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Lama M, Raveendranathan B, Brun J, Fernandes FM, Boissière C, Nassif N, Marcellan A. Biomimetic Tough Gels with Weak Bonds Unravel the Role of Collagen from Fibril to Suprafibrillar Self-Assembly. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2000435. [PMID: 33881218 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202000435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Biological tissues rich in type I collagen exhibit specific hierarchical fibrillar structures together with remarkable mechanical toughness. However, the role of collagen alone in their mechanical response at different structural levels is not fully understood. Here, it is proposed to rationalize such challenging interplay from a materials science perspective through the subtle control of this protein self-assembly in vitro. It is relied on a spray-processing approach to readily use the collagen phase diagram and set a palette of biomimetic self-assembled collagen gels in terms of suprafibrillar organization. Their mechanical responses unveil the involvement of mechanisms occurring either at fibrillar or suprafibrillar scales. Noticeably, both modulus at early stage of deformations and tensile toughness probe the suprafibrillar organization, while durability under cyclic loading and stress relaxation reflect mechanisms at the fibril level. By changing the physicochemical environment, the interfibrillar interactions are modified toward more biomimetic mechanical responses. The possibility of making tissue-like materials with versatile compositions and toughness opens perspectives in tissue engineering.
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- Milena Lama
- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, F-75005, France.,Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 10 rue Vauquelin, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, F-75005, France.,Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 10 rue Vauquelin, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 10 rue Vauquelin, Paris, F-75005, France.,Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), 1, rue Descartes, Paris, F-75005, France
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Luo Y, Bresee CS, Rudnicki JW, Hartmann MJZ. Constraints on the deformation of the vibrissa within the follicle. PLoS Comput Biol 2021; 17:e1007887. [PMID: 33793548 PMCID: PMC8016108 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Nearly all mammals have a vibrissal system specialized for tactile sensation, composed of whiskers growing from sensor-rich follicles in the skin. When a whisker deflects against an object, it deforms within the follicle and exerts forces on the mechanoreceptors inside. In addition, during active whisking behavior, muscle contractions around the follicle and increases in blood pressure in the ring sinus will affect the whisker deformation profile. To date, however, it is not yet possible to experimentally measure how the whisker deforms in an intact follicle or its effects on different groups of mechanoreceptors. The present study develops a novel model to predict vibrissal deformation within the follicle sinus complex. The model is based on experimental results from a previous ex vivo study on whisker deformation within the follicle, and on a new histological analysis of follicle tissue. It is then used to simulate whisker deformation within the follicle during passive touch and active whisking. Results suggest that the most likely whisker deformation profile is “S-shaped,” crossing the midline of the follicle right below the ring sinus. Simulations of active whisking indicate that an increase in overall muscle stiffness, an increase in the ratio between deep and superficial intrinsic muscle stiffness, and an increase in sinus blood pressure will all enhance tactile sensitivity. Finally, we discuss how the deformation profiles might map to the responses of primary afferents of each mechanoreceptor type. The mechanical model presented in this study is an important first step in simulating mechanical interactions within whisker follicles. Many mammals rely on whiskers as a mode of tactile sensation, especially when exploring in darkness. Active, rhythmic protraction and retraction of the whiskers, commonly referred to as “whisking,” is observed among many whisker specialist animals. During whisker-based sensing, forces and moments generated by external stimuli are transmitted to the base of the whisker shaft inside the follicle. Within the follicle, the interaction between the whisker’s deformation and the surrounding tissue determines how different groups of mechanoreceptors will deform, thereby transducing the mechanical signals into electrical signals. However, it is not yet possible to experimentally measure this interaction in vivo. We therefore created a mechanical model of the follicle sinus complex to simulate whisker deformation within the follicle resulting from external whisker deflection. Our results provide the first estimate of whisker shape as it deforms in the follicle, during both passive touch and active whisking. In turn, these shape estimates allow us to predict how the whisker will deform against different types of mechanoreceptors at different locations within the follicle. In addition, we find that both intrinsic muscle contraction and an increase in blood pressure will improve the tactile sensitivity of the whisker system.
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- Yifu Luo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
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- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
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Eulálio HYC, Vieira M, Fideles TB, Tomás H, Silva SML, Peniche CA, Fook MVL. Physicochemical Properties and Cell Viability of Shrimp Chitosan Films as Affected by Film Casting Solvents. I-Potential Use as Wound Dressing. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E5005. [PMID: 33172010 PMCID: PMC7664222 DOI: 10.3390/ma13215005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chitosan solubility in aqueous organic acids has been widely investigated. However, most of the previous works have been done with plasticized chitosan films and using acetic acid as the film casting solvent. In addition, the properties of these films varied among studies, since they are influenced by different factors such as the chitin source used to produce chitosan, the processing variables involved in the conversion of chitin into chitosan, chitosan properties, types of acids used to dissolve chitosan, types and amounts of plasticizers and the film preparation method. Therefore, this work aimed to prepare chitosan films by the solvent casting method, using chitosan derived from Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp shell waste, and five different organic acids (acetic, lactic, maleic, tartaric, and citric acids) without plasticizer, in order to evaluate the effect of organic acid type and chitosan source on physicochemical properties, degradation and cytotoxicity of these chitosan films. The goal was to select the best suited casting solvent to develop wound dressing from shrimp chitosan films. Shrimp chitosan films were analyzed in terms of their qualitative assessment, thickness, water vapor permeability (WVP), water vapor transmission rate (WVTR), wettability, tensile properties, degradation in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and cytotoxicity towards human fibroblasts using the resazurin reduction method. Regardless of the acid type employed in film preparation, all films were transparent and slightly yellowish, presented homogeneous surfaces, and the thickness was compatible with the epidermis thickness. However, only the ones prepared with maleic acid presented adequate characteristics of WVP, WVTR, wettability, degradability, cytotoxicity and good tensile properties for future application as a wound dressing material. The findings of this study contributed not only to select the best suited casting solvent to develop chitosan films for wound dressing but also to normalize a solubilization protocol for chitosan, derived from Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp shell waste, which can be used in the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Hugo Yves C. Eulálio
- Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, PB, Brazil; (H.Y.C.E.); (S.M.L.S.)
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- Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal; (M.V.); (H.T.)
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- Coordenação Geral de Inovação Tecnológica na Saúde-CGITS, Departamento de Gestão e Incorporação de Tecnologias e Inovação em Saúde-DGITIS da Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e Insumos Estratégicos do Ministério da Saúde SCTIE/MS, 70058-900 Brasília, Brazil;
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- Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal; (M.V.); (H.T.)
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- Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, PB, Brazil; (H.Y.C.E.); (S.M.L.S.)
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- Centro de Biomateriales, Universidad de La Habana, 10400 La Habana, Cuba;
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- Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, PB, Brazil; (H.Y.C.E.); (S.M.L.S.)
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Histological and mechanical evaluation of antifreeze peptide (Afp1m) cryopreserved skin grafts post transplantation in a rat model. Cryobiology 2018; 82:27-36. [PMID: 29679551 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of Afp1m as a cryopreservative agent for skin by examining the transplanted skin histological architecture and mechanical properties following subzero cryopreservation. Thirty four (34) rats with an average weight of 208 ± 31 g (mean ± SD), were used. Twenty four (n = 24) rats were equally divided into four groups: (i) immediate non-cryopreserved skin autografts (onto same site), (ii) immediate non-cryopreserved skin autografts (onto different sites), (iii) skin autografts cryopreserved with glycerol for 72 h and (iv) skin autografts cryopreserved with Afp1m for 72 h at -4 °C. Rounded shaped full-thickness 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter skin was excised from backs of rats for the autograft transplantation. Non-cryopreserved or cryopreserved auto skin graft were positioned onto the wound defects and stitched. Non-transplanted cryopreserved and non-cryopreserved skin strips from other ten rats (n = 10) were allowed for comparative biomechanical test. All skin grafts were subjected to histological and mechanical examinations at the end of day 21. Histological results revealed that tissue architecture especially the epidermal integrity and dermal-epidermal junction of the Afp1m cryopreserved skin grafts exhibited better histological appearance, good preservation of tissue architecture and structural integrity than glycerolized skin. However, there was no significant difference among these groups in other histological criteria. There were no significant differences among the 4 groups in skin graft mechanical properties namely maximum load. In conclusion, Afp1m were found to be able to preserve the microstructure as well as the viability and function of the skin destined for skin transplantation when was kept at -4 °C for 72 h.
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The mechanical properties of the skin are important for various applications. Numerous tests have been conducted to characterize the mechanical behavior of this tissue, and this article presents a review on different experimental methods used. A discussion on the general mechanical behavior of the skin, including nonlinearity, viscoelasticity, anisotropy, loading history dependency, failure properties, and aging effects, is presented. Finally, commonly used constitutive models for simulating the mechanical response of skin are discussed in the context of representing the empirically observed behavior.
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- Hamed Joodaki
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Karimi A, Rahmati SM, Sera T, Kudo S, Navidbakhsh M. A Combination of Constitutive Damage Model and Artificial Neural Networks to Characterize the Mechanical Properties of the Healthy and Atherosclerotic Human Coronary Arteries. Artif Organs 2017; 41:E103-E117. [PMID: 28150399 DOI: 10.1111/aor.12855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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It has been indicated that the content and structure of the elastin and collagen of the arterial wall can subject to a significant alteration due to the atherosclerosis. Consequently, a high tissue stiffness, stress, and even damage/rupture are triggered in the arterial wall. Although many studies so far have been conducted to quantify the mechanical properties of the coronary arteries, none of them consider the role of collagen damage of the healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arterial walls. Recently, a fiber family-based constitutive equation was proposed to capture the anisotropic mechanical response of the healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries via both the histostructural and uniaxial data. In this study, experimental mechanical measurements along with histological data of the healthy and atherosclerotic arterial walls were employed to determine the constitutive damage parameters and remodeling of the collagen fibers. To do this, the preconditioned arterial tissues were excised from human cadavers within 5-h postmortem, and the mean angle of their collagen fibers was precisely determined. Thereafter, a group of quasistatic axial and circumferential loadings were applied to the arterial walls, and the constrained nonlinear minimization method was employed to identify the arterial parameters according to the axial and circumferential extension data. The remodeling of the collagen fibers during the tensile test was also predicted via Artificial Neural Networks algorithm. Regardless of loading direction, the results presented a noteworthy load-bearing capability and stiffness of the atherosclerotic arteries compared to the healthy ones (P < 0.005). Theoretical fiber angles were found to be consistent with the experimental histological data with less than 2 and 5° difference for the healthy and atherosclerotic arterial walls, respectively. The pseudoelastic damage model data were also compared with that of the experimental data, and interestingly, the arterial mechanical behavior for both the primary loading (up to the elastic region) and the discontinuous softening (up to the ultimate stress) was well addressed. The proposed model predicted well the mechanical response of the arterial tissue considering the damage of collagen fibers for both the healthy and atherosclerotic arterial walls.
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- Alireza Karimi
- Tissue Engineering and Biological Systems Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology.,Basir Eye Health Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Tissue Engineering and Biological Systems Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology
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Griffin M, Premakumar Y, Seifalian A, Butler PE, Szarko M. Biomechanical Characterization of Human Soft Tissues Using Indentation and Tensile Testing. J Vis Exp 2016. [PMID: 28060331 PMCID: PMC5226394 DOI: 10.3791/54872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Regenerative medicine aims to engineer materials to replace or restore damaged or diseased organs. The mechanical properties of such materials should mimic the human tissues they are aiming to replace; to provide the required anatomical shape, the materials must be able to sustain the mechanical forces they will experience when implanted at the defect site. Although the mechanical properties of tissue-engineered scaffolds are of great importance, many human tissues that undergo restoration with engineered materials have not been fully biomechanically characterized. Several compressive and tensile protocols are reported for evaluating materials, but with large variability it is difficult to compare results between studies. Further complicating the studies is the often destructive nature of mechanical testing. Whilst an understanding of tissue failure is important, it is also important to have knowledge of the elastic and viscoelastic properties under more physiological loading conditions. This report aims to provide a minimally destructive protocol to evaluate the compressive and tensile properties of human soft tissues. As examples of this technique, the tensile testing of skin and the compressive testing of cartilage are described. These protocols can also be directly applied to synthetic materials to ensure that the mechanical properties are similar to the native tissue. Protocols to assess the mechanical properties of human native tissue will allow a benchmark by which to create suitable tissue-engineered substitutes.
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- Michelle Griffin
- Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London (UCL);
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- Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London (UCL)
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- Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London (UCL); Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department, Royal Free Hospital
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Karimi A, Rahmati SM, Navidbakhsh M. Mechanical characterization of the rat and mice skin tissues using histostructural and uniaxial data. Bioengineered 2016; 6:153-60. [PMID: 25837446 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2015.1036202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The skin tissue has been shown to behave like a nonlinear anisotropic material. This study was aimed to employ a constitutive fiber family equation to characterize the nonlinear anisotropic mechanical behavior of the rat and mice skin tissues in different anatomical locations, including the abdomen and back, using histostructural and uniaxial data. The rat and mice skin tissues were excised from the animals' body and then the histological analyses were performed on each skin type to determine the mean fiber orientation angle. Afterward, the preconditioned skin tissues were subjected to a series of quasi-static axial and circumferential loads until the incidence of failure. The crucial role of fiber orientation was explicitly added into a proposed strain energy density function. The material coefficients were determined using the constrained nonlinear optimization method based on the axial and circumferential extension data of the rat and mice samples at different anatomical locations. The material coefficients of the skins were given with R(2) ≥ 0.998. The results revealed a significant load-bearing capacity and stiffness of the rat abdomen compared to the rat back tissues. In addition, the mice abdomen showed a higher stiffness in the axial direction in comparison with circumferential one, while the mice back displayed its highest stiffness in the circumferential direction. The material coefficients of the rat and mice skin tissues were determined and well compared to the experimental data. The optimized fiber angles were also compared to the experimental histological data, and in all cases less than 11.85% differences were observed in both the skin tissues.
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- Alireza Karimi
- a School of Mechanical Engineering ; Iran University of Science and Technology ; Tehran , Iran
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Measurement of the mechanical properties of soccer balls using digital image correlation method. SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-015-0255-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Measurement of the mechanical properties of the handball, volleyball, and basketball using DIC method: a combination of experimental, constitutive, and viscoelastic models. SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-015-0240-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Karimi A, Kudo S, Razaghi R, Navidbakhsh M. A COMBINATION OF EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSES TO MEASURE THE COMPRESSIVE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TENNIS BALL. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING-APPLICATIONS BASIS COMMUNICATIONS 2015. [DOI: 10.4015/s1016237215500398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tennis is almost a newly born sport (1859) that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each, namely doubles. Materially, tennis balls were made of cloth strips stitched together from thread. They have also been made of hollow rubber with a felt coating appearing in different colors from traditionally white to yellow in the recent years to permit their visibility. Although the most common injuries associated with tennis have been reported to be related to rotator cuff, elbow, wrist, anterior knee pain, and ankle, the injury that a tennis ball can cause, for example, for eye is still not clear. However, as the tennis ball can reach to a speed of 260 km/h, it seems vital to understand its mechanical properties to have a deep insight into the injury that can happen during playing. Therefore, this study aimed to perform an experimental study to evaluate the linear elastic and nonlinear hyperelastic mechanical properties of the tennis ball under compressive loading. To do this, 40 numbers of approved tennis balls by international tennis federation (ITF) were prepared and subjected to a series of compressive loadings. The strain of the balls was measured via a pair of CCD cameras using digital image correlation (DIC) technique. The results revealed the mean elastic modulus, maximum stress, and strain of 336.69 kPa, 410.15 kPa, and 66%, for the tennis balls, respectively. The nonlinear mechanical behavior of the tennis balls were also computationally investigated through a hyperelastic material model, namely Ogden. Finally, a finite element (FE) model was executed to verify the hyperelastic data with that of experimental and, interestingly, the numerical data were in good agreement with experimental ones. The findings of this study may have implications not only for understanding the compressive mechanical properties of the tennis ball, but also for investigating the injury that can occur in the human body by tennis ball, especially the eye.
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- Alireza Karimi
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846, Iran
- Tissue Engineering and Biological Systems Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16887, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846, Iran
- Tissue Engineering and Biological Systems Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16887, Iran
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846, Iran
- Tissue Engineering and Biological Systems Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16887, Iran
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Javidi M, Heydari M, Attar MM, Haghpanahi M, Karimi A, Navidbakhsh M, Amanpour S. Cylindrical agar gel with fluid flow subjected to an alternating magnetic field during hyperthermia. Int J Hyperthermia 2014; 31:33-9. [PMID: 25523967 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2014.988661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH), nanoparticles are injected into diseased tissue and subjected to an alternating high frequency magnetic field. The process triggers sufficient heat to destroy the cancerous cells. One of the challenging problems during MFH is blood flow in tissue. In real conditions the heat which is transferred by blood flow should be considered in the analysis of MFH. METHODS In this study, heat transfer was investigated in an agar gel phantom containing fluid flow. Fe3O4 as a nano-fluid was injected into the centre of a gel cylinder which was filled with another gel cylinder and subjected to an alternating magnetic field of 7.3 kA/m and a frequency of 50 kHz for 3600 s. The temperature was measured at three points in the gel. Temperature distributions regarding the time at these three points were experimentally measured. Moreover, the specific absorption rate (SAR) function was calculated with a temperature function. RESULTS The SAR function was a key asset in the hyperthermia and was obtained on the condition that the fluid flowed through the gel. Finally, a finite element analysis (FEA) was performed to verify the SAR function. The results revealed that there was good agreement between the measured temperature and the one obtained from FEA. In addition, the effects of fluid flow and accuracy of function obtained for heat production in the gel were presented. CONCLUSION It is believed that the proposed model has the potential ability to get close to reality in this type of investigation. The proposed function has implications for use in further modelling studies as a heat generation source.
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- Mehrdad Javidi
- Tissue Engineering and Biological Systems Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology , Tehran , Iran
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Karimi A, Haghighatnama M, Navidbakhsh M, Haghi AM. Measurement of the axial and circumferential mechanical properties of rat skin tissue at different anatomical locations. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2014; 60:115-22. [PMID: 25389978 DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2014-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Skin tissue is not only responsible for thermoregulation but also for protecting the human body from mechanical, bacterial, and viral insults. The mechanical properties of skin tissue may vary according to the anatomical locations in the body. However, the linear elastic and nonlinear hyperelastic mechanical properties of the skin in different anatomical regions and at different loading directions (axial and circumferential) so far have not been determined. In this study, the mechanical properties during tension of the rat abdomen and back were calculated at different loading directions using linear elastic and nonlinear hyperelastic material models. The skin samples were subjected to a series of tensile tests. The elastic modulus and maximum stress of the skin tissues were measured before the incidence of failure. The nonlinear mechanical behavior of the skin tissues was also computationally investigated through a constitutive equation. Hyperelastic strain energy density function was calibrated using the experimental data. The results revealed the anisotropic mechanical behavior of the abdomen and the isotropic mechanical response of the back skin. The highest elastic modulus was observed in the abdomen skin under the axial direction (10 MPa), while the lowest one was seen in the back skin under axial loading (5 MPa). The Mooney-Rivlin material model closely addressed the nonlinear mechanical behavior of the skin at different loading directions, which can be implemented in the future biomechanical models of skin tissue. The results might have implications not only for understanding of the isotropic and anisotropic mechanical behavior of skin tissue at different anatomical locations but also for providing more information for a diversity of disciplines, including dermatology, cosmetics industry, clinical decision making, and clinical intervention.
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Karimi A, Navidbakhsh M, Haghighatnama M, Haghi AM. Determination of the axial and circumferential mechanical properties of the skin tissue using experimental testing and constitutive modeling. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2014; 18:1768-74. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2014.961441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A comparative study on the uniaxial mechanical properties of the umbilical vein and umbilical artery using different stress-strain definitions. AUSTRALASIAN PHYSICAL & ENGINEERING SCIENCES IN MEDICINE 2014; 37:645-54. [PMID: 25151140 DOI: 10.1007/s13246-014-0294-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
The umbilical cord is part of the fetus and generally includes one umbilical vein (UV) and two umbilical arteries (UAs). As the saphenous vein and UV are the most commonly used veins for the coronary artery disease treatment as a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), understating the mechanical properties of UV has a key asset in its performance for CABG. However, there is not only a lack of knowledge on the mechanical properties of UV and UA but there is no agreement as to which stress-strain definition should be implemented to measure their mechanical properties. In this study, the UV and UA samples were removed after caesarean from eight individuals and subjected to a series of tensile testing. Three stress definitions (second Piola-Kichhoff stress, engineering stress, and true stress) and four strain definitions (Almansi-Hamel strain, Green-St. Venant strain, engineering strain, and true strain) were employed to determine the linear mechanical properties of UVs and UAs. The nonlinear mechanical behavior of UV/UA was computationally investigated using hyperelastic material models, such as Ogden and Mooney-Rivlin. The results showed that the effect of varying the stress definition on the maximum stress measurements of the UV/UA is significant but not when calculating the elastic modulus. In the true stress-strain diagram, the maximum strain of UV was 92 % higher, while the elastic modulus and maximum stress were 162 and 42 % lower than that of UA. The Mooney-Rivlin material model was designated to represent the nonlinear mechanical behavior of the UV and UA under uniaxial loading.
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