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Gómez-Garraza S, de Santos R, Infante-García D, Marco M. Visco-hyperelastic material model fitting to experimental stress-strain curves using a genetic algorithm and its application to soft tissue simulants. Sci Rep 2024; 14:18026. [PMID: 39098981 PMCID: PMC11298554 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67603-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
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Ballistic impacts on human thorax without penetration can produce severe injuries or even death of the carrier. Soft tissue finite element models must capture the non-linear elasticity and strain-rate dependence to accurately estimate the dynamic human mechanical response. The objective of this work is the calibration of a visco-hyperelastic model for soft tissue simulants. Material model parameters have been calculated by fitting experimental stress-strain relations obtained from the literature using genetic algorithms. Several parametric analyses have been carried out during the definition of the optimization algorithm. In this way, we were able to study different optimization strategies to improve the convergence and accuracy of the final result. Finally, the genetic algorithm has been applied to calibrate two different soft tissue simulants: ballistic gelatin and styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene. The algorithm is able to calculate the constants for visco-hyperelastic constitutive equations with high accuracy. Regarding synthetic stress-strain curves, a short computational time has been shown when using the semi-free strategy, leading to high precision results in stress-strain curves. The algorithm developed in this work, whose code is included as supplementary material for the reader use, can be applied to calibrate visco-hyperelastic parameters from stress-strain relations under different strain rates. The semi-free relaxation time strategy has shown to obtain more accurate results and shorter convergence times than the other strategies studied. It has been also shown that the understanding of the constitutive models and the complexity of the stress-strain objective curves is crucial for the accuracy of the method.
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- Samuel Gómez-Garraza
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. de la Universidad 30, 28911, Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. de la Universidad 30, 28911, Leganés, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials, Institute of Mechanical and Biomechanical Engineering-I2MB, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. de la Universidad 30, 28911, Leganés, Madrid, Spain.
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McLean J, Fereydoonpour M, Ziejewski M, Karami G. Modal Analysis of the Human Brain Using Dynamic Mode Decomposition. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:604. [PMID: 38927840 PMCID: PMC11200981 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11060604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The majority of observations and criteria related to brain injuries predominantly focus on acceleration and forces, leaving the understanding of the brain in the frequency domain relatively limited. The impact of an injury can be more profound when considering the brain's resonant frequencies in conjunction with external applied loading and motion. This paper employs a finite element method to conduct an analysis of a human brain under impacts from various angles on the human head. A numerical technique, specifically dynamic mode decomposition (DMD), is utilized to extract modal properties for brain tissue in regions proximate to the corpus callosum and brain stem. Three distinct modal frequencies have been identified, spanning the ranges of 44-68 Hz, 68-155 Hz, and 114-299 Hz. The findings underscore the significance of impact angle, displacement direction, and the specific region of the brain in influencing the modal response of brain tissue during an impact event.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, USA; (J.M.); (M.F.); (M.Z.)
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Pydi YS, Nath A, Chawla A, Mukherjee S, Lalwani S, Malhotra R, Datla NV. Strain-rate-dependent material properties of human lung parenchymal tissue using inverse finite element approach. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2023; 22:2083-2096. [PMID: 37535253 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-023-01751-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Automobile crashes and blunt trauma often lead to life-threatening thoracic injuries, especially to the lung tissues. These injuries can be simulated using finite element-based human body models that need dynamic material properties of lung tissue. The strain-rate-dependent material parameters of human parenchymal tissues were determined in this study using uniaxial quasi-static (1 mm/s) and dynamic (1.6, 3, and 5 m/s) compression tests. A bilinear material model was used to capture the nonlinear behavior of the lung tissue, which was implemented using a user-defined material in LS-DYNA. Inverse mapping using genetic algorithm-based optimization of all experimental data with the corresponding FE models yielded a set of strain-rate-dependent material parameters. The bilinear material parameters are obtained for the strain rates of 0.1, 100, 300, and 500 s-1. The estimated elastic modulus increased from 43 to 153 kPa, while the toe strain reduced from 0.39 to 0.29 when the strain rate was increased from 0.1 to 500 s-1. The optimized bilinear material properties of parenchymal tissue exhibit a piecewise linear relationship with the strain rate.
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- Yeswanth S Pydi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Forensic Science and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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Saeidi S, Kainz MP, Dalbosco M, Terzano M, Holzapfel GA. Histology-informed multiscale modeling of human brain white matter. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19641. [PMID: 37949949 PMCID: PMC10638412 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46600-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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In this study, we propose a novel micromechanical model for the brain white matter, which is described as a heterogeneous material with a complex network of axon fibers embedded in a soft ground matrix. We developed this model in the framework of RVE-based multiscale theories in combination with the finite element method and the embedded element technique for embedding the fibers. Microstructural features such as axon diameter, orientation and tortuosity are incorporated into the model through distributions derived from histological data. The constitutive law of both the fibers and the matrix is described by isotropic one-term Ogden functions. The hyperelastic response of the tissue is derived by homogenizing the microscopic stress fields with multiscale boundary conditions to ensure kinematic compatibility. The macroscale homogenized stress is employed in an inverse parameter identification procedure to determine the hyperelastic constants of axons and ground matrix, based on experiments on human corpus callosum. Our results demonstrate the fundamental effect of axon tortuosity on the mechanical behavior of the brain's white matter. By combining histological information with the multiscale theory, the proposed framework can substantially contribute to the understanding of mechanotransduction phenomena, shed light on the biomechanics of a healthy brain, and potentially provide insights into neurodegenerative processes.
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- Saeideh Saeidi
- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
- GRANTE - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
- Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.
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Morrison O, Destrade M, Tripathi BB. An atlas of the heterogeneous viscoelastic brain with local power-law attenuation synthesised using Prony-series. Acta Biomater 2023; 169:66-87. [PMID: 37507033 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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This review addresses the acute need to acknowledge the mechanical heterogeneity of brain matter and to accurately calibrate its local viscoelastic material properties accordingly. Specifically, it is important to compile the existing and disparate literature on attenuation power-laws and dispersion to make progress in wave physics of brain matter, a field of research that has the potential to explain the mechanisms at play in diffuse axonal injury and mild traumatic brain injury in general. Currently, viscous effects in the brain are modelled using Prony-series, i.e., a sum of decaying exponentials at different relaxation times. Here we collect and synthesise the Prony-series coefficients appearing in the literature for twelve regions: brainstem, basal ganglia, cerebellum, corona radiata, corpus callosum, cortex, dentate gyrus, hippocampus, thalamus, grey matter, white matter, homogeneous brain, and for eight different mammals: pig, rat, human, mouse, cow, sheep, monkey and dog. Using this data, we compute the fractional-exponent attenuation power-laws for different tissues of the brain, the corresponding dispersion laws resulting from causality, and the averaged Prony-series coefficients. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Traumatic brain injuries are considered a silent epidemic and finite element methods (FEMs) are used in modelling brain deformation, requiring access to viscoelastic properties of brain. To the best of our knowledge, this work presents 1) the first multi-frequency viscoelastic atlas of the heterogeneous brain, 2) the first review focusing on viscoelastic modelling in both FEMs and experimental works, 3) the first attempt to conglomerate the disparate existing literature on the viscoelastic modelling of the brain and 4) the largest collection of viscoelastic parameters for the brain (212 different Prony-series spanning 12 different tissues and 8 different animal surrogates). Furthermore, this work presents the first brain atlas of attenuation power-laws essential for modelling shear waves in brain.
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- Oisín Morrison
- School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
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He G, Xia B, Feng Y, Chen Y, Fan L, Zhang D. Modeling the damage-induced softening behavior of brain white matter using a coupled hyperelasticty-damage model. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 141:105753. [PMID: 36898357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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White matter in the brain is structurally anisotropic consisting of large bundle of aligned axonal fibers. Hyperelastic, transversely isotropic constitutive models are typically used in the modeling and simulation of such tissues. However, most studies constrain the material models to describe the mechanical behavior of white matter in the limit of small deformation, without considering the experimentally observed damage initiation and damage-induced material softening in large strain regime. In this study, we extend a previously developed transversely isotropic hyperelasticity model for white matter by coupling it with damage equations within the framework of thermodynamics and using continuum damage mechanics method. Two homogeneous deformation cases are used to demonstrate the proposed model's capability in capturing the damage-induced softening behaviors of white matter under uniaxial loading and simple shear, along with the investigation of fiber orientation effect on such behaviors and material stiffness. As a demonstration case of inhomogeneous deformation, the proposed model is also implemented into finite element codes to reproduce the experimental data (nonlinear material behavior and damage initiation) from an indentation configuration of porcine white matter. Good agreement between numerical results and experimental data is achieved indicating the potential of the proposed model in characterizing the mechanical behaviors of white matter considering damage at large strain.
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- Ge He
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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Bioactive injectable hydrogels for on demand molecule/cell delivery and for tissue regeneration in the central nervous system. Acta Biomater 2022; 140:88-101. [PMID: 34852302 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.11.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Currently there are no potential curative therapies that can improve the central nervous system (CNS) regeneration after traumatic injuries or diseases. Indeed, the regeneration of CNS is greatly impaired by limited drug penetration across the blood brain barrier (BBB), poor drug targeting, deficient progenitor neural cells and limited proliferation of mature neural cells. To overcome these limitations, bioengineered injectable hydrogels in combination with drug and cell therapy have been proposed to mimic the complexity of the CNS microenvironment and architecture. Additionally, to enhance relevant CNS regeneration, proper biophysical and biochemical cues are needed. Recently, great efforts have been devoted to tailor stimuli-responsive hydrogels as novel carrier systems which are able to guide neural tissue regeneration. This review provides an extensive overview on the most promising injectable hydrogels for neural tissue engineering. A special emphasis is made to highlight the ability of these hydrogels to deliver bioactive compounds/cells upon the exposure to internal and external stimuli. Bioactive injectable hydrogels have a broad application in central nervous system's (CNS) regeneration. This review gives an overview of the latest pioneering approaches in CNS recovery using stimuli-responsive hydrogels for several neurodegenerative disorders. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This review summarizes the latest innovations on bioactive injectable hydrogels, focusing on tailoring internal/external stimuli-responsive hydrogels for the new injectable systems design, able to guide neural tissue response. The purpose is to highlight the advantages and the limitations of thermo-responsive, photo responsive, magnetic responsive, electric responsive, ultrasound responsive and enzymes-triggered injectable hydrogels in developing customizable neurotherapies. We believe that this comprehensive review will help in identifying the strengths and gaps in the existing literature and to further support the use of injectable hydrogels in stimulating CNS regeneration.
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Zhang D, Zhang H, Tian L, Zheng Y, Fu C, Zhai C, Li L. Exploring the Biomechanical Properties of the Human Cornea In Vivo Based on Corvis ST. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:771763. [PMID: 34869287 PMCID: PMC8637821 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.771763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to provide a method to determine corneal nonlinear viscoelastic properties based on the output data of corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology (Corvis ST). Methods: The Corvis ST data from 18 eyes of 12 healthy humans were collected. Based on the air-puff pressure and the corneal displacement from the Corvis ST test of normal human eyes, the work done by the air-puff attaining the whole corneal displacement was obtained. By applying a visco-hyperelastic strain energy density function of the cornea, in which the first-order Prony relaxation function and the first-order Ogden strain energy were employed, the corneal strain energy during the Corvis ST test was calculated. Then the work done by the air-puff attaining the whole corneal displacement was completely regarded as the strain energy of the cornea. The identification of the nonlinear viscoelastic parameters was carried out by optimizing the sum of difference squares of the work and the strain energy using the genetic algorithm. Results: The visco-hyperelastic model gave a good fit to the data of corneal strain energy with time during the Corvis ST test (R2 > 0.95). The determined Ogden model parameter μ ranged from 0.42 to 0.74 MPa, and α ranged from 32.76 to 55.63. The parameters A and τ in the first-order Prony function were 0.09–0.36 and 1.21–1.95 ms, respectively. Conclusion: It is feasible to determine the corneal nonlinear viscoelastic properties based on the corneal contour information and air-puff pressure of the Corvis ST test.
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- Di Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Fundamental Research on Biomechanics in Clinical Application, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Fundamental Research on Biomechanics in Clinical Application, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beihang University and Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Fundamental Research on Biomechanics in Clinical Application, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Subramaniam DR, Unnikrishnan G, Sundaramurthy A, Rubio JE, Kote VB, Reifman J. Cerebral Vasculature Influences Blast-Induced Biomechanical Responses of Human Brain Tissue. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:744808. [PMID: 34805106 PMCID: PMC8599150 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.744808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Multiple finite-element (FE) models to predict the biomechanical responses in the human brain resulting from the interaction with blast waves have established the importance of including the brain-surface convolutions, the major cerebral veins, and using non-linear brain-tissue properties to improve model accuracy. We hypothesize that inclusion of a more detailed network of cerebral veins and arteries can further enhance the model-predicted biomechanical responses and help identify correlates of blast-induced brain injury. To more comprehensively capture the biomechanical responses of human brain tissues to blast-wave exposure, we coupled a three-dimensional (3-D) detailed-vasculature human-head FE model, previously validated for blunt impact, with a 3-D shock-tube FE model. Using the coupled model, we computed the biomechanical responses of a human head facing an incoming blast wave for blast overpressures (BOPs) equivalent to 68, 83, and 104 kPa. We validated our FE model, which includes the detailed network of cerebral veins and arteries, the gyri and the sulci, and hyper-viscoelastic brain-tissue properties, by comparing the model-predicted intracranial pressure (ICP) values with previously collected data from shock-tube experiments performed on cadaver heads. In addition, to quantify the influence of including a more comprehensive network of brain vessels, we compared the biomechanical responses of our detailed-vasculature model with those of a reduced-vasculature model and a no-vasculature model for the same blast-loading conditions. For the three BOPs, the predicted ICP values matched well with the experimental results in the frontal lobe, with peak-pressure differences of 4-11% and phase-shift differences of 9-13%. As expected, incorporating the detailed cerebral vasculature did not influence the ICP, however, it redistributed the peak brain-tissue strains by as much as 30% and yielded peak strain differences of up to 7%. When compared to existing reduced-vasculature FE models that only include the major cerebral veins, our high-fidelity model redistributed the brain-tissue strains in most of the brain, highlighting the importance of including a detailed cerebral vessel network in human-head FE models to more comprehensively account for the biomechanical responses induced by blast exposure.
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- Dhananjay Radhakrishnan Subramaniam
- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, MD, United States
- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, MD, United States
- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, MD, United States
- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, MD, United States
- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, MD, United States
- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Defense Biotechnology High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, MD, United States
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Singh G, Chanda A. Mechanical properties of whole-body soft human tissues: a review. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 34587593 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac2b7a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The mechanical properties of soft tissues play a key role in studying human injuries and their mitigation strategies. While such properties are indispensable for computational modelling of biological systems, they serve as important references in loading and failure experiments, and also for the development of tissue simulants. To date, experimental studies have measured the mechanical properties of peripheral tissues (e.g. skin)in-vivoand limited internal tissuesex-vivoin cadavers (e.g. brain and the heart). The lack of knowledge on a majority of human tissues inhibit their study for applications ranging from surgical planning, ballistic testing, implantable medical device development, and the assessment of traumatic injuries. The purpose of this work is to overcome such challenges through an extensive review of the literature reporting the mechanical properties of whole-body soft tissues from head to toe. Specifically, the available linear mechanical properties of all human tissues were compiled. Non-linear biomechanical models were also introduced, and the soft human tissues characterized using such models were summarized. The literature gaps identified from this work will help future biomechanical studies on soft human tissue characterization and the development of accurate medical models for the study and mitigation of injuries.
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- Gurpreet Singh
- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, India
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