... July 29, 2013; published online September 20, 2013. Assoc. Editor: Ender A. Finol. 21 09 2012 12 05 2013 29 07 2013 A novel model for the blood system is postulated focusing on the flow rate and pressure distribution inside the arterioles and venules of the pulmonary acinus...

... and those who are poor surgical candidates. In order to achieve the goals of increased tissue removal volume (i.e., “ablation” in the engineering sense) and reduced collateral thermal damage during the PVP green light treatment, a two dimensional computational model for laser tissue ablation based...

... deg and an average deceleration of 55 G , which represented a frontal automobile crash. Due to the shock of the impact, which was shown to be below the threshold of aortic injury, the stent graft moved 0.6 mm longitudinally. This result was repeatable. The presented experimental model may be helpful...

... nerve impulses. However, the underlying mechanisms of nociceptors are poorly understood and there have been limited efforts to model the transduction process. In this paper, a model of nociceptor transduction in skin thermal pain is developed in order to build direct relationship between stimuli...

...Kevin M. Groth; Kevin P. Granata, Ph.D. Due to the mathematical complexity of current musculoskeletal spine models, there is a need for computationally efficient models of the intervertebral disk (IVD). The aim of this study is to develop a mathematical model that will adequately describe...

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... presents a new model to simulate mass transfer in artificial kidney by coupling together shell-side, lumen-side, and transmembrane flows. Darcy’s equations were employed to simulate shell-side flow, Navier-Stokes equations were employed to simulate lumen-side flow, and Kedem-Katchalsky equations were used...

...Beth A. Winkelstein; Barry S. Myers The flexibility matrix currently forms the basis for multibody dynamics models of cervical spine motion. While studies have aimed to determine cervical motion segment behavior, their accuracy and utility have been limited by both experimental and analytical...

...J. Morris; E. P. Ingenito; L. Mark; R. D. Kamm; M. Johnson We have previously developed an adsorption-limited model to describe the exchange of lung surfactant and its fractions to and from an air–liquid interface in oscillatory surfactometers. Here we extend this model to allow for diffusion...