Full-field strain mapping of healthy and pathological mouse aortas using stereo digital image correlation

BA Lane, RJ Cardoza, SM Lessner… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
The murine aorta is a complex, heterogeneous structure that undergoes large and
sometimes asymmetrical deformations under loading. For analytical convenience …

Comparative mechanics of diverse mammalian carotid arteries

DA Prim, MA Mohamed, BA Lane, K Poblete… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The prevalence of diverse animal models as surrogates for human vascular pathologies
necessitate a comprehensive understanding of the differences that exist between species …

Novel payloads to mitigate maladaptive inward arterial remodeling in drug-coated balloon therapy

T Shazly, M Uline, C Webb… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Drug-coated balloon therapy is a minimally-invasive endovascular approach to treat
obstructive arterial disease, with increasing utilization in the peripheral circulation due to …

The quantitative evaluation of the relationship between the forces applied to the palm and carpal tunnel pressure

K Kubo, YS Cheng, B Zhou, KN An, SL Moran… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy occurring in
upper limbs. The etiology, however, has not been fully understood yet. Median nerve could …

Comparison of five viscoelastic models for estimating viscoelastic parameters using ultrasound shear wave elastography

B Zhou, X Zhang - Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to compare five viscoelastic models (Voigt, Maxwell, standard
linear solid, spring-pot, and fractional Voigt models) for estimating viscoelastic properties …

A structure-based constitutive model of arterial tissue considering individual natural configurations of elastin and collagen

A Rachev, T Shazly - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study proposes a novel theoretical-experimental approach for structure-based
constitutive modeling of the passive mechanical properties of arterial tissue. The major …

Viscoelastic behavior of porcine arterial tissue: experimental and numerical study

X Leng, X Deng, S Ravindran, A Kidane… - Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background The viscoelastic properties of aortic tissue dictate vessel behavior in certain
disease states, injury modalities, and during some endovascular procedures. Objective We …

[HTML][HTML] A Custom-Developed Device for Testing Tensile Strength and Elasticity of Vascular and Intestinal Tissue Samples for Anastomosis Regeneration Research

ZA Godo, LA Fazekas, G Fritsch, B Szabo, N Nemeth - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Optimizing the regeneration process of surgically created anastomoses (blood vessels,
intestines, nerves) is an important topic in surgical research. One of the most interesting …

The association between curvature and rupture in a murine model of abdominal aortic aneurysm and dissection

BA Lane, MJ Uline, X Wang, T Shazly… - Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Background Mouse models of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and dissection have
proven to be invaluable in the advancement of diagnostics and therapeutics by providing a …

Longitudinal histomechanical heterogeneity of the internal thoracic artery

CJ Kostelnik, KJ Crouse, W Carver, JF Eberth - Journal of the mechanical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The internal thoracic artery (ITA) is the principal choice for coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) due to its mechanical compatibility, histological composition, anti-thrombogenic …