This work presents the design of a mechanical vasoconstriction mechanism with application for cerebral autoregulation. The relationship between the applied voltage of a DC motor and the tension within a pressurized ve...
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This work presents the design of a mechanical vasoconstriction mechanism with application for cerebral autoregulation. The relationship between the applied voltage of a DC motor and the tension within a pressurized vessel wall was utilized for constricting an arteriole segment within an intracranial vascular model. Using current proportional to the string tension, options for closed loop feedback control are considered.
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of apparent non-epileptiform activity arising in the same brain area as epileptiform activity in the EEG of paediatric patients with focal epilepsy. The EEG from e...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of apparent non-epileptiform activity arising in the same brain area as epileptiform activity in the EEG of paediatric patients with focal epilepsy. The EEG from eight patients was analyzed by an automated method which detects epochs with a single underlying source having a dipolar potential distribution. The EEG with the highlighted detections was then rated by an EEGer with respect to epileptiform activity. Although EEGer-marked events and computer detections often coincided, in five out of the eight patients a substantial number of other detections were found to arise from the same area as the marked events. The morphology of a high proportion of these other detections did not resemble typical epileptiform activity.
Optical coherence tomography (OCT), confocal, and multiphoton microscopy are used to nondestructively monitor in situ cell distribution and cell-matrix interaction in 3-D engineered tissues composed of chitosan scaffo...
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An experimental method for quantifying disorder within the anulus fibrosus is described based on polarization-modulated second harmonic generation imaging (PM-SHG-I). This method is demonstrated by imaging the anular ...
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An experimental method for quantifying disorder within the anulus fibrosus is described based on polarization-modulated second harmonic generation imaging (PM-SHG-I). This method is demonstrated by imaging the anular lamellar architecture of a mouse model of compressive loading. Results were consistent with those obtained in an earlier study where organization was quantified directed secants image analysis on photomicrographs. In this study the orientation within individual lamellia is quantified by average orientation of the collagen molecules within a defined volume of a single lamellar as measured by the PM-SHG-I. Lamellar boundaries can be identified through the SHG intensity images, and confirmed through co-registration with photomicrographs of the same region. The orientation within the lamellar is quantified by the polarization angle of the maximum second harmonic intensity. PM-SHG-I offers several advantages as compared with the method of directed secants: first, it is nondestructive, allowing repeated measurements of the same tissue; second, images are captured on the order of seconds and capable of obtaining information up to a depth of 200-300 microns, thus allowing for real-time assessment of load damage; third, organization is measured at a much higher resolution, as it is based on disorder within the molecular arrays of a single lamella.
Microlithographic techniques applied to control surface chemistry can be used to guide neurons to surface electrodes in in vitro culture. Here we report on the effectiveness of these techniques as measured by the like...
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Microlithographic techniques applied to control surface chemistry can be used to guide neurons to surface electrodes in in vitro culture. Here we report on the effectiveness of these techniques as measured by the likelihood of recording electrical signals and detecting propagation of network activity.
We designed an antenna model of the spherically distributed receptors of the HIV. The model consisted of a combination of electric Hertzian dipole and magnetic dipole antennas. We derived field equations for a 72-elem...
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We designed an antenna model of the spherically distributed receptors of the HIV. The model consisted of a combination of electric Hertzian dipole and magnetic dipole antennas. We derived field equations for a 72-element spherical array of electric dipoles, and field equations for a 72-element array of magnetic dipoles. We combined these equations using superposition to model the virus receptors as receiving antennas. The resulting power pattern showed definite maximums at 80- and 280-degree positions, suggesting the virus acted as a radar when scanning for objects such as foreign cells. This work extended results of treating the AIDS virus as an antenna.
The controlled formation in an underdense plasma of stable multi-PW relativistic micrometer-scale channels, which conduct a confined power at 248nm exceeding 104 critical powers and establish a peak channel intensity ...
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The controlled formation in an underdense plasma of stable multi-PW relativistic micrometer-scale channels, which conduct a confined power at 248nm exceeding 104 critical powers and establish a peak channel intensity of ∼1023W∕cm2, can be achieved with the use of an appropriate gradient in the electron density in the initial launching phase of the confined propagation. This mode of channel formation optimizes both the power compression and the stability by smoothing the transition from the incident spatial profile to that associated with the lowest channel eigenmode, the dynamically robust structure that governs the confined propagation. A chief outcome is the ability to stably conduct coherent energy at fluences greater than 109J∕cm2.
We present an analysis of nonlinear regimes of the coherent optical phonon generation under the electron drift in quantum wells. The phonon and electron subsystems are treated self-consistently. This allows us to find...
We present an analysis of nonlinear regimes of the coherent optical phonon generation under the electron drift in quantum wells. The phonon and electron subsystems are treated self-consistently. This allows us to find the steady-state generation regimes with macroscopic populations of optical phonon modes and the electron transport controlled in part by the generated phonons. The generation regimes demonstrate a pronounced threshold character. At high electric fields above the threshold, practically single-mode generation occurs and the current-voltage characteristic is considerably changed. We demonstrate high efficiency generation of the coherent optical phonons by the electric current. The coherent macroscopic optical displacements and the amplitudes of oscillating electrostatic fields are evaluated. The proposed model based on the electron nonlinearities predicts a range of the pumping electric fields under which the steady state phonon generation is realized. Our results suggest that the phonon avalanche occurs beyond this field range.
We present a new method of increasing the effective electrode surface for improved neural recording. To optimize the electrode, the impedance can be decreased by introducing surface roughness or nanostructures on the ...
We present a new method of increasing the effective electrode surface for improved neural recording. To optimize the electrode, the impedance can be decreased by introducing surface roughness or nanostructures on the electrode. High aspect ratio pillar-like polysilicon nanostructures are created in a reactive ion etch. Nanostructure robustness in cell culture is examined.
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