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ASME 1997 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition

November 16–21, 1997

Dallas, Texas, USA

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ISBN:

978-0-7918-1823-7

In This Volume

Student Paper Competition — Bachelor’s Level (6)
Student Paper Competition — Master’s Level (6)
Student Paper Competition — Doctoral Level (6)
Respiratory Mechanics (6)
Mechanical Characteristics and Fluid Dynamics of Cardiovascular Devices (6)
General Fluid and Cellular Mechanics (6)
Microcirculation (5)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (6)
Blood Flow and Vessel Wall (12)
Soft Tissue and Cell Mechanics (6)
Bone and Contact Mechanics (6)
Joint Mechanics (6)
Extracellular Matrix (6)
Micro and Cellular Mechanics (6)
Electrokinetics and Transport (6)
Soft Tissue Mechanics (6)
Spine Mechanics (24)
Computer Assisted Modeling and Imaging (6)
Smart Materials in Mechanical Systems, Design, and Rehabilitation (6)
Joint Mechanics: Design Applications (6)
Micro-Electric Mechanical Devices in Bioengineering Design (5)
Orthopaedic Implant Design (6)
Plastics in Orthopaedic Implants (6)
Orthopaedic Biomaterials (6)
Cardiovascular Biomaterials (6)

Advances in Bioengineering

Student Paper Competition — Bachelor’s Level

Experimental Validation of a Four Components Mixture Theory for Swelling Porous Media

Arjan J. H. Frijns, Jacques M. Huyghe, Jan D. Janssen

IMECE 1997; 1-2doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0198

Topics: Biological tissues , Diffusion (Physics) , Electric charge , Electroosmosis , Electrophoresis , Porous materials , Shrinkage (Materials) , Water

Two Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Myocardial Infarction in the Human Left Ventricle

Mohan Sathyamoorthy

IMECE 1997; 3-4doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0199

Topics: Finite element analysis , Deformation , Diseases , Stress , Biomechanics , Blood vessels , Cardiovascular system , Computers , Modeling , Physiology

Mixture Flow Pattern Recognition Based Upon On-Line Analysis of Physical Parameters

Brian E. Williams, Alice B. Soulek

IMECE 1997; 5doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0200

Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Pattern recognition , Fluids , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Pressure , Bioengineering , Blood , Computer-aided engineering , Design , Electronics

Elastic Properties of 3D Cells for Trabecular Bone: Digital vs. Structural Finite Element Models

Michael S. Ominsky, Philippe K. Zysset, Steven A. Goldstein

IMECE 1997; 7-8doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0201

Topics: Bone , Elasticity , Finite element model , Density , Plates (structures) , Anisotropy , Geometry , Mechanical properties

Virtual Reality Assisted Measurement of In-Vivo Cervical Spine Kinematics

Louis E. DeFrate, Todd C. Doehring, Kotaro Nishida, James D. Kang, Lars G. Gilbertson, Savio L.-Y. Woo

IMECE 1997; 9-10doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0202

Topics: Cervical spine , Kinematics , Virtual reality , Rotation , Biomechanics , Measurement systems

Standing Assist Device

Benjamin Murphy, LaKeshia Mickens, Leslie NeSmith

IMECE 1997; 11-12doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0203

Topics: Design , Wheelchairs

Student Paper Competition — Master’s Level

Biological Gradient Regulated Predictive Model of Long Bone Growth

Juan M. Taboas, Amy L. Lerner

IMECE 1997; 13-14doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0204

Topics: Bone , Cartilage , Chondrocytes , Computer programming , Finite element analysis , Minerals , Muscle , Osteoblasts , Stress

A Comprehensive Investigation of the Biomechanics of an Artificial Intervertebral Disc

Dwight T. Todd, Vijay K. Goel, Nicole M. Grosland, Lars G. Gilbertson, David G. Wilder, Malcolm H. Pope, James Lankford

IMECE 1997; 15-16doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0205

Topics: Biomechanics , Intervertebral discs , Wear , Disks , Finite element model , Stress , Testing , Cycles , Displacement , Finite element analysis

A High Accuracy Three-Dimensional Coordinate Digitizing System for Reconstructing the Geometry of Diarthrodial Joints

Tammy L. Haut, Maury L. Hull, Stephen M. Howell

IMECE 1997; 17-18doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0206

Topics: Biomechanics , Bone , Cartilage , Errors , Finite element analysis , Finite element methods , Finite element model , Geometry , Modeling , Orthopedics

A Three-Dimensional Computer Simulation for Interactive Adjustment of Multiple Axes of Motion for the Upper Extremity

Julie M. Pickard, William L. Buford, Jr., Karin W. Elder, Rita M. Patterson

IMECE 1997; 19-20doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0207

Topics: Computer programming , Computer simulation , Computer software , Computers , Kinematics , Modeling , Musculoskeletal system , Simulation

Biomechanics of the Total Knee Replacement: Theoretical and Computational Modeling of Biomechanical Response to the Tibial Insert

Mohan Sathyamoorthy

IMECE 1997; 21-22doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0208

Topics: Biomechanics , Computer simulation , Knee joint prostheses , Stress , Bone , Bone fractures , Design , Mechanical admittance , Arthroplasty , Biocompatibility

Altered Collateral Ligament Strain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

E. Nicki Hairrell, Alan W. Eberhardt, Reza Moeini, John Cuckler

IMECE 1997; 23-24doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0209

Topics: Arthroplasty , Knee , Design , Kinematics , Physiology , Wear

Student Paper Competition — Doctoral Level

Both Fall Direction and Muscle Activation Level Influence Likelihood of Hip Fracture in Falls

Michelle B. Sabick, Vijay K. Goel, James G. Hay, Scott A. Banks

IMECE 1997; 25-26doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0210

Topics: Hip fractures , Muscle , Risk

Optimal Actuator Placement in Hyperthermia: A Reduced-Order Modeling Approach

M. Mattingly, R. B. Roemer, S. Devasia

IMECE 1997; 27-28doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0211

Topics: Actuators , Modeling , Tumors , Biological tissues , Heat , Radiation therapy , Temperature , Temperature control

Strain Environment Effects on Bone Regeneration and Tissue Differentiation During Distraction

Mark Richards, James A. Goulet, Steven A. Goldstein

IMECE 1997; 29-30doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0212

Topics: Biological tissues , Bone , Deformation , Maintenance , Stress

On the Features and Assumptions of Bone Remodelling Theories: Part II — Density-Property Correlation and Influence of Remodelling Rate Function

Karima Ben Souda, Pierre Breton, Aran K. Misra, Abdul M. Ahmed

IMECE 1997; 31-32doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0213

Topics: Bone , Density , Mechanical properties , Stability

A Transducer for the Dynamic Measurement of Neural-Space Occlusion in the Spine

Geoffrey C. Raynak, David J. Nuckley, Randal P. Ching, Allan F. Tencer

IMECE 1997; 33-34doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0214

Topics: Canals , Damage , Nervous system , Orthopedics , Transducers , Transients (Dynamics) , Wounds

Not Viscous Drag but Matric Forces Are Responsible for Skin Barrier Function

Patricia M. van Kemenade, Jacques M. Huyghe, Lucien F. A. Douven

IMECE 1997; 35-36doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0215

Topics: Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Skin , Water , Adhesives , Detergents , Fluids

Respiratory Mechanics

Overview of Respiratory System Clearance Mechanisms

Peter E. Krumpe

IMECE 1997; 37-38doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0216

Topics: Bacteria , Clearances (Engineering) , Lung , Particulate matter , Respiratory system , Ventilation

Interaction of Airflow With Mucus Simulant in a Channel

Cahit A. Evrensel, Amgad A. Hassan, Peter E. Krumpe

IMECE 1997; 39-40doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0217

Topics: Air flow , Clearances (Engineering) , Design , Diseases , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Lung , Patient treatment , Two-phase flow , Viscosity

The Influence of Surfactant Physicochemical Properties on Pulmonary Interfacial Flow Analogues

Donald P. Gaver, III, Melissa A. Krueger, Samir N. Ghadiali

IMECE 1997; 41-42doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0218

Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Surfactants , Surface tension , Fluids , Linings (Textiles) , Lung , Mechanical properties , Proteins

Numerical Analysis of Oscillatory Flow and Gas Transport Through a Bifurcating Airway Model

Hideki Fujioka, Kotaro Oka, Kazuo Tanishita

IMECE 1997; 43-44doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0219

Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Numerical analysis , Resonance , Bifurcation , Cycles , Fluids , Geometry , Navier-Stokes equations , Reynolds number , Ventilation

Modelling of Oxygen Diffusion in Pulmonary Capillaries

Andreas O. Frank, C. J. Charles Chuong

IMECE 1997; 45-46doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0220

Topics: Diffusion (Physics) , Modeling , Oxygen , Erythrocytes , Finite element methods , Flow (Dynamics) , Geometry , Lung , Membranes

Lung-Diaphragm Model of the Respiratory System for Parameter Estimation Studies

Narciso F. Macia, William J. Dorson, Walter T. Higgins, Jr.

IMECE 1997; 47-48doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0221

Topics: Diaphragms (Mechanical devices) , Diaphragms (Structural) , Lung , Parameter estimation , Respiratory system , Dynamics (Mechanics)

Mechanical Characteristics and Fluid Dynamics of Cardiovascular Devices

In Vitro-In Vivo Comparison of Prosthetic Heart Valve Performance

Felix Hirt, René Botnar, Tim Baldwin, Zhengji Zhang, Jeff Kepner, Peter Boesiger

IMECE 1997; 49-50doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0222

Topics: Artificial limbs , Blood flow , Flow (Dynamics) , Flow measurement , Heart valve prostheses , Magnetic resonance imaging , Pulsatile flow , Valves

Simulation of Housing Separation in a Rotatable Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valve

Kenneth Ryder

IMECE 1997; 51-52doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0223

Topics: Heart valve prostheses , Separation (Technology) , Simulation , Valves , Reliability , Anatomy , Clearances (Engineering) , Failure mechanisms , Prostheses , Rotation

Hydrogel Based Artificial Heart Valve Stent

Andrew J. Hui, Anthony C. Duncan, W. K. Wan

IMECE 1997; 53-54doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0224

Topics: Heart valve prostheses , Hydrogels , Stents , Valves , Mechanical properties , Biomedicine , Ethanol

Strain Rate Affects Viscoelastic Measurements on Porcine Aortic Heart Valve Tissue Tested in Shear

Eric Talman, Derek Boughner

IMECE 1997; 55-56doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0225

Topics: Biological tissues , Shear (Mechanics) , Valves , Deformation , Failure , Heart valve prostheses , Mechanical testing , Pressure , Prostheses , Tension

Preconditioning Does Not Reset the Strain History of Uniaxially Tested, Porcine Aortic Valve Tissues

Ivan Vesely, Amy R. Brewer

IMECE 1997; 57-58doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0226

Topics: Biological tissues , Valves , Stress , Elongation , Cycles , Data acquisition

Effect of Dynamic Glutaraldehyde Crosslinking on the Biomechanics of Pericardium Xenograft Tissue

Anthony C. Duncan, Derek Boughner

IMECE 1997; 59-60doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0227

Topics: Biological tissues , Biomechanics , Physiology , Relaxation (Physics) , Stress-strain curves , Tensile testing , Vibration

General Fluid and Cellular Mechanics

Measurement of Micro Flow Field Over Model Endothelial Cells

Shuichiro Fukushima, Kenichiro Inagi, Kotaro Oka, Kazuo Tanishita

IMECE 1997; 61-62doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0228

Topics: Endothelial cells , Flow (Dynamics) , Blood flow , Physiology , Shapes , Shear stress

Effect of Shear Stress on Mitochondrial Membrane Potential of Cultured Endothelial Cells

Susumu Kudo, Ryoma Morigaki, Mariko Ikeda, Kotaro Oka, Kazuo Tanishita

IMECE 1997; 63-64doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0229

Topics: Endothelial cells , Membranes , Shear stress , Blood flow , Lasers , Microscopes , Probes

Intra-Uterine Fluid Motion Due to Myometrial Contractions: A Mechanism for Embryo Transport

Osnat Eytan, David Elad, Joseph Hartoov, Ariel J. Jaffa

IMECE 1997; 65-66doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0230

Topics: Fluids , Cavities , Fertilizer application , Transport phenomena , Ultrasound

Recordings of Cavitation Bubble Oscillation and Acoustic Shock Emission in Intracorporeal Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy

Quang Lu, C. J. Charles Chuong

IMECE 1997; 67-68doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0231

Topics: Bubbles , Cavitation , Emissions , Oscillations , Sound pressure , Diseases

Mixing Studies in Bioreactors

Tewodros Menisher, Mohamad Metghalchi, Edgar B. Gutoff

IMECE 1997; 69-70doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0232

Topics: Bioreactors , Impellers , Ear , Clearances (Engineering) , Shear (Mechanics) , Blades , Design , Fluids , Oxygen , Pressure

Gel Compression Considerations for Chromatography Scale-Up for Protein C Purification

Weiwei He, Duane F. Bruley, William N. Drohan

IMECE 1997; 71-72doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0233

Topics: Compression , Proteins , Collapse , Liver , Materials properties , Metals , Risk , Separation (Technology) , Thrombosis

Microcirculation

A New Approach to Understanding Starling’s Law at the Microstructural Level

Xiaping Hu, Fitzroy Curry, Sheldon Weinbaum

IMECE 1997; 73doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0234

Topics: Absorption , Biological tissues , Filtration , Flow (Dynamics) , Fluid dynamics , Hydrostatics , Junctions , Membranes , Osmosis , Plasmas (Ionized gases)

Probabilistic Modeling of Rosette Formation

Mian Long, Cheng Zhu

IMECE 1997; 75-76doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0235

Topics: Adhesion , Modeling

Probabilistic Modeling of Formation and Breakage of Cell Aggregates in a Shear Field

Mian Long, Harry L. Goldsmith, Cheng Zhu

IMECE 1997; 77-78doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0236

Topics: Modeling , Shear (Mechanics) , Adhesion , Adhesives , Erythrocytes , Latex , Probability , Statistics , Steady state , Stress

Hydrodynamics in Cell Rolling and Adhesion

Yihua Zhao, Richard Skalak, Shu Chien

IMECE 1997; 79-80doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0237

Topics: Adhesion , Hydrodynamics , Biological cells , Design , Leukocytes

Molecular Mechanisms of Monocyte Adhesion to Cytokine Stimulated Endothelial Cells Under Physiological Flow Conditions

Sharad Kukreti, Larry V. McIntire, C. Wayne Smith

IMECE 1997; 81-82doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0238

Topics: Adhesion , Endothelial cells , Flow (Dynamics) , Physiology , Adhesives , Shear stress

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Sensitivity of the Flow Field in the Rabbit Abdominal Aorta to Various Flow Parameters

Angela Y. Cheer, Harry A. Dwyer, Abdul I. Barakat, Michael Bice, Eugene Sy

IMECE 1997; 83-84doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0239

Topics: Aorta , Flow (Dynamics) , Atherosclerosis , Fluid mechanics , Coronary arteries , Diseases , Hemodynamics , Permeability , Vessels

Vulnerable Points of Rupture of an Intracranial Aneurysm

Ramalinga S. Danturthi, Lloyd D. Partridge, Vincent T. Turitto

IMECE 1997; 85-86doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0240

Topics: Aneurysms , Rupture , Flow (Dynamics) , Hemodynamics , Shapes , Reynolds number , Computation , Computational fluid dynamics , Computer software , Domes (Structural elements)

Pulsatile Non-Newtonian Flow in a Double Aneurysm

Amador M. Guzmán, Nelson O. Moraga, Cristina H. Amon

IMECE 1997; 87-88doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0241

Topics: Aneurysms , Non-Newtonian flow , Blood , Rupture , Shear stress , Flow (Dynamics) , Vessels

Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Pulsatile Flow Over an Isolated Intravascular Stent Strut

Stephen D. Ainsworth, Jay M. Ochterbeck, Eugene M. Langan, III, Martine LaBerge

IMECE 1997; 89-90doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0242

Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Pulsatile flow , Stents , Struts (Engineering) , Atherosclerosis , Flow (Dynamics) , Design , Flow separation , Fluids , Geometry

An Analysis of Hemodialysis Catheter Fluid Mechanics

John M. Siegel, Jr., Vinod B. Makhijani

IMECE 1997; 91-92doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0243

Topics: Catheters , Fluid mechanics , Hemodialysis , Failure , Kidney , Polymers

Numerical Simulation of Korotkoff Sounds

Toshiyuki Hayase, Satoru Hayashi, Yupeng Xia, Tadao Koizumi

IMECE 1997; 93-94doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0244

Topics: Blood , Blood pressure measurement , Computer simulation , Deformation , External pressure , Flow (Dynamics) , Numerical analysis , Pipes , Pressure , Sphygmomanometers

Blood Flow and Vessel Wall

Mechanics of Heterogeneous Atherosclerotic Human Aorta: Correlation With Positive Staining for MMP-1

Deborah Beattie, Raymond Vito, Zrinka Bilusic, Chengpei Xu, Seymour Glagov

IMECE 1997; 95-96doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0245

Topics: Aorta , Atherosclerosis , Biological tissues , Stress , Deformation , Cross section (Physics) , Finite element model , Interpolation , Materials properties , Optical microscopy

Elastodynamics of Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms

A. D. Shah, A. Dimas, J. D. Humphrey

IMECE 1997; 97-98doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0246

Topics: Aneurysms , Elastodynamics , Membranes , Pseudoelasticity , Shapes , Stiffness

Do Temporal Wall Shear Stress Gradients Promote the Development of Intimal Hyperplasia Within Vascular Bypass Grafts?

Robert S. Keynton, Mary M. Evancho, Rick L. Sims, Nancy V. Rodway, Stanley E. Rittgers

IMECE 1997; 99-100doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0247

Topics: Shear stress , Carotid arteries , Shear rate , Transducers , Velocity measurement

Comparing the Influence of Graft Angle on Peri-Anastomotic Wall and Fluid Mechanics

Peter D. Ballyk, Matadial Ojha, Colin Walsh

IMECE 1997; 101-102doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0248

Topics: Fluid mechanics , Outflow , Shear stress , Surgery

Relationship of Flow Disturbances in Stented Vessels to Compliance Mismatch

Joel L. Berry, James E. Moore, Jr., Ralph W. Barnes

IMECE 1997; 103-104doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0249

Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Vessels , Stents , Design , Pressure , Reflection , Vortices , Waves , Blood , Blood vessels

Analysis of Instability and Self-Excited Vibration for Collapsible Tube by Distributed Parameter Model

Satoru Hayashi, Toshiyuki Hayase, Yuji Miura

IMECE 1997; 105-106doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0250

Topics: Distributed parameter models , Vibration , Stability , Circuits , Differential equations , Eigenvalues , Flow (Dynamics) , Flow separation , Nonlinear equations , Resistors

Computational Mechanics of Blood Flow and Arterial Wall Interactions: Effect of Wall Mechanical Properties

Takami Yamaguchi, Takuji Kobayashi

IMECE 1997; 107-108doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0251

Topics: Blood flow , Computational mechanics , Mechanical properties , Fluids , Aneurysms , Stiffness

Unsteady Coupled Fluid Flow and Elastic Wall Calculations for the Aorta

Thomas Rutaganira, Harry A. Dwyer, Angela Cheer, Abdul Barakat

IMECE 1997; 109-110doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0252

Topics: Aorta , Fluid dynamics , Computer simulation , Elasticity , Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Geometry

Conservation of Cardiovascular Input Energy With a Rhythmically Contracting Aorta

Flavio B. Souza-Campos, Richard T. Schoephoerster

IMECE 1997; 111-112doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0253

Topics: Aorta , Cardiovascular system , Blood , Cardiac cycle , Irrigation (Agriculture) , Stress

Flow Phenomena in the Human Aortic Root and Entrance Region of Coronary Arteries During Diastole

Olusegun J. Ilegbusi, Zhenjun Hu, Peter H. Stone, Charles L. Feldman

IMECE 1997; 113-114doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0254

Topics: Coronary arteries , Entrance region , Flow (Dynamics) , Shear stress , Computer simulation , Geometry , Bifurcation , Blood flow , Flow separation , Hemodynamics

An Experimental System to Expose Perfused Vascular Segments to Cyclic Bending Ex-Vivo

David A. Vorp, Donald A. Severyn, Jon R. Mears

IMECE 1997; 115-116doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0255

Topics: Biological tissues , Biology , Blood vessels , Endothelial cells , Fluctuations (Physics) , Muscle , Shear stress , Stress

Effects of Large Dynamic Curvature Changes on Flow in the Coronary Arteries

Aland Santamarina, John M. Siegel, Jr., James E. Moore, Jr.

IMECE 1997; 117-118doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0256

Topics: Coronary arteries , Flow (Dynamics) , Blood flow , Vessels , Geometry , Atherosclerosis , Oscillations , Physiology , Shear rate , Shear stress

Soft Tissue and Cell Mechanics

A Generalized Scheme for Surface-Fit of Dynamic Coronary Artery Tree Data

Y. C. Pao

IMECE 1997; 119-120doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0257

Topics: Coronary arteries , Bifurcation , Geometry , Computers , Finite element analysis , Shapes , Splines , Stress

Vein Cuffs May Improve Anastomotic Patency by Reducing Suture-Line Intramural Stresses

Peter D. Ballyk, Matadial Ojha, Colin Walsh

IMECE 1997; 121-122doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0258

Topics: Diseases , Failure , Junctions , Muscle , Stress , Surgery , Thrombosis , Vessels

Finite Element Modeling of Scleral Creep and Ocular Elongation in Deprivation-Induced Myopia

Jerry D. Grissom, John T. Siegwart, Jr., Alan W. Eberhardt

IMECE 1997; 123-124doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0259

Topics: Creep , Elongation , Finite element analysis , Modeling , Feedback

Altered Swelling-Induced Strain Fields in Articular Cartilage Following Periods of Immobilization

D. A. Narmoneva, J. Y. Wang, S. S. Patel, D. S. Howell, L. A. Setton

IMECE 1997; 125-126doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0260

Topics: Cartilage , Pressure , Osteoarthritis , Bearings , Bone , Density , Weight (Mass)

Dependence of Kinetic Rates on Receptor’s Membrane Anchor

Scott E. Chesla, Cheng Zhu

IMECE 1997; 127-128doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0261

Topics: Adhesives , Membranes

Measuring the Probability of Receptor Extraction From the Cell Membrane

Scott E. Chesla, Bryan T. Marshall, Cheng Zhu

IMECE 1997; 129-130doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0262

Topics: Cell membranes , Probability , Membranes , Adhesion , Adhesives

Bone and Contact Mechanics

Modelling and Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of Trabecular Bone

Pierluigi Colombi, Roberto Contro, Monica Pini

IMECE 1997; 131-132doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0263

Topics: Bone , Mechanical properties , Modeling , Damage , Deformation , Failure , Mechanical behavior

On the Features and Assumptions of Bone Remodelling Theories: Part I — Stability Analysis and Selection of Remodelling Stimulus

Karima Ben Souda, Pierre Breton, Arun K. Misra, Abdul M. Ahmed

IMECE 1997; 133-134doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0264

Topics: Bone , Stability , Arthroplasty , Geometry , Materials properties

The Large-Deformation Behavior of Mesenchymal Distraction Gap Tissue

Mark Richards, Michael J. Hernandez, Jeffrey A. Weiss, Alan S. Wineman, James A. Goulet, Steven A. Goldstein

IMECE 1997; 135-136doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0265

Topics: Biological tissues , Deformation , Tension , Bone , Displacement , Failure , Finite element analysis , Finite element model , Mechanical testing

Effect of the Age-Dependent Properties of the Braincase on the Response of the Infant Brain to Impact

Kirk L. Thibault, Steven M. Kurtz, Susan S. Margulies

IMECE 1997; 137-138doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0266

Topics: Brain , Deformation , Pediatrics , Biological tissues , Construction , Finite element model , Materials properties , Wounds

Quantification of Femoral Surface Strain After Cementless Stem Implantation by Computer Analysis of the Photoelastic Method

Randal P. Morris, Michael J. Grecula, William L. Buford, Jr., Rita M. Patterson

IMECE 1997; 139-140doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0267

Topics: Arthroplasty , Bone , Computer software , Computers , Diffraction patterns , Failure , Stress

An Overload Failure of a Dental Prosthesis: A 3D Finite Element Nonlinear Contact Analysis

Ajit A. Prabhu, John B. Brunski

IMECE 1997; 141-142doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0268

Topics: Failure , Finite element analysis , Prostheses , Bonding , Bone , Biomechanics , Screws , Stress

Joint Mechanics

Passive Knee Joint Mechanics in A-P Forces: Role of Boundary Conditions, Cruciates, and Menisci

M. Z. Bendjaballah, A. Shirazi-Adl, D. J. Zukor

IMECE 1997; 143-144doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0269

Topics: Boundary-value problems , Knee , Anterior cruciate ligament , Biomechanics , Cartilage , Osteoarthritis , Stability , Stress

Effects of Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps Contraction on Hamstrings Co-Contraction

Mohamed S. Hefzy, Hongzhi Yang, Eihab M. Abdel-Rahman, Mohamad Alkhazim

IMECE 1997; 145-146doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0270

Topics: Knee , Muscle , Chain , Stability , Surgery , Tension , Wounds

Muscle Balance at the Knee During Internal and External Knee Rotation

A. A. Stewart, W. L. Buford, Jr., F. M. Ivey, D. J. Malone, R. M. Patterson, D. Nguyen, C. Nelson

IMECE 1997; 147-148doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0271

Topics: Knee , Muscle , Rotation

A New Model Predicting In Vivo Finger Flexor Tendon Force

Jack Tigh Dennerlein, C. D. Mote, Jr., Ed Diao, David M. Rempel

IMECE 1997; 149-150doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0272

Topics: Tendons , Pinch effect , Pulp , Tension

A Mathematical Model of the Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint

L. Xu, L. Blankevoort, G. A. Ateshian, N. P. Cohen, R. J. Strauch, M. P. Rosenwasser, V. C. Mow

IMECE 1997; 151-152doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0273

Topics: Biomechanics , Ceramic matrix composites , Dynamic models , Geometry , Kinematic analysis , Kinematics , Modeling , Neuromuscular stimulation , Osteoarthritis , Tendons

Wrist Kinematics

R. M. Patterson, C. L. Nicodemus, S. F. Viegas, K. W. Elder

IMECE 1997; 153-154doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0274

Topics: Kinematics , Anatomy , Databases , Diseases , Wounds

Extracellular Matrix

Microindentation of the Individual Layers of Articular Cartilage

Daehwan Shin, Jian-Hua Lin, Kyriacos Athanasiou

IMECE 1997; 155-156doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0275

Topics: Cartilage , Biomechanics , Bone , Chondrocytes , Mechanical properties , Testing

Confined and Unconfined Stress Relaxation of Cartilage: A Transversely Isotropic Analysis

Predrag M. Bursać, Toby W. Obitz, Solomon R. Eisenberg, Dimitrije Stamenović

IMECE 1997; 157-158doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0276

Topics: Cartilage , Relaxation (Physics) , Stress , Biological tissues , Compression , Friction , Knee

Experimental Measurement of Cartilage Interstitial Fluid Pressurization Under Confined Compression Stress-Relaxation

Michael A. Soltz, Gerard A. Ateshian

IMECE 1997; 159-160doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0277

Topics: Cartilage , Compression , Fluids , Relaxation (Physics) , Stress , Fluid pressure , Bearings , Testing , Theoretical analysis , Wear

The Effect of Strain on Collagen Fiber Orientation in Ligament: A Morphometric Study

U. Kukreti, S. M. Belkoff

IMECE 1997; 161-162doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0278

Topics: Fibers , Biological tissues , Mechanical behavior , Stress , Soft tissues , Structural elements (Construction)

Compression-Induced Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in a Mouse Model

Olivier K. Colliou, Ellen Liebenberg, Neil A. Duncan, Jeffrey C. Lotz

IMECE 1997; 163-164doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0279

Topics: Compression , Intervertebral discs , Disks , Biological tissues , Cascades (Fluid dynamics) , Maintenance , Stress

Formulation of a Continuum Anisotropic Model for the Anulus Fibrosus in Tension

Dawn M. Elliott, Michelle A. LeRoux, Tod A. Laursen, Lori A. Setton

IMECE 1997; 165-166doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0280

Topics: Anisotropy , Tension , Fibers , Intervertebral discs , Materials properties , Bearings , Biological tissues , Fiber reinforced composites , Membranes , Stiffness

Micro and Cellular Mechanics

A Micromachined Device to Measure Subcellular Traction Forces

Catherine G. Galbraith, Michael P. Sheetz

IMECE 1997; 167-168doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0281

Topics: Micromachining , Traction , Adhesion , Tissue engineering

Implementation of a Pharmocokinetic Approach to a Baculovirus System for Analytic Solutions to Virus and Cell Interactions

Philip R. LeDuc, Michael J. Betenbaugh

IMECE 1997; 169-170doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0282

Topics: Cellular mechanics , Design , Patient treatment , Proteins , Transportation systems

The Role of Mechanical Stimulation on Ligament Fibroblast Gene Expression of Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Proteins

Adam H. Hsieh, Yan Shi, K.-L. Paul Sung

IMECE 1997; 171-172doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0283

Topics: Adhesion , Fibroblasts , Proteins , Anterior cruciate ligament , Biological tissues , Wounds

Mechanics of Cell Rolling Adhesion in Shear Flow

Xiaoxiao Lei, Michael B. Lawrence, Cheng Dong

IMECE 1997; 173-174doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0284

Topics: Adhesion , Shear flow , Leukocytes , Adhesives , Biological tissues , Deformation , Endothelial cells , Hemodynamics , Shear (Mechanics) , Shear stress

Substrate Effects on the Intrinsic Mechanical Properties of Individual Cells

Daehwan Shin, John Schmitz, Tim Lee, Kyriacos Athanasiou

IMECE 1997; 175-176doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0285

Topics: Biomechanics , Linkages , Materials properties , Mechanical properties , Proteins

Dissociation of Individual Molecular Bonds Under Force

Cheng Zhu, Scott E. Chesla

IMECE 1997; 177-178doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0286

Topics: Adhesives , Cell membranes , Erythrocytes , Signals

Electrokinetics and Transport

Electrical Characterisation of Normal and Pathological Synovial Fluid in Arthritis

S. Pal, B. Kundu, M. S. Ghosh

IMECE 1997; 179-180doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0287

Topics: Fluids , Rheology , Diseases , Lubricants

Electrical Signal Transmission in a Bone Cell Network: The Influence of a Discrete Gap Junction

Dajun Zhang, Sheldon Weinbaum, Stephen C. Cowin

IMECE 1997; 181-182doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0288

Topics: Bone , Junctions , Signals , Cables , Membranes , Biological tissues , Fibers , Geometry , Leakage , Osteoblasts

Analysis of One-Dimensional Confined Swelling of Charged-Hydrated Soft Tissues

Z. P. Liu, W. Y. Gu, W. M. Lai, V. C. Mow

IMECE 1997; 183-184doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0289

Topics: Soft tissues , Biological tissues , Stress , Pressure , Cartilage , Density , Intervertebral discs , Materials properties , Osmosis , Permeability

A Poroelastic Model of Streaming Potential and Interstitial Fluid Flow in Ligament and Tendon

Chih-Tung Chen, Ray Vanderby, Jr.

IMECE 1997; 185-186doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0290

Topics: Fluid dynamics , Tendons , Anisotropy , Biological tissues , Electrokinetics , Fluids , Hydrodynamics , Mechanical properties , Porosity , Pressure

A Finite Deformation Theory and Finite Element Formulation for Coupled Electrokinetic and Fluid Flow in Soft Tissues: Application to Electroosmotic Flow

Marc E. Levenston, Eliot H. Frank, Alan J. Grodzinsky

IMECE 1997; 187-188doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0291

Topics: Deformation , Electrokinetics , Electroosmosis , Finite element analysis , Fluid dynamics , Soft tissues , Fluids , Cartilage , Density , Materials properties

Analysis of Transient Swelling and Electrical Responses of an Isolated Cell to Sudden Osmotic Loading

W. Y. Gu, W. M. Lai, C. T. Hung, Z. P. Liu, V. C. Mow

IMECE 1997; 189-190doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0292

Topics: Osmosis , Transients (Dynamics) , Permeability , Cell membranes , Ions , Materials properties , Membranes , Signals , Stiffness , Water

Soft Tissue Mechanics

A Material Characterization of Human Medial Collateral Ligament

Krista M. Quapp, Jeffrey A. Weiss

IMECE 1997; 191-192doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0293

Topics: Constitutive equations , Knee , Materials properties , Mechanical properties

Effects of Varying Strain Amplitudes and Cyclic Loads on the Tensile Behavior of the IGHL

Vincent M. Wang, Chun-Yuh Huang, Nathaniel P. Cohen, Robert J. Pawluk, John S. Bucchieri, Evan L. Flatow, Louis U. Bigliani, Roger G. Pollock, Van C. Mow

IMECE 1997; 193-194doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0294

Topics: Stress , Biological tissues , Cycles , Dislocations , Glenohumeral ligaments , Tensile testing

Nonlinear Viscoelastic Properties of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament

Chun-Yuh Huang, Vincent M. Wang, Nathaniel P. Cohen, John S. Bucchieri, Robert J. Pawluk, Roger G. Pollock, Van C. Mow

IMECE 1997; 195-196doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0295

Topics: Glenohumeral ligaments , Viscoelasticity

Using a Fabric Flexible Composite Theory to Characterize the Soft Tissues

Faruk Taban, Shen-Yi Luo

IMECE 1997; 197-198doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0296

Topics: Composite materials , Soft tissues , Textiles , Fibers , Stress , Blood vessels , Constitutive equations , Fittings , Lung , Mechanical behavior

Dynamic and Transient Nonlinear Behavior of Articular Cartilage in Unconfined Compression

M. Fortin, J. Soulhat, A. Shirazi-Adl, E. B. Hunziker, M. D. Buschmann

IMECE 1997; 199-200doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0297

Topics: Cartilage , Compression , Transients (Dynamics) , Stress , Biological tissues , Displacement , Testing , Compressive stress , Creep , Equilibrium (Physics)

In Situ Mechanical Behavior of a Repaired Articular Surface

Jennifer S. Wayne, Nilay Mukherjee

IMECE 1997; 201-202doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0298

Topics: Biological tissues , Cartilage , Maintenance , Materials properties , Mechanical behavior

Spine Mechanics

The Effect of Graded Facetectomies on the Stiffness of the Lumbar Spine

R. N. Natarajan, S. Paruchuri, G. B. J. Andersson, S. A. Lavender, A. G. Patwardhan

IMECE 1997; 203-204doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0299

Topics: Lumbar spine , Stiffness , Finite element model , Mechanical properties , Spinal fusion , Surgery

Effect of Strain Rate on Failure Behaviour of the Annulus Fibrosus in Tension

M. Kasra, M. Parnianpour, J. L. Wang, A. Shirazi-Adl, M. D. Grynpas

IMECE 1997; 205-206doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0300

Topics: Annulus , Failure , Tension , Disks , Stress , Tensile strength , Hydrostatic pressure , Intervertebral discs , Materials properties , Mechanical properties

Finite Element Study of the Human Cervical Spine

Srirangam Kumaresan, Narayan Yoganandan, Frank A. Pintar

IMECE 1997; 207-208doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0301

Topics: Cervical spine , Finite element analysis , Biomechanics , Lumbar spine , Modeling , Stress analysis (Engineering)

Sensitivity of Cervical Spine Finite Element Model to Material Property Variations

Srirangam Kumaresan, Narayan Yoganandan, Frank A. Pintar

IMECE 1997; 209-210doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0302

Topics: Cervical spine , Finite element model , Materials properties , Biological tissues , Physiology , Rotation , Soft tissues , Stress , Structural mechanics , Torsion

Development of an In Vitro Experimental Protocol to Study the Extensional Mechanics of the Cervical Spine

Denis J. DiAngelo, Henry B. Faber, Scott T. Dull, Thomas H. Jansen

IMECE 1997; 211-212doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0303

Topics: Cervical spine , Rotation , Stress , Testing

A Cervical Spine Model to Predict Vertebral Stresses in High Acceleration

Ali M. Sadegh, Abraham Tchako

IMECE 1997; 213-214doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0304

Topics: Cervical spine , Stress

Intervertebral Disc Pressure Changes During a Chiropractic Procedure

Maruti R. Gudavalli, James M. Cox, James A. Baker, Gregory D. Cramer, Avinash G. Patwardhan

IMECE 1997; 215-216doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0305

Topics: Intervertebral discs , Pressure , Traction , Disks , Lumbar spine

A Biomechanical Comparison Between Modern Anterior Versus Posterior Plate Fixation of Unstable Cervical Spine Injuries

Tae-Hong Lim, Howard S. An, Young Do Koh, Linda M. McGrady

IMECE 1997; 217-218doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0306

Topics: Biomechanics , Cervical spine , Wounds , Plating , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Screws , Stability , Stiffness , Surgery

An EMG-Driven Model of Trunk During Complex Isometric Exertions in Upright Posture

Ali Sheikhzadeh, Mohamad Parnianpour, Margareta Nordin

IMECE 1997; 219-220doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0307

Topics: Electromyography , Muscle , Risk , Wounds

Facet Joint Local Component Kinetics in Whiplash Trauma

Narayan Yoganandan, Frank A. Pintar

IMECE 1997; 221-222doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0308

Topics: Cantilevers , Collisions (Physics) , Economics , Motor vehicles , Wounds

Measurements for the In Vitro Failure of Multi-Level Instrumented Cervical Spine

Denis J. DiAngelo, Thomas H. Jansen, Eugene C. Eckstein, Kevin T. Foley, Scott T. Dull

IMECE 1997; 223-224doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0309

Topics: Cervical spine , Failure , Nervous system , Plates (structures) , Plating , Surgery

Positively and Negatively-Charged Ion Exchange Resins: Disparate Effects on Hard Tissue Repair

D. J. Simmons, M. Krukowski, L. X. Bi, E. Mainous

IMECE 1997; 225-226doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0310

Topics: Biological tissues , Ion exchange , Maintenance , Resins , Bone , Tumors , Osteoblasts , Pharmacokinetics

Effect of Cervical Spine Position on Moment-Generating Potentials of Neck Muscles

Siping Li, Anita N. Vasavada, Scott L. Delp

IMECE 1997; 227-228doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0311

Topics: Cervical spine , Muscle , Stability , Geometry , Rotation

Loads on Neck and Head Joints due to G-Y Acceleration

Ali M. Sadegh, Chris Perry, Francis Knox

IMECE 1997; 229-230doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0312

Topics: Stress , Aircraft , Emergencies , Wounds

Cervical Spine Buckling: The Effects of Vertebral Mass and Loading Rate

Roger W. Nightingale, Andrew J. Armstrong, Daniel L. Camacho, Barry S. Myers

IMECE 1997; 231-232doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0313

Topics: Buckling , Cervical spine , Deformation , Wounds

Biodynamics of Cervical Spine Hyperflexion Injuries

Liming M. Voo, Frank A. Pintar, Narayan Yoganandan, Dennis J. Maiman

IMECE 1997; 233-234doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0314

Topics: Cervical spine , Wounds , Biomechanics , Injury mechanisms , Biological tissues , Human spine , Sports , Stress

Response of the Lumbar Spine in Large Compression Loads: Effect of Load Distribution in Neutral Postures

A. Shirazi-Adl, M. Parnianpour

IMECE 1997; 235-236doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0315

Topics: Compression , Lumbar spine , Stress , Gravity (Force) , Accounting , Muscle , Physiology

Dynamic Analysis of 3D Whole-Body Models in Asymmetric Lifting Tasks

Yi-Chun Li, Steven A. Lavender, Raghu N. Natarajan, Gunna B. J. Andersson, Farid M. L. Amirouche

IMECE 1997; 237-238doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0316

Topics: Construction , Dynamic analysis , Fire , Maintenance , Materials handling , Wounds

Evaluation of a Modular Polyaxial Spinal Component With Interlocking Tapers

Dusty A. Needham, Jeffrey P. Rouleau, Dennis J. Buchanan, Robert L. Conta, Jack E. Parr

IMECE 1997; 239-240doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0317

Topics: Compression , Fatigue , Friction , Hoop stress , Instrumentation , Manufacturing , Orthopedics , Physiology , Stress , Tension

Use of Calf Lumbar Spine Models for the Test of Spinal Instrumentation

Tae-Hong Lim, Jason C. Eck, Lee H. Riley, III, Hyroyuki Yoshida

IMECE 1997; 241-242doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0318

Topics: Instrumentation , Lumbar spine , Biomechanics , Human spine , Lumber , Statistical analysis , Stiffness , Testing

Effects of an Anterior Interbody Fusion Device on Bone Density Distributions in the Lumbar Spine

Nicole M. Grosland, Vijay K. Goel, Leon J. Grobler, Steven L. Griffith

IMECE 1997; 243-244doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0319

Topics: Bone , Density , Lumbar spine , Finite element analysis , Biomechanics , Compression , Stability

Implementation of Optimal Feedback Control to Model the Seated Postural Stability of Healthy and Spinal Cord-Injured Subjects

Derek G. Kamper, Mohamad Parnianpour, Kamran Barin, Herman R. Weed

IMECE 1997; 245-246doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0320

Topics: Computers , Feedback , Safety , Spinal cord , Stability , Wounds

The Determination of the Effect of Lift Characteristics on Dynamic Performance Profiles During Manual Material Handling (MMH) Tasks

Kinda A. Khalaf, Mohamad Parnianpour, Patrick J. Sparto, Kamran Barin, Sheldon R. Simon

IMECE 1997; 247-248doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0321

Topics: Materials handling , Cycles , Kinematics , Biomechanics , Statistical analysis , Statistics , Stress

Biofidelity of the Hybrid III Neck for Spinal Trauma Assessment

Anthony Sances, Jr., Liming Voo

IMECE 1997; 249-250doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0322

Topics: Biological tissues , Deformation , Dynamic testing (Materials) , Photography , Shapes , Stress , Wounds

Computer Assisted Modeling and Imaging

Interactive Image Guided Surgery: The Experience of Wayne State University

Qinghang Li, Lucia Zamorano, Zhaowei Jiang, Hans J. Holdener, Paul King, Fernando Diaz

IMECE 1997; 251-252doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0323

Topics: Surgery , Biomedical imaging , Brain , Magnetic resonance imaging , Neurosurgery

Simulating Soft Tissue With a Tactile Shape Display

Dianne T. V. Pawluk, William J. Peine, Parris S. Wellman, Robert D. Howe

IMECE 1997; 253-254doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0324

Topics: Biological tissues , Shapes , Soft tissues , Touch (physiological)

A Parametric Study on Virtual Tumor Detection Within Soft Tissue

Noshir A. Langrana, Wen-Chung Fan, Jumoke Ladeji

IMECE 1997; 255-256doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0325

Topics: Soft tissues , Tumors , Biomedicine , Liver , Surgery , Virtual reality

Biomedical Imaging Analysis and Mesh Generation for Three-Dimensional Finite Element Models

Dale L. Ehnes, James J.-S. Stone, Kai-Nan An

IMECE 1997; 257-258doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0326

Topics: Biomedical imaging , Finite element model , Mesh generation , Finite element analysis , Geometry , Bone , Image processing , Magnetic resonance imaging , Performance

Determining Inertial Properties of Female Adolescents

Beth A. Todd, Tina K. Buckner, Jonathan M. Owens, Stephanie M. Horne, M. Virginia Bennett

IMECE 1997; 259-260doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0327

Topics: Automotive safety , Automotive seats , Belts , Design , Military systems , Restraint systems , Safety , Vehicular collisions , Warfare

Adhesions of the Patellar and Quadriceps Tendons: Mathematical Model Simulations

H. Roglic, S. D. Kwak, J. H. Henry, G. A. Ateshian, W. G. Rodkey, J. R. Steadman, V. C. Mow

IMECE 1997; 261-262doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0328

Topics: Engineering simulation , Simulation , Tendons , Knee , Adhesion , Surgery , Anterior cruciate ligament , Mechanical admittance , Arthroscopy , Biological tissues

Smart Materials in Mechanical Systems, Design, and Rehabilitation

Heart Assist Devices Equipped With Ionic-Polymeric-Platinum Composite Artificial Muscles

Mohsen Shahinpoor

IMECE 1997; 263-264doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0329

Topics: Composite materials , Muscle , Platinum , Aorta , Computers , Design , Generators , Manufacturing , Metallic composites , Modeling

Carbon Based Prosthetic Devices

D. Devlin, D. Carroll, R. Barbero, J. Klawitter, P. Strzepa, W. Ogilive

IMECE 1997; 265doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0330

Topics: Carbon , Prostheses , Bone , Service life (Equipment) , Arthroplasty , Artificial joints , Biomaterials , Biomedicine , Carbon composites , Cements (Adhesives)

Replacement of Biological Parts Using Solid Freeform Fabrication Technologies

R. H. Crawford, J. W. Barlow, J. J. Beaman, D. L. Bourell

IMECE 1997; 267-268doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0331

Topics: Stereolithography , Shapes , Biocompatibility , Biomaterials , Bone , Engineering prototypes , Lasers , Manufacturing , Product quality , Sintering

Design Optimization of a Composite Splint Material for Strength and Thermoformability

Stephen D. Ainsworth, Robert A. Latour, Jr.

IMECE 1997; 269-270doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0332

Topics: Composite materials , Design , Optimization , Fibers , Low temperature , Bending strength , Casting , Elastic moduli , Glass , Musculoskeletal system

Tendon Force Estimates Following Hand Surgery

Edward Peña, David E. Thompson, Roslyn B. Evans

IMECE 1997; 271doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0333

Topics: Surgery , Tendons , Patient treatment , Analytical methods , Failure , Feedback , Graphical user interfaces , Wounds

Similarities Between Gait Adaptations in Preoperative and Postoperative Total Hip Replacement Patients

D. E. Hurwitz, K. C. Foucher, T. P. Andriacchi, A. G. Rosenberg, J. O. Galante

IMECE 1997; 273-274doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0334

Topics: Hip joint prostheses , Joint mechanics , Prostheses

Joint Mechanics: Design Applications

Framework Design for an Orofacial Implant-Supported Prosthesis

Mehran Kasra, James D. Anderson

IMECE 1997; 275-276doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0335

Topics: Design , Prostheses , Bone , Surgery

Accelerometric/Encoder System and Method to Determine Kinematic Parameters During Stationary Holonomic Exercise

Fernando Figueroa, Linda Shackelford, Chee Wee Haw

IMECE 1997; 277-278doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0336

Topics: Kinematics , Errors , Accelerometers , Bicycles , Cycles , Error analysis

Biomechanical Comparison of a New Soft Composite Functional ACL Knee Brace vs. Hard Shell Designs

Gayle Han, Steven B. Mazza, Lisa J. Holt, Joseph Billotti, Noshir A. Langrana, Mark C. Zimmerman

IMECE 1997; 279-280doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0337

Topics: Anterior cruciate ligament , Biomechanics , Bracing (Construction) , Composite materials , Knee , Shells , Design , Displacement , Mechanical testing , Testing

Real-Time Contact Pressure in a Solid Ankle-Foot Orthosis

Michael D. Nowak, Khamis S. Abu-Hasaballah, Paul D. Cooper

IMECE 1997; 281-282doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0338

Topics: Orthotics , Pressure , Design , Diabetes , Instrumentation , Pressure measurement , Stairs , Wear , Weight (Mass)

Articulated External Ankle Fixation: Effect of Hinge Axis Position on Joint Kinetics

Michael Bottlang, J. L. Marsh, T. D. Brown

IMECE 1997; 283-284doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0339

Topics: Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Hinges , Stiffness

Enhanced Solid Ankle-Foot Orthosis Design: Real-Time Contact Pressures Evaluation and Finite Element Analysis

Khamis S. Abu-Hasaballah, Michael D. Nowak, Paul D. Cooper

IMECE 1997; 285-286doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0340

Topics: Design , Finite element analysis , Orthotics , Diabetes , Weight (Mass)

Micro-Electric Mechanical Devices in Bioengineering Design

Microdevices Made by the LIGA Technique for Applications in Minimally Invasive Therapy

Ulrike Wallrabe, Jürgen Mohr, Patrick Ruther, Antonio Ruzzu

IMECE 1997; 287-288doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0341

Topics: Patient treatment , Catheters , Endoscopic devices , Manufacturing , Metals , Polymers , Pumps , Sterilization , Surgical tools , Turbines

The Present and Future of Micromachining in Industrial Production of Surgical Tools

M. J. Tolkoff

IMECE 1997; 289doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0342

Topics: Micromachining , Surgical tools , Biological tissues , Engineers , Maintenance , Valves , Biology , Blood vessels , Bridges (Structures) , Carbon dioxide

A Surgeon’s Perspective on MEMS for Surgery

M. R. Treat

IMECE 1997; 291doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0343

Topics: Microelectromechanical systems , Surgery , Sensors , Biological tissues , Cavities , Force feedback , Surgical tools , Carbon dioxide , Design , Fasteners

A New Linear Stepper Motor Within a Hand Held Surgical Device

Raed N. Rizq, David R. Wulfman, David Peichel, Arthur G. Erdman, Dennis L. Polla

IMECE 1997; 293-294doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0344

Topics: Stepper motors , Surgery , Instrumentation , Displacement , Silicon , Stress

A Procedure to Determine Equilibrium Postural Configurations for Arbitrary Locations of the Feet

L. Javier Gonzalez, S. V. Sreenivasan

IMECE 1997; 353-354doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0369

Topics: Equilibrium (Physics) , Machinery , Rehabilitation devices , Robotics

Orthopaedic Implant Design

Effects of Acetabular Component Lip Design on Dislocation Resistance in THA

Christopher F. Scifert, Thomas D. Brown, Douglas R. Pedersen, John J. Callaghan

IMECE 1997; 295-296doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0345

Topics: Design , Dislocations , Arthroplasty , Failure , Finite element analysis , Surgery

Analysis for Design of a Composite Hip Prosthesis

Makarand G. Joshi, Michael H. Santare, Suresh G. Advani, Freeman Miller

IMECE 1997; 297-298doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0346

Topics: Composite materials , Design , Hip joint prostheses , Bone , Stress , Prostheses , Arthroplasty , Cements (Adhesives) , Muscle , Shear stress

Hip Implant With Metal-on-Metal Articulation: Some Design Aspects

Nazeer H. Shareef, Danny L. Levine, Michel Laurent, Gary Hamman

IMECE 1997; 299-300doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0347

Topics: Design , Hip joint prostheses , Metals , Bearings , Wear , Arthroplasty , Artificial limbs , Orthopedics

Design and Evaluation of a Programmable Triaxial Joint Simulator

Mary K. O’Connell, Susan P. James

IMECE 1997; 301-302doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0348

Topics: Coatings , Design , Modeling , Physiology , Prostheses , Surface finishing

Liner/Shell Load Transfer Mechanisms in a Modular Acetabular Component for Total Hip Replacement

Steven M. Kurtz, Jorge A. Ochoa, Christopher V. White

IMECE 1997; 303-304doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0349

Topics: Hip joint prostheses , Shells , Stress , Metals , Design , Manufacturing

A Method for Determining the Anterior-Posterior Motion of Tibiofemoral Contact During Simulated Gait in Total Knee Arthroplasty

V. B. Sheshadri, P. J. Rullkoetter, B. M. Hillberry

IMECE 1997; 305-306doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0350

Topics: Arthroplasty , Artificial limbs , Design , Knee , Risk

Plastics in Orthopaedic Implants

Small Punch Testing for Characterization of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Used in Total Joint Replacements

Steven M. Kurtz, Charles W. Jewett, Jude R. Foulds, Sanjeev Srivastav, Avram A. Edidin

IMECE 1997; 307-308doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0351

Topics: Arthroplasty , Molecular weight , Testing , Density , Mechanical properties , Sterilization

The Effect of Femoral Component Rotation on the Stresses in an UHMWPE Patellar Prosthesis: A Finite Element Study

Anthony J. Petrella, Harry E. Rubash, Mark C. Miller

IMECE 1997; 309-310doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0352

Topics: Finite element analysis , Prostheses , Rotation , Stress , Finite element model , Kinematics , Knee joint prostheses , Physiology

An Elastic-Plastic Material Model for the True Stress-Strain Behavior of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene in Tension and Compression

Steven M. Kurtz, Charles W. Jewett, John E. Moalli, Avram A. Edidin

IMECE 1997; 311-312doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0353

Topics: Compression , Molecular weight , Stress , Tension , Arthroplasty , Orthopedics , Stress-strain curves

Finite Element and Experimental Test Results for Peek Composite Intramedullary Implants

Amy A. Corvelli, Paul J. Biermann, Jack C. Roberts

IMECE 1997; 313-314doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0354

Topics: Composite materials , Finite element analysis , Bone , Finite element model , Orthopedics , Stiffness , Stress , Titanium

Friction Properties at Polyethylene-Metal Interface in Total Joint Arthroplasty

A. Hashemi, M. Dammak, A. Shirazi-Adl, D. J. Zukor

IMECE 1997; 315-316doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0355

Topics: Arthroplasty , Friction , Metals , Wear , Artificial joints , Bearings , Bone , Damage , Fracture toughness , Molecular weight

A Relationship Between Frontal Plane Geometry and Contact Stress Distribution in a UHMWPE of a TKR Component

R. N. Natarajan, B. J. Beard, T. P. Andriacchi

IMECE 1997; 317-318doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0356

Topics: Geometry , Stress concentration , Deformation , Bearings , Finite element model , Molecular weight

Orthopaedic Biomaterials

Alternative Bearing Surfaces for Arthroplasty

Robin M. Graham, Martine LaBerge

IMECE 1997; 319-320doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0357

Topics: Arthroplasty , Bearings , Elastomers , Lubrication , Wear , Coatings , Biological tissues , Chemistry , Deformation , Elastic moduli

Osseocompatibility Tests: Do Biomechanical Factors Influence the Results?

Vasanti M. Gharpuray, Laura E. Kerns, Sean Zyblewski, Mark J. Hiatt, Ming Zhuang, Dennis L. Powers

IMECE 1997; 321-322doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0358

Topics: Biomaterials , Biomechanics , Bone

A Fracture Toughness Test of Bone-Biomaterial Interfaces Under Mixed Mode Loading Conditions

X. D. Wang, C. M. Agrawal

IMECE 1997; 323-324doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0359

Topics: Biomaterials , Bone , Fracture toughness , Orthopedics , Artificial limbs , Bonding , Cements (Adhesives) , Dental materials , Fracture mechanics , Numerical analysis

Relations Between Trabecular Bone Properties and MRI Relaxation Times

H. Hogan, C. Lin, C. Ambrose, H. Evans, T. Harrigan, L. Shackelford, A. LeBlanc

IMECE 1997; 325-326doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0360

Topics: Bone , Magnetic resonance imaging , Relaxation (Physics) , Imaging , Density , Mechanical properties , Osteoporosis , Signals , Weightlessness

Fatigue Properties of Acrylic Bone Cement as Improved by Processing Technique: A Review of Concepts

Benjamin R. Furman, Subrata Saha

IMECE 1997; 327-328doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0361

Topics: Bone , Cements (Adhesives) , Fatigue properties , Arthroplasty , Fibers , Porosity

Improved Mechanical Properties of Bone Cement by Ultrasonic Vibration

Subrata Saha

IMECE 1997; 329-330doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0362

Topics: Bone , Cements (Adhesives) , Mechanical properties , Vibration , Bubbles , Porosity , Arthroplasty , Hardening (Curing) , Maintenance , Polymers

Cardiovascular Biomaterials

New Fabrication Techniques for Polymeric Intravascular Coronary Artery Stents

Kevin D. Nelson, Solomon Su, Anagha R. Phansalkar, Andres A. Romero, Yun-Wei Ye, Robert C. Eberhart, Charles Landau, Robert S. Meidell

IMECE 1997; 331-332doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0363

Topics: Coronary arteries , Manufacturing , Stents , Collapse , Drug delivery systems , Drugs , Pressure

Degradation of Poly(L-Lactic Acid) Monofilaments for Experimental Intravascular Stent Designs

Kevin D. Nelson, Anagha R. Phansalkar, Andres A. Romero, Yun-Wei Ye, Robert C. Eberhart, Charles Landau, Robert S. Meidell

IMECE 1997; 333-334doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0364

Topics: Stents , Metals , Stress , Biological tissues , Coronary arteries , Corrosion , Damage , Metal fatigue

A Micro-Structural Constitutive Model for Chemically Treated Bovine Pericardium

Michael S. Sacks

IMECE 1997; 335-336doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0365

Topics: Constitutive equations , Durability , Biological tissues , Damage , Fluids , Heart valve prostheses , Manufacturing , Mechanical behavior , Valves

A Dynamic Computed Tomography Technique for In Vitro Measurements of Local Aortic Elastic Modulus

Mark Lee, Maria Drangova, David Holdsworth

IMECE 1997; 337-338doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0366

Topics: Computerized tomography , Elastic moduli , Atherosclerosis , Materials properties , Physiology , Pressure , Resolution (Optics) , Vessels

Effect of Chemical Fixation on the Fiber Kinematics of Bovine Pericardium

Kristen L. Billiar, Michael S. Sacks

IMECE 1997; 339-340doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0367

Topics: Fibers , Kinematics , Cardiovascular system , Light scattering , Modeling

Material Tissue Interfaces of New Biostable Polymers

S. R. Greenbaum, S. J. Zambo

IMECE 1997; 341-352doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0368

Topics: Biological tissues , Polymers , Arthroplasty , Pacemakers , Stents , Urethane elastomers