Mechanical & Industrial Engineering: Recent submissions
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Influence of Sinusoidal Drive Speed Modulation on Rotor with Continuous Stator Contact
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Torsional vibrations experienced by drill strings can be detrimental to drilling operations. With a goal of understanding torsional vibrations experienced by drill strings and determining means to attenuate undesired ... -
Effects of Drill Mud and Drive Torque Sinusoidal Excitation on Drillstrings Lateral and Torsional StickSlip Vibrations
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Oil and gas drilling companies spend around 20$ billion annually from which 15% is attributed to material and productive time losses. The most prevalent drilling problems are caused by the Bottom-Hole-Assembly failure which ... -
Nanosilver loaded GelMA hydrogel for antimicrobial coating of biomedical implants
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)Bacterial adhesion to the surface of implants in surgical procedures represents a major problem in surgeries, as it incurs high medical costs and could lead to postoperative infections. Different strategies have been ... -
Experimental studies and computer modeling of viscoelastic properties of heart valve leaflets: Implication in heart valve tissue engineering
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)Diseased or damaged heart valve leaflets are amongst the major causes of illness and death globally. The currently available treatment of heart valve patients is to mend the damaged valves, but in most severe cases, heart ... -
Electrospun PET-PU scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)The incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is projected to continuously increase in the coming decades, with a colossal associated cost of treatment. In the US alone, 83.6 million people are estimated to have one or ... -
Mucoadhesive chitosan derivatives as novel drug carriers
( Bentham Science Publishers B.V. , 2015 , Article)Chitosan on its own is a well-established natural polymer and is widely regarded as a biodegradable, biocompatible and nontoxic material for drug delivery applications. Although unmodified chitosan has some mucoadhesive ... -
Porcine cholecyst derived extracellular matrix (p-CEM) for reconstruction of full thickness skin wounds in rats
( Elsevier GmbH , 2015 , Article)An acellular cholecyst derived extracellular matrix (p-CEM) of porcine origin was prepared using anionic biological detergent. Healing potential of (p-CEM) was compared with commercially available collagen sheet (b-CS) and ... -
Effect of bone density on the compressive mechanical properties of bovine trabecular bone
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)The density of bone is subject to change due to natural causes or bone abnormalities and disorders such as osteopenia, osteomalacia and osteoporosis. One of the most concerning attributes of osteoporosis is its non-expressive ... -
Culture of PC12 neuronal cells in GelMA hydrogel for brain tissue engineering
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)Restoration of brain functions following trauma or degenerative neural diseases is considered among the greatest challenges in neurology due to the fact that the central nervous system (CNS) does not regenerate on its own. ... -
Bubaline Cholecyst Derived Extracellular Matrix for Reconstruction of Full Thickness Skin Wounds in Rats
( Hindawi Limited , 2016 , Article)An acellular cholecyst derived extracellular matrix (b-CEM) of bubaline origin was prepared using anionic biological detergent. Healing potential of b-CEM was compared with commercially available collagen sheet (b-CS) and ... -
Nanoparticles in tissue engineering: Applications, challenges and prospects
( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Tissue engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field integrating engineering, material science and medical biology that aims to develop biological substitutes to repair, replace, retain, or enhance tissue and organ-level ... -
Cerium oxide NPs mitigate the amyloid formation of α-synuclein and associated cytotoxicity
( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Aim: Among therapeutic proposals for amyloid-associated disorders, special attention has been given to the exploitation of nanoparticles (NPs) as promising agents against aggregation. Methods: In this paper, the inhibitory ... -
Vitamin K1 as a potential molecule for reducing single-walled carbon nanotubes-stimulated �-synuclein structural changes and cytotoxicity
( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Aims: Different kinds of vitamins can be used as promising candidates to mitigate the structural changes of proteins and associated cytotoxicity stimulated by NPs. Therefore, the structural changes of �-syn molecules and ... -
The effect of multiphase flow behaviour on a horizontal annulus by integrating high-speed imaging technique
( Begell House Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)The multiphase flow behavior in a pipe is predictable and the literature is abandon of its investigation. However, the multiphase flow behavior in a horizontal annulus is complicated. Herein, we present the high-speed ... -
Antioxidant properties of gold nanozyme: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)AuNPs with enzyme-like features have received strong attention in different areas, although limited data is available in literature on their biological/industrial functions. NPs especially Au counterparts have been shown ... -
Biofluid proteomics and biomarkers in traumatic brain injury
( Humana Press Inc. , 2017 , Book chapter)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by an external mechanical force, affecting millions of people worldwide. The disease course and prognosis are often unpredictable, and it can be challenging to ... -
Bovine reticulum derived extracellular matrix (b-REM) for reconstruction of full thickness skin wounds in rats
( Elsevier GmbH , 2016 , Article)Thirty six clinically healthy adult Wistar rats of either sex were used in the study and randomly divided into three groups having twelve animals in each group. Under general anesthesia, a full-thickness skin wound (20 ? ... -
Osteopontin: A Promising Therapeutic Target in Cardiac Fibrosis
( NLM (Medline) , 2019 , Article)Osteopontin (OPN) is recognized for its significant roles in both physiological and pathological processes. Initially, OPN was recognized as a cytokine with pro-inflammatory actions. More recently, OPN has emerged as a ... -
Oxygen generating polymeric nano fibers that stimulate angiogenesis and show efficient wound healing in a diabetic wound model
( Dove Medical Press Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Introduction: Diabetic wounds are challenging to treat due to a wide range of pathophysiological changes. Hypoxia is one of the predominant contributing factors of poor vascularization and chronicity in diabetic wounds. ... -
The expression level of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 determines the severity of COVID-19: lung and heart tissue as targets
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Researchers have reported some useful information about the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) leading to CoV disease 2019 (COVID-19). Several studies have been performed in order to develop ...
