Publications

List of BioTester Publications:

Journal Papers:

Eilaghi, A., Flanagan, J.G., Brodland, G.W., Ethier, C.R. 2009. Strain Uniformity in Biaxial Specimens is Highly Sensitive to Attachment Details.
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 131(9).
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Eilaghi, A., Flanagan, J.G., Tertinegg, I., Brodland, G.W., Ethier, C.R. 2009. Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Human Sclera.
Submitted to the Journal of Biomechanics.

Gregory, D.E., Callaghan, J.P. 2009. A Comparison of Uniaxial and Biaxial Mechanical Properties of the Annulus Fibrosus: A Porcine Model. Submitted to the Journal of Orthopedic Research.

Gregory, D.E., Callaghan, J.P. 2009. The Dependence of Strain Rate on the Material Properties of the Annulus Fibrosus. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Accepted in Revision.

Gregory, D.E., Callaghan, J.P. 2009. Mechanical Properties of the Annulus Fibrosus and the Consequence of Vibration: An Examination of the Intra-lamellar Matrix. Submitted to the Journal of Biomechanics.

Gregory, D.E., Brodland, G.W., Callaghan, J.P. 2009. Examining the Mechanical Properties of the Inter-lamellar Matrix via Annular Shearing and the Effect of Vibration Exposure. Submitted to the Journal of Biomechanics.

Gregory, D.E., Callaghan, J.P. 2009. Does Vibration Influence the Initiation of Intervertebral Disc Herniation? An In-vitro Analysis to Determine a Causal Relationship. Submitted to Spine.

Refereed Conference Papers, Abstracts, Posters:

Brodland, G.W., Horst, C.R., Veldhuis, J.H., McDonald, M. 2009. Characterization of Regional Mechanical Property Anomalies in Tensile Test Specimens.
ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference.
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Brodland, G.W., Jones, L.W., Horst, C.R., McDonald, M.A., Guthrie, S. A Novel Method for Measuring Contact Lens Tensile Properties. British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) poster won second place in 2009. Also accepted to Scientific Program of Academy, Orlando, 2009.
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Gregory, D.E., Callaghan, J.P. Comparing Uniaxial and Biaxial Strain Responses of the Porcine Annulus Fibrosus. North American Congress on Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 2008.
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Olesen, C.G., Tertinegg, I., Eilaghi, A., Brodland, G.W., Horst, C., Veldhuis, J.H., Flanagan, J.G., Ethier, C.R. 2007. Measuring the Biaxial Stress-Strain Characteristics of Human Sclera. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference. 933-934.
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Eilaghi, A., Sigal, I.A., Olesen, C.G., Tertinegg, I., Flanagan, J.G., Brodland, G.W., Ethier, C.R. 2007. The Effect of Nonlinear Scleral Properties on Optic Nerve Head Biomechanics. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference. 901-902.

Gregory, D.E., Callaghan, J.P. The Effect of Prolonged Vibration Exposure on the Tensile Mechanical Properties of Single Layers of the Annulus Fibrosus. 32nd American Society of Biomechanics, State College, Pennsylvania, August 2009.

Cell Aggregate Compression System Publications:

Yang, J., Brodland, G.W. 2009. Estimating Interfacial Tension from the Shape Histories of Cells in Compressed Aggregates: A Computational Study. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 37(5), 1019-1027.
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Brodland, G.W., Yang, J., Sweny, J. 2009. HFSP Journal. In press.

Brodland, G.W. 2003. New information from cell aggregate compression tests and its implications for theories of cell sorting. Biorheology. 40, 273-277.
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