Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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2016 journal article

A Novel Laser Ultrasound Transducer Using Candle Soot Carbon Nanoparticles

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NANOTECHNOLOGY, 15(3), 395–401.

author keywords: Broadband ultrasound; candle soot; high frequency ultrasound; nano-particles composite; optoacoustic
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

40-MHz micromachined PMN-PT composite ultrasound array for medical imaging

Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2015, vol 3.

By: S. Li n, W. Huang n, W. Chang n & X. Jiang n

TL;DR: The development of a 48-element 40-MHz ultrasonic array using micromachined lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT) single crystal 1–3 composite material and resolutions exceeding 70 μm axially and 800 μm laterally imply the great potential of the developed array transducer for the high frequency medical imaging. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Wicking Enhancement in Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Nanostructures

LANGMUIR, 32(32), 8029–8033.

By: Z. Wang n, J. Zhao n, A. Bagal n, E. Dandley n, C. Oldham n, T. Fang n, G. Parsons n, C. Chang n

Contributors: Z. Wang n, J. Zhao n, A. Bagal n, E. Dandley n, C. Oldham n, T. Fang n, G. Parsons n, C. Chang n

TL;DR: Enhanced wicking dynamics is demonstrated by using nanostructures with three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical features to increase the surface area while mitigating the obstruction of liquid flow. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

What can trigger the onset of Parkinson's disease - A modeling study based on a compartmental model of alpha-synuclein transport and aggregation in neurons

MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES, 278, 22–29.

By: I. Kuznetsov & A. Kuznetsov

author keywords: Neuron; alpha-synuclein; Parkinson's disease; Multi-compartment model; Mathematical modeling
MeSH headings : Humans; Models, Neurological; Neurons / metabolism; Parkinson Disease / metabolism; alpha-Synuclein / metabolism
TL;DR: A minimal model describing events leading to the onset of Parkinson's disease suggests that failure of α-syn degradation machinery is probably the most likely cause for the onsetof α- synuclein aggregation leading to PD. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Simulation of high rate failure mechanisms in composites during quasi-static testing

Mechanics of composite and multifunctional materials, vol 7, 445–450.

By: M. Pankow & B. McWilliams

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Silver decorated polymer supported semiconductor thin films by UV aided metalized laser printing

JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A, 34(3).

By: J. Halbur n, R. Padbury n & J. Jur n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Robust H-2 and H-infinity switched feedforward control of uncertain LFT systems

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBUST AND NONLINEAR CONTROL, 26(9), 1841–1856.

By: C. Yuan n & F. Wu n

author keywords: robust feedforward control; switching control; uncertain LFT systems; H-2 and H-infinity performance
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Relationship between maximum isometric joint moment and functional task performance in patients with brachial plexus injury: A pilot study

GAIT & POSTURE, 44, 238–244.

By: D. Crouch n, A. Santago n, J. Plate*, Z. Li* & K. Saul n

author keywords: Nerve; Shoulder; Simulation; Strength; Kinematics
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Biomechanical Phenomena; Brachial Plexus / injuries; Elbow Joint / physiopathology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Movement / physiology; Muscle Contraction / physiology; Muscle Strength / physiology; Peripheral Nerve Injuries / physiopathology; Pilot Projects; Range of Motion, Articular; Shoulder Joint / physiopathology; Task Performance and Analysis
TL;DR: Subjects had less reserve strength available for performing upper extremity tasks and, therefore, may be less adaptive to strength declines due to injury progression and normal aging. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Quantitative Analysis of Three-Dimensional Distribution and Clustering of Intramuscular Fat in Muscles of the Rotator Cuff

ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 44(7), 2158–2167.

author keywords: Rotator cuff tear; Spatial characteristics of fat; MRI; Moran's Index; Fat percentage
MeSH headings : Adipose Tissue / diagnostic imaging; Adipose Tissue / metabolism; Aged; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods; Male; Middle Aged; Rotator Cuff / diagnostic imaging; Rotator Cuff / metabolism
TL;DR: A technique to quantitatively assess three-dimensional distribution and clustering of intramuscular fat in rotator cuff muscles of older adults with and without a degenerative supraspinatus tear is developed and presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Microstructural modeling of transgranular and intergranular fracture in crystalline materials with coincident site lattice grain-boundaries: Sigma 3 and Sigma 17b bicrystals

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, 661, 32–39.

By: Q. Wu n & M. Zikry n

Contributors: Q. Wu n & M. Zikry n

author keywords: Coincident site lattice; Grain boundary; Dislocation-density; Transgranular; Intergranular; Fracture
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Intrinsic coincident linear polarimetry using stacked organic photovoltaics

OPTICS EXPRESS, 24(13), 14737–14747.

By: S. Roy n, O. Awartani n, P. Sen n, B. O'Connor n & M. Kudenov n

TL;DR: This paper has developed a system using oriented polymer-based organic photovoltaics (OPVs) that can preferentially absorb linearly polarized light and a Mueller matrix model of the stacked OPV design, and a calibration technique is developed and presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Increasing signal amplitude in fiber Bragg grating detection of Lamb waves using remote bonding

APPLIED OPTICS, 55(21), 5564–5569.

TL;DR: This paper compares the signal transfer amplitudes between two adhesive mounting configurations for an FBG to detect Lamb waves propagating in an aluminum plate and demonstrates that remote bonding of the FBG significantly increases the signal amplitude measured by theFBG. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Harvesting Waste Heat in Unipolar Ion Conducting Polymers

ACS MACRO LETTERS, 5(1), 94–98.

By: W. Chang*, C. Evans*, B. Popere*, B. Russ*, J. Liu n, J. Newman*, R. Segalman*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Fully-implicit orthogonal reconstructed Discontinuous Galerkin method for fluid dynamics with phase change

JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, 305, 964–996.

By: R. Nourgaliev*, H. Luo n, B. Weston*, A. Anderson*, S. Schofield*, T. Dunn*, J. Delplanque*

author keywords: Discontinuous Galerkin method; High-order space-time discretization; Fully-implicit solvers; Newton-Krylov algorithm; Fluid dynamics; Phase-change
TL;DR: A new reconstructed Discontinuous Galerkin (rDG) method, based on orthogonal basis/test functions, is developed for fluid flows on unstructured meshes, focusing on the method's accuracy, robustness and solvability of the system of linear equations involved in the linearization steps of Newton-based methods. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Excess Identification and Mapping in Engineered Systems

JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN, 138(8).

By: E. Cansler n, S. White n, S. Ferguson n & C. Mattson*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Dynamic failure mechanisms in woven ceramic fabric reinforced metal matrix composites during ballistic impact

Residual stress, thermomechanics & infrared imaging, hybrid techniques and inverse problems, vol 9, 155–159.

By: B. McWilliams, J. Yu & M. Pankow

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Coupled infrared laser-thermo-mechanical response of RDX-PCTFE energetic aggregates

COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS, 57(4), 611–628.

By: J. Brown n & M. Zikry n

Contributors: J. Brown n & M. Zikry n

author keywords: Energetic materials; Crystal plasticity; Electromagnetic-thermo-mechanical coupling; Defects; Hot spot formation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Can self-report instruments of shoulder function capture functional differences in older adults with and without a rotator cuff tear?

Vidt, M. E., Santago, A. C., II, Hegedus, E. J., Marsh, A. P., Tuohy, C. J., Poehling, G. G., … Saul, K. R. (2016, August). JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY, Vol. 29, pp. 90–99.

By: M. Vidt*, A. Santago n, E. Hegedus*, A. Marsh*, C. Tuohy*, G. Poehling*, M. Freehill*, M. Miller*, K. Saul n

author keywords: Self report; Aged; Rotator cuff; Upper extremity; Activities of daily living; Strength; Range of motion
MeSH headings : Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Surveys / methods; Health Surveys / standards; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology; Quality of Life; Range of Motion, Articular / physiology; Rotator Cuff / physiology; Rotator Cuff / physiopathology; Rotator Cuff Injuries / diagnosis; Rotator Cuff Injuries / physiopathology; Self Report / standards; Shoulder / physiology; Shoulder / physiopathology; Shoulder Joint / physiology; Shoulder Joint / physiopathology; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR: SST, ASES, and WORC demonstrate utility and discriminant validity for older individuals by distinguishing those with RCT, but this work suggests prioritizing ASES given its stronger association with functional group strength. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Atomically Thin MoS2 Narrowband and Broadband Light Superabsorbers

ACS NANO, 10(8), 7493–7499.

By: L. Huang n, G. Li n, A. Gurarslan n, Y. Yu n, R. Kirste n, W. Guo n, J. Zhao n, R. Collazo n ...

author keywords: MoS2; two-dimensional materials; light absorption; leaky mode; resonant photonics
TL;DR: A combined theoretical and experimental effort to enable strong light absorption in atomically thin MoS2 films by integrating the films with resonant photonic structures that are deterministically designed using a unique reverse design approach based on leaky mode coupling. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

A cyber expert system for auto-tuning powered prosthesis impedance control parameters

Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 44(5), 1613–1624.

MeSH headings : Ankle Joint; Electric Impedance; Female; Gait; Humans; Knee Joint; Knee Prosthesis; Male; Walking
TL;DR: A novel cyber expert system that encoded HME tuning decisions as computer rules to auto-tune control parameters for a powered knee (passive ankle) prosthesis and observed normative prosthetic knee kinematics and improved or slightly improved gait symmetry and step width within each subject. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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