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Development of a gait training device for children with cerebral palsy
(2010-04-27)Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) can generally not walk unaided, but do have some weight bearing ability. Therefore walking aids are often more appropriate than wheelchairs, see figure 1. These devices facilitate mobility ... -
Development of a Humanoid Robot for Education and Outreach
(School Of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, 2013)Robots have engendered a certain public fascination since the term was first coined by Josef Čapek in the 1920s [1]. In particular humanoid robots have the capacity to excite (and in some cases intimidate) the general ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A MOBILE ROBOTIC SIMULATOR
(2012)Robotic simulators facilitate design a nd testing of robotic platforms. For the purpose of rapid development and edu cation, currently available simulation packages can be overly complex and time consuming for the ... -
Development of a New Bone¿Mimetic Surface Treatment Platform: Nanoneedle Hydroxyapatite (nnHA) Coating
(2020)The hierarchical structure of bone plays pivotal roles in driving cell behavior and tissue regeneration and must be considered when designing materials for orthopedic applications. Herein, it is aimed to recapitulate the ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC HAND WITH HUMAN INTERACTION CAPABILITIES
(2012)A multiple degree-of-freedom hand has been developed which can interact with a human on a fundamental level. Th e robotic hand is closely modelled on a human hand, consisting of four fingers a nd a thumb. The digits ... -
A Developmental Engineering-Based Approach to Bone Repair: Endochondral Priming Enhances Vascularization and New Bone Formation in a Critical Size Defect
(2020)There is a distinct clinical need for new therapies that provide an effective treatment for large bone defect repair. Herein we describe a developmental approach, whereby constructs are primed to mimic certain aspects of ... -
Dextran Preserves Native Corneal Structure During Decellularization.
(2016)Corneal decellularization has become an increasingly popular technique for generating scaffolds for corneal regeneration. Most decellularization procedures result in tissue swelling, thus limiting their application. Here, ... -
Diffusion tensor imaging and arterial tissue: establishing the influence of arterial tissue microstructure on fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity and tractography
(2021)In this study we investigated the potential of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) for providing insight into microstructural changes in arterial tissue by exploring the influence that cell, collagen and elastin content have ... -
Digital image correlation and finite element modelling as a method to determine mechanical properties of human soft tissue in vivo.
(2009)The mechanical properties of human soft tissue are crucial for impact biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering and surgical simulation. Validation of these constitutive models using human data remains challenging and often ... -
Direct mechanical characterization of prostate tissue-a systematic review.
(2018)Background Direct mechanical characterisation of tissue is the application of engineering techniques to biological tissue to ascertain stiffness or elasticity, which can change in response to disease states. A number of ... -
Does ball carrier technique influence tackler head injury assessment risk in elite rugby union?
(2019)The aim of this study was to use video evidence of tackles in elite level rugby union to identify ball carrier proficiency characteristics, for both lower and upper body tackles, that have a higher propensity to result in ... -
Dynamic compression can inhibit chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells.
(2008)The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of dynamic compressive loading on chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the presence of TGF-?3. Isolated porcine MSCs were suspended in 2% agarose ... -
Dynamic patterns of mechanical stimulation co-localise with growth and cell proliferation during morphogenesis in the avian embryonic knee joint
(University of Edinburgh (datashare), 2011)Muscle contractions begin in early embryonic life, generating forces that regulate the correct formation of the skeleton. In this paper we test the hypothesis that the biophysical stimulation generated by muscle forces may ...