The mechanical behavior of endovascular coronary stents influences their therapeutic efficacy. Through computational studies, researchers can analyze device performance and improve designs. We developed a 1-dimensional finite element method, net-based algorithm and used it to analyze the effects of radial loading and bending in commercially available stents. Our computational study included des...

Previous research into the friction behaviour of elastomers has typically focused on effects velocity, contact pressure, counter surface and lubrication coefficient friction. O-ring type elastomer seals are common in many different industries. Friction plays a critical role during setting service these components. An experimental testing rig been developed that can measure sliding speed hydrost...

This contribution describes the automatic creation of highly realistic flexible 3D models of participants for distributed 3D videoconferencing systems. The proposed technique uses a flexible mesh template surrounding an interior skeleton structure, which is based on a simplified human skeleton. The vertices of this template are arranged in rigid rings along the bones of the skeleton. Using 3D d...

A hydrostatically coupled dielectric elastomer (HCDE) actuator consists of two membranes of a dielectric elastomer, clamped with rigid circular rings. Confined between the membranes is a fixed volume of a fluid, which couples the movements of the two membranes when a voltage or a force is applied. This paper presents a computational model of the actuator, assuming that the membranes are neo-Hoo...

Cylindrical structure is a kind of common protective structure, its internal support generally homogeneous or rigid, energy absorption buffer ring can effectively improve impact resistance. In this paper, comparative study the resistance cylindrical structures with composite cushioning rings under double loads carried out. The results show that honeycomb core layer negative Poisson’s ratio effe...

Interlocked molecules such as catenanes and rotaxanes, connected only via mechanical bonds have the ability to perform large-scale sliding and rotational movements, making them attractive components for the construction of artificial molecular machines and motors. We here demonstrate the realization of large, rigid rotaxane structures composed of DNA origami subunits. The structures can be easi...

The symmetric core of the nuclear pore complex can be considered schematically as a series of concentric cylinders. A peripheral cylinder coating the pore membrane contains the previously characterized, elongated heptamer that harbors Sec13-Nup145C in its middle section. Strikingly, Sec13-Nup145C crystallizes as a hetero-octamer in two space groups. Oligomerization of Sec13-Nup145C was confirme...

Absorption and fluorence spectra of a series of 5-phenyltetrazole derivatives have been measured. Compounds carrying electron-accepting CN or CÖOH groups in the phenyl ring exhibit dual fluorescence. Investigations carried out in acid and basic media and a comparison of the fluorescence of p-cyano-5-phenyltetrazole and l-methyl-5-(4'-cyano) phenyltetrazole show the anions of respective 5-phenyl...

Bishydroxamic acids are effective inducers of differentiation in murine erythroleukemia cells. Flexible analogs of suberic acid bisdimethylamide are approximately 100 times as active as the parent compound or hexamethylenebisacetamide. They also induce differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60) and a subclone of human colon carcinoma cells (HT-29-U4). Some rigid bishydroxamic...