...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...

..., 2018; published online August 20, 2018. 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...

... 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...

... of the original i th stress component ( i  =  r , θ , z ). Manuscript received November 9, 2017; final manuscript received May 4, 2018; published online July 2, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Seungik Baek. 09 11 2017 04 05 2018 Biomaterials Biomechanics Knowledge...

...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...

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.... 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...

.... 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 such as osteoporosis and osteogenesis imperfecta accelerate bone deterioration thereby...

... 2017 02 02 2018 Bioinstrumentation Biomaterials Biomechanics Measurements Treatment strategy involving scaffold implants and cell delivery has been proposed to aid restoration of the biomechanics of intervertebral disk (IVD) via contributing to the repair of degenerated IVD [ 1...

... 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...

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... are nonlinear. In the most general sense, nonlinearity implies a nonproportional relationship between components of the stress tensor and components of the deformation gradient tensor. For biomaterials, nonlinearity is typically understood in terms of the stress–strain curve in uniform tension or simple shear...

... 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...

... herein along with important questions yet to be addressed, are discussed. 1 Corresponding author. Manuscript received June 30, 2017; final manuscript received December 12, 2017; published online January 18, 2018. Editor: Victor H. Barocas. 30 06 2017 12 12 2017 Biomaterials...

... online January 17, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Kenneth Fischer. 10 03 2017 20 10 2017 Biomaterials Biomechanics Physiological systems When treating the vGRF as a single time-series profile, several case-control studies have observed that runners with a history of stress fracture...

... Biomaterials Biological systems design Biological systems control Connective tissue generally contains a random three-dimensional or quasi-two-dimensional (2D) collagen network. The cruciate ligament contains 78% collagen by dry weight, the meniscus contains 90%, skin 65%, and tendon 78% [ 1...

... received December 7, 2017; published online January 12, 2018. Editor: Victor H. Barocas. 16 10 2017 07 12 2017 Biomaterials Biomechanics Cellular mechanics Biomechanics and bioengineering research has been on-going in most developed countries, at least sporadically, for over...