Background: This study aimed to evaluate the severity of adhesion between muscles in the shoulder joint using dynamic ultrasonography and to confirm whether adhesions cause range of motion (ROM) restrictions. Methods:...
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The prevalence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is increasing worldwide mainly due to poor oral hygiene and unrestricted lifestyle. Advanced-stage OSCC is associated with poor prognosis and a 5-year survival rat...
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Purpose: Due to the large number of patients with respiratory deficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic, several governments and their respective health care services have been studying ways to complement the care provi...
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This study investigates the effects of different musical genres on electroencephalographic (EEG) responses in healthy subjects. The EEG technique was analyzed for five different music styles, such as classical, rock, ...
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Fibrous tissue encapsulation can impact the performance of bioelectrodes following implantation. For example, significant increases in electrode impedance can occur within four weeks post-implantation. A key limitatio...
Fibrous tissue encapsulation can impact the performance of bioelectrodes following implantation. For example, significant increases in electrode impedance can occur within four weeks post-implantation. A key limitation hindering the understanding of host response-mediated impedance change is the reliance on animal models or complex in vitro cell cultures for electrode testing. This study aimed to develop an in vitro acellular model that can reproduce the changes in electrical properties of bioelectrodes that occur due to host responses following implantation. Specifically, the effect of synthetic, biological, and bio-synthetic co-polymer hydrogel coatings on electrode impedance was measured. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), gelatin, and PVA-gelatin co-polymers (10 and 20 wt%) were coated onto platinum (Pt) electrodes. Polarisation and access voltage, key components of the voltage response that relate to cell adhesion and protein adsorption respectively, were measured pre and post hydrogel coating and the impedance change was calculated. Results showed that increasing the polymer concentration affects the access resistance regardless of the hydrogel chemistry but only high content gelatin hydrogels increased the polarisation resistance. The increase in total impedance was ~ 2-fold of bare Pt, similar to clinical observations. This study demonstrated that an acellular fibrosis model using hydrogels could reproduce the impedance changes observed in vivo. Such a model system will support research to better understand in vivo changes in electrical properties and the longer term function of neuroprosthetic *** Relevance—This study proposes an acellular fibrosis model for preclinical research. This will support the design of improved clinical stimulation strategies and better understanding of the mechanisms of impedance change at the device-tissue interface.
Fall incidents among the elderly represent a significant global concern, often resulting in physical injuries and psychological distress. It is crucial to develop reliable fall detection systems which are capable of i...
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Traditional systems for neural interfacing rely on electrons for signal transmission from the biological tissue. We discuss herein an alternative approach using light to both sense and transmit the neural signals. Cen...
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Three-dimensional imaging of biological specimens requires high spatiotemporal resolution, but the intensive computational demands of processing continuously recorded images hinder the real-time reconstruction of mill...
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Purpose: Causal deep learning (DL) using normalizing flows allows the generation of true counterfactual images, which is relevant for many medical applications such as explainability of decisions, image harmonization,...
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