Using a microprocessor knee (C-Leg) with appropriate foot transitioned individuals with dysvascular transfemoral amputations to higher performance levels: a longitudinal randomized clinical trial (open access)

Using a microprocessor knee (C-Leg) with appropriate foot transitioned individuals with dysvascular transfemoral amputations to higher performance levels: a longitudinal randomized clinical trial

Article evaluating whether advanced prostheses can provide better safety and performance capabilities to maintain and improve quality of life in individuals who are predominantly designated MFCL level K2. This study used a 13 month longitudinal clinical trial to determine the benefits of using a C-Leg and 1M10 foot in individuals at K2 level with transfemoral amputation due to vascular disease.
Date: May 25, 2021
Creator: Jayaraman, Chandrasekaran; Mummidisetty, Chaithanya K.; Albert, Mark; Lipschutz, Robert; Hoppe-Ludwig, Shenan; Mathur, Gayatri et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Harnessing nanofiber alignment and pore size to promote stem cell self-renewal and differentiation (open access)

Harnessing nanofiber alignment and pore size to promote stem cell self-renewal and differentiation

Article describes how stem cell therapy holds immense potential for regenerative medicine, but its applications are limited due to the loss of pluripotency during in vitro expansion. This study reveals that the arrangement of electrospun fibers aligns with the distribution and strength of the electric field through both experimentation and simulation.
Date: July 25, 2023
Creator: Wei, Qiang; Blake, Laurence; Liu, Jiafeng; Man, Kun; Liang, Cindy; Teoh, Alexandra et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Detection of Parkinson's Disease Through Automated Pupil Tracking of the Post-illumination Pupillary Response (open access)

Detection of Parkinson's Disease Through Automated Pupil Tracking of the Post-illumination Pupillary Response

This article describes a system for pupil size estimation with a user interface to allow rapid adjustment of parameters and extraction of pupil parameters of interest in order to identify Parkinson's disease (PD) as early as possible.
Date: March 25, 2021
Creator: Tabashum, Thasina; Zaffer, Adnaan; Yousefzai, Raman; Colletta, Kalea; Jost, Mary Beth; Park, Youngsook et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multifaceted Shape Memory Polymer Technology for Biomedical Application: Combining Self-Softening and Stretchability Properties (open access)

Multifaceted Shape Memory Polymer Technology for Biomedical Application: Combining Self-Softening and Stretchability Properties

Article describes how thiol-ene polymers are a promising class of biomaterials with a wide range of potential applications, including organs-on-a-chip, microfluidics, drug delivery, and wound healing. This study investigated the incorporation of di-acrylate chain extenders to improve the stretchability and conformability of those flexible thiol-ene polymers.
Date: October 25, 2023
Creator: Chitrakar, Chandani; Torres, Marc Anthony; Rocha-Flores, Pedro Emanuel; Hu, Qichan & Ecker, Melanie
System: The UNT Digital Library