BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical response of the peri-implant bone to standard, short-wide, and double mini implants replacing missing molar supporting either hybrid ceramic crowns (Lava Ultimate restorative) or full-metal crowns under two different loading conditions (axial and off-axial loading) using strain gauge analysis. METHODS Three single-molar implan...

OBJECTIVES The promotion of extracellular matrix synthesis by chondrocytes is a requisite part of an effective cartilage tissue engineering strategy. The aim of this in vitro study was to determine the effect of bi-axial cyclic mechanical loading on cell proliferation and the synthesis of glycosaminoglycans by chondrocytes in three-dimensional cultures. METHOD A strain comprising 10% direct c...

Although segmental tunnel linings are often used for seismic areas, the influence of segment joints on the segmental lining behavior under seismic loading has not been thoroughly considered in the literature. This paper presents the results of a numerical study investigating the effects of the rotational, axial, and radial joint stiffness of the longitudinal joints on the structural force...

The present study utilizes an analytical method to formulate the three lowest modal frequencies of axially-loaded notched beam through both crack location and load level in a specific format that can be used in existing frequency-based crack-identification methods. The proposed formula provides a basis to shift into two states, one with axial loading and the other without any loading whatsoever...

Lu Han and Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan A gaseous tracer technique and procedures were developed and implemented to measure the axial dispersion of gas phase in a slurry bubble column reactor using air-water-glass beads (100ìm). Residence time distribution curves were obtained by measuring the response of gaseous tracer pulse input. The gas phase axial dispersion coefficient, Dg, was determined from m...

The risk of sustaining tibia fractures as a result of a frontal crash is commonly assessed by applying measurements taken from anthropometric test devices to the Tibia Index. The Tibia Index is an injury tolerance criterion for combined bending and axial loading experienced at the midshaft of the leg. However, the failure properties of human tibia compact bone have only been determined under st...

OBJECTIVES To compare the biomechanical properties of a new nitinol intramedullary (IM) scaffold implant with those of volar plates for the treatment of dorsally comminuted extra-articular distal radius fractures using an established model. METHODS A dorsal wedge osteotomy was performed on a bone model to simulate a dorsally comminuted extra-articular distal radius fracture. This model was us...

The effect of the direction of the impact and the presence of axial loading on fracture patterns have not yet been established in experimental 3-point bending studies. PURPOSE To reveal the association between the direction of the force and the fracture pattern, with and without axial loading. MATERIAL AND METHODS A Dynatup Model POE 2000 (Instron Co.) low energy pendulum impact machine was...

BACKGROUND A weight-bearing platform applied at the distal end of an Ilizarov external frame allows patients with hindfoot transfixations, foot deformities or plantar skin lesions to bear weight. This leads to an indirect loading of the fracture or osteotomy site. However, the effect on the fracture/osteotomy site's motion or compressive loads is unknown. The aim of this study was to analyze th...