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Impact of cyclic bending on coronary hemodynamics
It remains unknown that the degree of bias in computational fluid dynamics results without considering coronary cyclic bending. This study aims to...
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Coronary stent fracture and application of interactive design: a narrative review
Stents are usually used as an implant in the human bodies for the treatment of blocked coronary arteries, and hence supporting them. Stents have...
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Multi-patient study for coronary vulnerable plaque model comparisons: 2D/3D and fluid–structure interaction simulations
Several image-based computational models have been used to perform mechanical analysis for atherosclerotic plaque progression and vulnerability...
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Analysis of mechanical contact behavior between the catheter and trachea tissue during bronchoscopy
As for the contact mechanics between the catheter and trachea tissue during bronchoscopy, the anterior and curved part of the catheter were selected...
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Effect of balloon pre-dilation on performance of self-expandable nitinol stent in femoropopliteal artery
Balloon pre-dilation is usually performed before implantation of a nitinol stent in a femoropopliteal artery in a case of severe blockage or...
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Effect of plaque compositions on fractional flow reserve in a fluid–structure interaction analysis
Coronary artery disease involves the reduction of blood flow to the myocardium due to atherosclerotic plaques. The findings of myocardial ischemia...
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Predicting plaque vulnerability change using intravascular ultrasound + optical coherence tomography image-based fluid–structure interaction models and machine learning methods with patient follow-up data: a feasibility study
BackgroundCoronary plaque vulnerability prediction is difficult because plaque vulnerability is non-trivial to quantify, clinically available medical...
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A dual-mode fiber-shaped flexible capacitive strain sensor fabricated by direct ink writing technology for wearable and implantable health monitoring applications
Flexible fiber-shaped strain sensors show tremendous potential in wearable health monitoring and human‒machine interactions due to their...
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Optical coherence tomography-based patient-specific coronary artery reconstruction and fluid–structure interaction simulation
Plaque rupture is related to the mechanical stress it suffered. The value and distribution of the mechanical stress in plaque could help on assessing...
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Impact of calcific aortic valve disease on valve mechanics
The aortic valve is a highly dynamic structure characterized by a transvalvular flow that is unsteady, pulsatile, and characterized by episodes of...
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Computational fluid–structure analysis of the impact of leaflet thickness and protrusion height on the flutter phenomenon in aortic valve bioprostheses
Although it is associated with the low lifetime of aortic valve bioprostheses, flutter has little been studied in the dynamics of these valves. To...
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Endothelial Cell Biomechanical Responses are Dependent on Both Fluid Shear Stress and Tensile Strain
IntroductionThe goal of this study was to investigate how concurrent shear stress and tensile strain affect endothelial cell biomechanical responses.
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Ultrasensitive crack-based strain sensors: mechanism, performance, and biomedical applications
Accurate and sensitive detection of strain generated from biomechanical motion and metabolism paves the way for diverse biomedical applications,...
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Combination of Shape-Memory Polymers and Metal Alloys
Stimuli-responsive metal alloys and polymers considerably varied their properties like mechanical, optical, electrical properties, and shape upon...
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Biomechanics of the Main Artery in the Lower Limb
Despite years of technological and pharmacological improvements, failure rates remain high for the lower extremity peripheral arterial disease...
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Multiscale Experimental Characterization and Computational Modeling of the Human Aorta
Advanced imaging techniques, novel experimental approaches and sophisticated computational modeling frameworks to characterize and simulate the...
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Coronary Stent Fracture: Clinical Evidence Vs. the Testing Paradigm
PurposeThe United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that device manufacturers demonstrate 10 years of equivalent life duration...
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Superelastic Radiative Cooling Metafabric for Comfortable Epidermal Electrophysiological Monitoring
Epidermal electronics with superb passive-cooling capabilities are of great value for both daytime outdoor dressing comfort and low-carbon economy....
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Multi-factor decision-making strategy for better coronary plaque burden increase prediction: a patient-specific 3D FSI study using IVUS follow-up data
Plaque progression and vulnerability are influenced by many risk factors. Our goal is to find a simple method to combine multiple risk factors for...
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Broadband Terahertz Spectroscopy and Weak Interactions of Adenosine with Vibrational Mode Analysis
Adenosine, as a basic nucleoside element and neurotransmitter, plays a variety of roles in regulating human biological functions. Its conformational...
