...Rukmani Sridharan; Daniel J. Kelly; Fergal J. O'Brien Upon implantation of a biomaterial, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and macrophages contribute to the wound healing response and the regeneration cascade. Although biomaterial properties are known to direct MSC differentiation and macrophage...

.... Assoc. Editor: Giuseppe Vairo. 10 01 2018 24 05 2018 Artificial organs Biomaterials Prostheses Posterior spinal fixation through long spinal constructs is the gold standard for a variety of clinical conditions, particularly for the correction of long deformities (e.g...

... to some of the functional abnormalities observed in human LBP. Manuscript received September 28, 2017; final manuscript received May 20, 2018; published online July 2, 2018. Assoc. Editor: David Corr. 28 09 2017 20 05 2018 Biomaterials Biomechanics Physiological systems...

... Autologous Human Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels Compared to Human Saphenous Vein and Mammary Artery ,” Biomaterials , 30 ( 8 ), pp. 1542 – 1550 . 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.11.011 [28] McClure , M. J. , Sell , S. A. , Simpson , D. G. , Walpoth , B. H. , and Bowlin , G. L...

...Yong Teng; Hugo Giambini; Asghar Rezaei; Xifeng Liu; A. Lee Miller, II; Brian E. Waletzki; Lichun Lu A wide range of materials have been used for the development of intervertebral cages. Poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) has been shown to be an excellent biomaterial with characteristics similar...

... April 30, 2018; published online June 21, 2018. Editor: Victor H. Barocas. 15 09 2016 30 04 2018 Biomaterials Biomechanics Cellular mechanics Physiological systems Eukaryotic cells are continuously subjected to myriad of extracellular and intracellular mechanical stimuli...

... Biomaterials Biomechanics An understanding of the failure response in trabecular skull bone due to multi-axial loads is important for developing an in-depth characterization of its failure behavior. Bones in the body, including the skull, experience multidirectional loads on a daily basis [ 1 , 2...

... Alloys With B up to 0.55 Wt.% ,” Scr. Mater. , 62 ( 1 ), pp. 37 – 40 . 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.09.022 [33] Rho , J.-Y. , Tsui , T. Y. , and Pharr , G. M. , 1997 , “ Elastic Properties of Human Cortical and Trabecular Lamellar Bone Measured by Nanoindentation ,” Biomaterials , 18...

.... On histological sections, both PBS and Cabc injected IVDs showed moderate degeneration. A small GAG loss yields changes in IVD recovery behavior, which can be quantified with stretched-exponential fitting. Parameters changed significantly compared to control. Studies on disk degeneration and biomaterial...

... received April 2, 2018; published online May 10, 2018. Assoc. Editor: David Corr. 20 02 2017 02 04 2018 Bioinstrumentation Biomaterials Biomechanics Physiological systems Measurements Aging produces a general decline in the mechanical integrity of bones, but diseases...

... all interest in the U.S. Government's contributions. 27 04 2017 22 01 2018 Biomaterials Biomechanics Metallic stents are heavily utilized for minimally invasive treatment of stenotic arteries throughout the circulatory system. Although stenting procedures have proven...

... author. Manuscript received August 18, 2017; final manuscript received February 2, 2018; published online March 16, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Carlijn V.C Bouten. 18 08 2017 02 02 2018 Bioinstrumentation Biomaterials Biomechanics Measurements Treatment strategy involving...

... ]. Biomaterials Biomechanics 22 08 2017 08 01 2018 Manuscript received August 22, 2017; final manuscript received January 8, 2018; published online March 1, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Jeffrey Ruberti. 1 Corresponding author. Copyright © 2018 by ASME 2018 0148-0731/2018/140(5)/051005...

..., 2017; final manuscript received September 11, 2017; published online February 22, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Carlijn V.C Bouten. 11 05 2017 11 09 2017 Biomaterials Biomechanics The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides rich biochemical and biomechanical cues that regulate many...

... received November 19, 2017; published online February 12, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Thao (Vicky) Nguyen. 19 06 2017 19 11 2017 Biomaterials Biomechanics Networks of fibrous proteins are common in nature, and they often play a mechanical role. For example, the stiffness...

... received December 28, 2017; published online January 23, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Keefe B. Manning. 20 12 2016 28 12 2017 Artificial organs Biomaterials Biomechanics Physiological systems Prostheses In this work our curvilinear immersed boundary-finite element-fluid-structure...

... the entire cell and in certain cases [ 17 ], across multiple cells [ 18 ]. Thus, mechanochemical signal transduction can occur across different scales, and is particularly potent regulator of many fundamentally important cellular processes [ 4 , 19 ]. Biomaterials Biomechanics Cellular mechanics...

... online January 17, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Kenneth Fischer. 10 03 2017 20 10 2017 Biomaterials Biomechanics Physiological systems Mechanical fatigue is defined by the progressive damage and weakening of a material subjected to repetitive loads. Ultimately, this process may...

... biomaterials, cell mechanics, and regenerative medicine—areas, where Ireland has excelled on the international scale since. Holding the ESB meeting in Dublin turned out to be an important event because it attracted the attention of the university leadership in Trinity, and led the University Council...

... imaging (HSI) combines both of these modalities by providing intensity and spectral information ( x, y, λ ) at each pixel. Bioinstrumentation Biomaterials Measurements 17 06 2017 22 11 2017 Manuscript received June 17, 2017; final manuscript received November 22, 2017...