Simulating progressive intramural damage leading to aortic dissection using DeepONet: an operator–regression neural network
Aortic dissection progresses mainly via delamination of the medial layer of the wall.
Notwithstanding the complexity of this process, insight has been gleaned by studying in vitro …
Notwithstanding the complexity of this process, insight has been gleaned by studying in vitro …
[HTML][HTML] Imaging techniques for aortic aneurysms and dissections in mice: comparisons of ex vivo, in situ, and ultrasound approaches
Aortic aneurysms and dissections are life-threatening conditions that have a high risk for
lethal bleeding and organ malperfusion. Many studies have investigated the molecular basis …
lethal bleeding and organ malperfusion. Many studies have investigated the molecular basis …
[HTML][HTML] MicroBundleCompute: Automated segmentation, tracking, and analysis of subdomain deformation in cardiac microbundles
Advancing human induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocyte (hiPSC-CM)
technology will lead to significant progress ranging from disease modeling, to drug …
technology will lead to significant progress ranging from disease modeling, to drug …
Biomechanical consequences of compromised elastic fiber integrity and matrix cross-linking on abdominal aortic aneurysmal enlargement
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are characterized histopathologically by compromised
elastic fiber integrity, lost smooth muscle cells or their function, and remodeled collagen. We …
elastic fiber integrity, lost smooth muscle cells or their function, and remodeled collagen. We …
[HTML][HTML] General finite-element framework of the virtual fields method in nonlinear elasticity
This paper presents a method to derive the virtual fields for identifying constitutive model
parameters using the Virtual Fields Method (VFM). The VFM is an approach to identify …
parameters using the Virtual Fields Method (VFM). The VFM is an approach to identify …
Exploring the potential of transfer learning for metamodels of heterogeneous material deformation
E Lejeune, B Zhao - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical …, 2021 - Elsevier
From the nano-scale to the macro-scale, biological tissue is spatially heterogeneous. Even
when tissue behavior is well understood, the exact subject specific spatial distribution of …
when tissue behavior is well understood, the exact subject specific spatial distribution of …
Uncertainty quantification in subject‐specific estimation of local vessel mechanical properties
Quantitative estimation of local mechanical properties remains critically important in the
ongoing effort to elucidate how blood vessels establish, maintain, or lose mechanical …
ongoing effort to elucidate how blood vessels establish, maintain, or lose mechanical …
FEniCS implementation of the Virtual Fields Method (VFM) for nonhomogeneous hyperelastic identification
It is of great significance to identify the nonhomogeneous distribution of material properties
in human tissues for different clinical and medical applications. This leads to the requirement …
in human tissues for different clinical and medical applications. This leads to the requirement …
Evolving Mural Defects, Dilatation, and Biomechanical Dysfunction in Angiotensin II–Induced Thoracic Aortopathies
Background: Thoracic aortopathy associates with extracellular matrix remodeling and
altered biomechanical properties. We sought to quantify the natural history of thoracic …
altered biomechanical properties. We sought to quantify the natural history of thoracic …
The impact of thickness heterogeneity on soft tissue biomechanics: a novel measurement technique and a demonstration on heart valve tissue
The mechanical properties of soft tissues are driven by their complex, heterogeneous
composition and structure. Interestingly, studies of soft tissue biomechanics often ignore …
composition and structure. Interestingly, studies of soft tissue biomechanics often ignore …