Works Published in 2019

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2019 conference paper

Ankle Dorsiflexion Strength Monitoring by Combining Sonomyography and Electromyography

2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2019-June, 240–245.

By: Q. Zhang*, Z. Sheng*, F. Moore-Clingenpeel*, K. Kim & N. Sharma*

Contributors: Q. Zhang*, Z. Sheng*, F. Moore-Clingenpeel*, K. Kim & N. Sharma*

Event: 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) at Toronto, Ontario, Canada on June 24-28, 2019

MeSH headings : Adult; Ankle / physiology; Electromyography; Humans; Isometric Contraction / physiology; Linear Models; Male; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Range of Motion, Articular / physiology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Ultrasonics
TL;DR: The new method shows an improved linear correlation with the muscle strength, compared to the correlations between the Muscle strength and sole sEMG signal or sole PA signal, where the R-squared values are improved by 4.21 % and 1.99 %. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021

2019 journal article

Lyapunov-based Model Predictive Control of an Input Delayed Functional Electrical Simulation

IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(34), 290–295.

Contributors: Z. Sun*, X. Bao* & N. Sharma*

author keywords: FES; LMPC; EMD
TL;DR: A Lyapunov-based model predictive control method to control knee extension during an input-delayed neuromuscular electrical stimulation that achieves system stability despite an unknown constant input delay and imperfectly estimated model parameters is developed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021

2019 conference paper

Tube-based Model Predictive Control of An Input Delayed Functional Electrical Stimulation

2019 American Control Conference (ACC), 2019-July, 5420–5425.

Contributors: Z. Sun*, X. Bao* & N. Sharma*

Event: 2019 American Control Conference (ACC)

TL;DR: A novel tube-based MPC for controlling knee extension elicited through FES was developed, and the EMD compensation controller was chosen to be the tube that reduced the error between the nominal MPC and the output of the real system. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021

2019 conference paper

Observer Design for a Nonlinear Neuromuscular System with Multi-rate Sampled and Delayed Output Measurements

2019 American Control Conference (ACC), 2019-July, 872–877.

By: Q. Zhang*, Z. Sheng*, K. Kim & N. Sharma*

Contributors: Q. Zhang*, Z. Sheng*, K. Kim & N. Sharma*

Event: 2019 American Control Conference (ACC)

TL;DR: An observer design is proposed to estimate ankle kinematics that are elicited volitionally by constructing a Lyapunov-Krasovskii function, sufficient conditions are derived to prove the exponential stability of the estimation error. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021

2019 journal article

Model Predictive Control of a Feedback-Linearized Hybrid Neuroprosthetic System With a Barrier Penalty

Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 14(10).

By: X. Bao*, N. Kirsch, A. Dodson* & N. Sharma*

Contributors: X. Bao*, N. Kirsch, A. Dodson* & N. Sharma*

TL;DR: An electric motor-assist is proposed to alleviate the fatigue effects by sharing work load with FES and the dynamics is feedback linearized so that the nominal model inside the MPC method becomes linear. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2021

2019 journal article

Parametric control of fiber morphology and tensile mechanics in scaffolds with high aspect ratio geometry produced via melt electrowriting for musculoskeletal soft tissue engineering

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 99, 153–160.

By: P. Warren n, Z. Davis n & M. Fisher n

Source: ORCID
Added: August 27, 2021

2019 journal article

Ultrasound Tracking of the Acoustically Actuated Microswimmer

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 66(11), 3231–3237.

By: Q. Chen*, F. Liu*, Z. Xiao*, N. Sharma*, S. Cho* & K. Kim*

Contributors: Q. Chen*, F. Liu*, Z. Xiao*, N. Sharma*, S. Cho* & K. Kim*

author keywords: Microswimmer; acoustically actuated; ultrasound tracking; biomedical applications
MeSH headings : Acoustics; Algorithms; Biomedical Engineering / instrumentation; Drug Delivery Systems; Equipment Design; Microbubbles; Microtechnology / instrumentation; Motion; Phantoms, Imaging; Ultrasonography / methods; Video Recording
TL;DR: Ultrasound imaging is a promising candidate for noninvasively tracking the motion of microswimmers inside the body in biomedical applications and may further promote the real-time control strategy for the microswimmer. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: August 12, 2021

2019 journal article

Sub-optimally solving actuator redundancy in a hybrid neuroprosthetic system with a multi-layer neural network structure

International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications, 3(3), 298–313.

author keywords: Hybrid neuroprosthesis; Actuator redundancy; Rehabilitation; Neural network; Reinforcement learning
TL;DR: A novel identification and control structure that contains a recurrent neural network (RNN) and several feedforward neural networks (FNNs), trained by supervised learning to identify the system dynamics, and experimentally validated on a seated human participant using a single joint hybrid neuroprosthesis. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: August 12, 2021

2019 article

Topical and Transdermal Nanomedicines for Cancer Therapy

NANOTHERANOSTICS FOR CANCER APPLICATIONS, Vol. 5, pp. 231–251.

By: Y. Ye n, J. Wang n, W. Sun n, H. Bomba n & Z. Gu*

TL;DR: This chapter summarizes the principles and the recent innovations in the field of transdermal nanomedicine together with opportunities and challenges in clinical translation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 26, 2020

2019 journal article

Tissue-specific changes in size and shape of the ligaments and tendons of the porcine knee during post-natal growth

PLOS ONE, 14(10).

By: S. Cone n, H. Piercy n, E. Lambeth n, H. Ru n, J. Piedrahita n, J. Spang*, L. Fordham*, M. Fisher n

MeSH headings : Animals; Anterior Cruciate Ligament / diagnostic imaging; Anterior Cruciate Ligament / growth & development; Female; Knee Joint / diagnostic imaging; Knee Joint / growth & development; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Organ Specificity; Patellar Ligament / diagnostic imaging; Patellar Ligament / growth & development; Swine
TL;DR: The findings suggest that musculoskeletal soft tissue morphometry can vary within tissues of similar structure and within a single joint during post-natal growth. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 8, 2020

2019 article

Optical Fiber Based In-Vivo Oxidative Stress Biosensor

BIOPHOTONICS AUSTRALASIA 2019, Vol. 11202.

By: R. Kostecki*, B. Zhang n, A. El Habti*, A. Arman*, M. Hutchinson*, P. Tricker*, D. Fleury*, R. Narayan n, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem*

author keywords: Oxidative stress; Oxygen metabolism; Redox balance; Biological sensing; Optical sensing; Biosensor
TL;DR: Preliminary results of an optical fiber based reversible in-vivo biosensor for understanding redox balance within living systems are shown. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 8, 2020

2019 chapter

Structural Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of Resorbable Fiber-Based Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

In Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

Fan Zhang

TL;DR: This chapter will explain the unique advantages of using textile technologies for tissue engineering scaffold fabrication, and will delineate the differences in design, fabrication and performance of woven, warp and weft knitted, braided, nonwoven and electrospun scaffolds. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 29, 2020

2019 journal article

Engineering small-caliber vascular grafts from collagen filaments and nanofibers with comparable mechanical properties to native vessels

Biofabrication, 11(3), 035020.

author keywords: small caliber vascular graft; endothelialization; knitting; electrospinning; electrochemically aligned collagen (ELAC) filament; collagen nanofibers; mechanical properties
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessels / physiology; Cell Adhesion / drug effects; Cell Proliferation / drug effects; Collagen / pharmacology; Mice; Nanofibers / chemistry; Polyesters / chemistry; Rats; Sutures; Tissue Engineering / methods; Tissue Scaffolds / chemistry
TL;DR: The feasibility of the use of novel collagen filaments for fabricating small caliber tissue-engineered vascular grafts that provide both sufficient mechanical properties and superior biological performance is demonstrated. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: April 29, 2020

2019 journal article

3D Auto-Context-Based Locality Adaptive Multi-Modality GANs for PET Synthesis

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING, 38(6), 1328–1339.

author keywords: Image synthesis; positron emission topography (PET); generative adversarial networks (GANs); locality adaptive fusion; multi-modality
MeSH headings : Brain / diagnostic imaging; Databases, Factual; Deep Learning; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods; Phantoms, Imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography / methods; Radiation Dosage
TL;DR: Experimental results show that the proposed 3D auto-context-based locality adaptive multi-modality generative adversarial networks model (LA-GANs) outperforms the traditional multi- modality fusion methods used in deep networks, as well as the state-of-the-art PET estimation approaches. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 journal article

Designer fungus FAD glucose dehydrogenase capable of direct electron transfer

BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, 123, 114–123.

By: K. Ito*, J. Okuda-Shimazaki*, K. Mori*, K. Kojima*, W. Tsugawa*, K. Ikebukuro*, C. Lin*, J. La Belle*, H. Yoshida*, K. Sode n

author keywords: Glucose dehydrogenase; Cellobiose dehydrogenase; Direct electron transfer; Designer FADGDH; Fusion protein; Heme b-binding cytochrome domain
MeSH headings : Aspergillus flavus / chemistry; Aspergillus flavus / enzymology; Biosensing Techniques; Blood Glucose / isolation & purification; Catalytic Domain; Electrodes; Electron Transport; Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide / chemistry; Glucose Dehydrogenases / chemistry; Heme / chemistry
TL;DR: The designer FADGDH was confirmed to be a novel GDH that possesses electrode DET ability and relevant and consistent findings provide a novel strategic approach for the improvement of the DET properties of designer FadGDH. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 journal article

Partial demixing of RNA-protein complexes leads to intradroplet patterning in phase-separated biological condensates

PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 99(1).

By: K. Gasior*, J. Zhao*, G. McLaughlin*, M. Forest n, A. Gladfelter* & J. Newby*

MeSH headings : Kinetics; Models, Biological; RNA / metabolism; RNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR: This study illustrates that spatiotemporal heterogeneity can emerge within phase-separated biological condensates with simple binding reactions and competition and demonstrates that intradroplet patterning may influence droplet composition and, subsequently, cellular organization on a larger scale. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 journal article

ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DYNAMIC CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND PARAMETERS AND THE UNDERLYING VASCULAR ARCHITECTURE EXTRACTED FROM ACOUSTIC ANGIOGRAPHY

ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 45(2), 539–548.

By: A. Panfilova*, S. Shelton n, C. Caresio*, R. Sloun*, F. Molinari*, H. Wijkstra*, P. Dayton n, M. Mischi*

author keywords: Acoustic angiography; Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Cancer; Dispersion; Perfusion; Ultrasound contrast agents
MeSH headings : Acoustics; Angiography / methods; Animals; Contrast Media; Disease Models, Animal; Fibrosarcoma / blood supply; Fibrosarcoma / diagnostic imaging; Image Enhancement / methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods; Rats; Rats, Inbred F344; Ultrasonography / methods
TL;DR: It is hypothesize that dispersion characterizes vessels that are smaller than those visible with acoustic angiography, because dispersion provided better cancer classification than perfusion. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 article

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN LATERAL COMPARTMENT T1RHO MRI INTER-LIMB RATIOS AND CHANGES IN WALKING GAIT KINEMATICS FOLLOWING ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Pfeiffer, S. J., Spang, J. T., Nissman, D., Lalush, D., Wallace, K., Harkey, M. S., … Pietrosimone, B. (2019, April). OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE, Vol. 27, pp. S136–S137.

By: S. Pfeiffer*, J. Spang*, D. Nissman*, D. Lalush n, K. Wallace*, M. Harkey*, L. Pietrosimone*, R. Schmitz*, T. Blackburn*, B. Pietrosimone*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 journal article

Affinity sensor for haemoglobin A1c based on single-walled carbon nanotube field-effect transistor and fructosyl amino acid binding protein

BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, 129, 254–259.

By: M. Hatada*, T. Tran*, W. Tsugawa*, K. Sode n & A. Mulchandani*

author keywords: Single-walled carbon nanotube; Field-effect transistor; Haemoglobin A1c; Fructosyl amino acid binding protein; SocA; Fructosyl valine
MeSH headings : Agrobacterium tumefaciens / chemistry; Bacterial Proteins / chemistry; Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation; Biosensing Techniques / methods; Equipment Design; Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis; Humans; Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry; Proteolysis; Transistors, Electronic; Valine / analogs & derivatives; Valine / analysis
TL;DR: The label-free affinity sensor for HbA1c is reported based on the chemiresistor-type field-effect transistor, which has the ability to measure as low as 1.2 nM FV, which is 14-fold more sensitive compared to the previously reported fluorescence-based sensor using SocA. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 20, 2020

2019 journal article

Effect of bite depth of an epitendinous suture on the biomechanical strength of repaired canine flexor tendons

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 80(11), 1043–1049.

MeSH headings : Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cadaver; Dogs / surgery; Suture Techniques / veterinary; Tendon Injuries; Tendons / surgery; Tensile Strength
TL;DR: Increasing bite depth of an epitendinous suture toward the center of the tendon substance increased repair site strength and decreased the incidence of gap formation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

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