different Abdominal Aneurysm Shapes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This research aimed to examine the impact of a proposed flow stent (PFS) on different abdominal artery shapes. For that purpose, a finite element-based model using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method is developed. ... -
Agreement Between Two Methods for Computing the Anterior–Posterior Positions of Native Femoral Condyles Using Three-Dimensional Bone Models With and Without Articular Cartilage and Smoothing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Knowledge of anterior–posterior (AP) movement of the femoral condyles on the tibia in healthy knees serves to assess whether an artificial knee restores natural movement. Two methods for identifying AP positions and hence ... -
Different Phases in Manual Materials Handling Have Different Performance Criteria: Evidence From Multi-Objective Optimization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)A manual material handling task involves the phases of reaching, lifting, unloading, and standing up (RLUS). Understanding the mechanisms of manual material handling is important for occupational health and the development ... -
Design and Simulation of a Passive Absorber to Reduce Measured Postural Tremor Signal
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Tremor is a semirhythmic oscillatory movement of a body part caused by alternating simultaneous contractions of an antagonistic muscle group. Medical and surgical treatments used to reduce the symptoms of involuntary tremor ... -
Robust Control of the Human Trunk Posture Using Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation: A Simulation Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The trunk movements of an individual paralyzed by spinal cord injury (SCI) can be restored by functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS), which applies low-level current to the motor nerves to activate the paralyzed muscles ... -
A Deep Learning-Based Generalized Empirical Flow Model of Glottal Flow During Normal Phonation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This paper proposes a deep learning-based generalized empirical flow model (EFM) that can provide a fast and accurate prediction of the glottal flow during normal phonation. The approach is based on the assumption that the ... -
Evaluating the Limits in the Biomechanics of Blunt Lung Injury
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Thoracic blunt trauma is evident in up to one-fifth of all hospital admissions, and is second only to head trauma in motor vehicle crashes. One of the most problematic injury mechanisms associated with blunt thoracic trauma ... -
Tuning the Pennes Perfusion Rate to Model Large Vessel Cooling Effects in Hepatic Radiofrequency Ablation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Radio frequency ablation (RFA) has become a popular method for the minimally invasive treatment of liver cancer. However, the success rate of these treatments depends heavily on the amount of experience the clinician ... -
A Novel, Open-Source, Low-Cost Bioreactor for Load-Controlled Cyclic Loading of Tendon Explants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)A major risk factor for tendinopathy is tendon overuse (i.e., fatigue loading). Fatigue loading of tendon damages the extracellular matrix and induces tissue degeneration. However, the specific mechanisms linking tendon ... -
A Novel Device for the Quantification of Synovial Fluid Viscosity Via Magnetic Deflection
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Changes in synovial fluid viscosity may be used to detect joint disease -
The Effect of Three-Dimensional Whole, Major, and Small Vasculature on Mouse Brain Strain Under Both Diffuse and Focal Brain Injury Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Blood vessels are much stiffer than brain parenchyma and their effects in finite element (FE) brain models need to be investigated. Despite the publication of some comprehensive three-dimensional (3D) brain vasculature ... -
Measuring Knee Joint Laxity in Three Degrees-of-Freedom In Vivo Using a Robotics- and Image-Based Technology
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Accurate and reliable information about three-dimensional (3D) knee joint laxity can prevent misdiagnosis and avoid incorrect treatments. Nevertheless, knee laxity assessments presented in the literature suffer from ... -
The Utility of Quantitative Computed Tomography to Detect Differences in Subchondral Bone Mineral Density Between Healthy People and People With Pain Following Wrist Trauma
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The mechanisms underlying chronic pain development following musculoskeletal trauma are complex and multifactorial. In their search, some researchers are turning to the subchondral bone as a potential contributor to pain ... -
A Musculoskeletal Multibody Algorithm Based on a Novel Rheonomic Constraints Definition Applied to the Lower Limb
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)In this paper, a multibody model was developed in the framework of biotribology of lower limb artificial joints. The presented algorithm performs the inverse dynamics of musculoskeletal systems with the aim to achieve a ... -
Boundary Conditions Matter—Impact of Test Setup on Inferred Construct Mechanics in Plated Distal Femur Osteotomies
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)The mechanics of distal femur fracture fixation has been widely studied in bench tests that employ a variety of approaches for holding and constraining femurs to apply loads. No standard test methods have been adopted for ... -
Compromised Cardiopulmonary Function in Fibulin-5 Deficient Mice
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Competent elastic fibers are critical to the function of the lung and right circulation. Murine models of elastopathies can aid in understanding the functional roles of the elastin and elastin-associated glycoproteins that ... -
A Strain Rate-Dependent Constitutive Model for Göttingen Minipig Cerebral Arteries
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Computational simulations of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are commonly used to advance understanding of the injury–pathology relationship, tissue damage thresholds, and design of protective equipment such as helmets. Both ... -
Combination of Morphological and Hemodynamic Parameters for Assessing the Rupture Risk of Intracranial Aneurysms: A Retrospective Study on Mirror Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Discordant findings were frequently reported by studies dedicated to exploring the association of morphological/hemodynamic factors with the rupture of intracranial aneurysms (IAs), probably owing to insufficient control ...