Versican regulating viscoelasticity drives pleural fibrosis via mechanotransductive signaling [PDF]
JCI InsightExtracellular matrix (ECM) disorder was believed to result from fibrosis, but it has recently been recognized that fibrotic ECM initiates a self-reinforcing circuit and contributes to the development of fibrosis.
Zi-Heng Jia +19 more
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Diagnostic value of ultrasound peritumoral viscoelasticity parameters in breast cancer: enhancing BI-RADS classification performance [PDF]
BMC Medical ImagingObjectives Aims to access the diagnostic performance of different regions ultrasound viscoelasticity parameters especially margin of breast cancer and to determine whether the use of margin viscoelasticity can improve its accuracy in the Breast Imaging ...
Jiatong Xu +6 more
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Pilot Study: Postoperative Evaluation of Upper Extremity Lymphedema Using a Cutometer: A Single-center Prospective Observational Study [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenBackground:. Owing to the presence of congested lymphatic fluid, lymphedema involves greater stiffness than other types of edema. Although lymphaticovenular anastomosis relieves the symptoms of lymphedema, the resulting skin stiffness remains to be ...
Yushi Suzuki, MD, PhD +5 more
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Aerogel-involved triple-state viscoelastic fluidic materials enable high-efficiency dual-purpose energy management [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsFluidic materials remain in their infancy. Here, we develop triple-state fluids (TSFs) by dispersing superhydrophobic aerogel microparticles into aqueous solutions, creating multiphase systems that integrate solid, liquid, and gaseous states with ...
Miaojiang Wu +5 more
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Need for Speed: The Importance of Physiological Strain Rates in Determining Myocardial Stiffness
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 The heart is viscoelastic, meaning its compliance is inversely proportional to the speed at which it stretches. During diastolic filling, the left ventricle rapidly expands at rates where viscoelastic forces impact ventricular compliance.
Matthew A. Caporizzo +1 more
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An On-Chip Viscoelasticity Sensor for Biological Fluids
Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2023 There are so many non-Newtonian fluids in our daily life, such as milk, blood, cytoplasm, and mucus, most of which are viscoelastic heterogeneous liquid containing cells, inorganic ion, metabolites, and hormones.
Qianbin Zhao +5 more
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Viscoelastic Networks: Forming Cells and Tissues
Frontiers in Physics, 2021 Spatiotemporal changes in viscoelasticity are a key component of the morphogenesis of living systems. Experimental and theoretical findings suggest that cellular- and tissue-scale viscoelasticity can be understood as a collective property emerging from ...
Bernat Corominas-Murtra +1 more
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Effect of filler type on non-linear viscoelastic characteristics of asphalt mastic [PDF]
Archives of Civil Engineering, 2021 This article discusses the rheological tests and analyses based on the Schapery non-linear viscoelasticity model that were performed to study asphalt mastic behaviour under high shear stresses.
Grzegorz Mazurek
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Probing the Molecular Mechanism of Viscoelastic Relaxation in Transient Networks
Gels, 2023 Hydrogels, which have polymer networks through supramolecular and reversible interactions, exhibit various mechanical responsibilities to its surroundings.
Shota Michida +2 more
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PHOTOACOUSTIC VISCOELASTICITY IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES WITH INTENSITY-MODULATED CONTINUOUS-WAVE LASER [PDF]
Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2013 In this paper, a novel photoacoustic viscoelasticity imaging (PAVEI) technique that provides viscoelastic information of biological tissues is presented.
YUE ZHAO, SIHUA YANG
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