Stiffness and beyond: what MR elastography can tell us about brain structure and function under physiologic and pathologic conditions
Brain magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) was developed on the basis of a desire to
“palpate by imaging” and is becoming a powerful tool in the investigation of …
“palpate by imaging” and is becoming a powerful tool in the investigation of …
Advanced neuroimaging role in traumatic brain injury: a narrative review
L Hu, S Yang, B Jin, C Wang - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common source of morbidity and mortality among civilians
and military personnel. Initial routine neuroimaging plays an essential role in rapidly …
and military personnel. Initial routine neuroimaging plays an essential role in rapidly …
Tissue-engineered blood-brain barrier models via directed differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) tissue-engineered models of the blood-brain barrier (BBB)
recapitulate in vivo shear stress, cylindrical geometry, and cell-ECM interactions. Here we …
recapitulate in vivo shear stress, cylindrical geometry, and cell-ECM interactions. Here we …
Towards microstructure-informed material models for human brain tissue
Emerging evidence suggests that the mechanical behavior of the brain plays a critical role in
development, disease, and aging. Recent studies have begun to characterize the …
development, disease, and aging. Recent studies have begun to characterize the …
Quantifying local stiffness and forces in soft biological tissues using droplet optical microcavities
Mechanical properties of biological tissues fundamentally underlie various biological
processes and noncontact, local, and microscopic methods can provide fundamental …
processes and noncontact, local, and microscopic methods can provide fundamental …
Glial tissue mechanics and mechanosensing by glial cells
Understanding the mechanical behavior of human brain is critical to interpret the role of
physical stimuli in both normal and pathological processes that occur in CNS tissue, such as …
physical stimuli in both normal and pathological processes that occur in CNS tissue, such as …
Tension strain-softening and compression strain-stiffening behavior of brain white matter
Brain, the most important component of the central nervous system (CNS), is a soft tissue
with a complex structure. Understanding the role of brain tissue microstructure in mechanical …
with a complex structure. Understanding the role of brain tissue microstructure in mechanical …
Structural anisotropy vs. mechanical anisotropy: the contribution of axonal fibers to the material properties of brain white matter
Brain's micro-structure plays a critical role in its macro-structure material properties. Since
the structural anisotropy in the brain white matter has been introduced due to axonal fibers …
the structural anisotropy in the brain white matter has been introduced due to axonal fibers …
Visco-hyperelastic characterization of human brain white matter micro-level constituents in different strain rates
M Ramzanpour, M Hosseini-Farid, J McLean… - Medical & Biological …, 2020 - Springer
In this study, we propose a computational characterization technique for obtaining the
material properties of axons and extracellular matrix (ECM) in human brain white matter. To …
material properties of axons and extracellular matrix (ECM) in human brain white matter. To …
Viscoelastic response of gray matter and white matter brain tissues under creep and relaxation
W Kang, L Wang, Y Fan - Journal of Biomechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate measurement of the mechanical properties of brain tissue is of paramount
importance for understanding its mechanics-biology relationship. Most published studies on …
importance for understanding its mechanics-biology relationship. Most published studies on …