Does anyone have any research on the 'Artificial Heart'?

I am I am currently undertaking a project with Edinburgh University on Biomedical engineering approaches in the replication of human anatomy - my research is specifically on Artificial hearts....

10 January 2018 1,072 12 View

How to score 51 item chronic stress scale by Turner, Wheaton and Lloyd (source)?

I've been struggling with finding a scoring method for the chronic stress scale. Has anyone used or come accros the measure? I would be grateful for any help.

10 September 2016 5,411 4 View

Does anybody know of any research into telephone pre op assessments?

I am looking at ways to reduce the number of DNAs at pre op clinic for day case patients and want to research whether telephone pre op assessment works. However, I struggling with literature search.

23 November 2014 660 2 View

For modelling epoxy-based matrices (in composites), which model in ABAQUS is the most suitable, Concrete damaged plasticity or Drucker-Prager model?

I am working on developing a micromechanical FE model for predicting kink-band formation in UD composites. To model matrix plasticity, which model, out of Concrete Damaged Plasticity and...

28 February 2021 5,415 1 View

Is this method of modeling plastic behavior in Abaqus correct?

I've to model the plastic behavior (Yield Stress vs Plastic Strain) of a polyimide material (Elas_Mod=2500MPa) in Abaqus. The engineering stress vs strain plot is shown as the 3 red curves. I've...

03 February 2021 7,728 3 View

How can simulate electroplastic effect using crystal plasticity?

Hi everyone, I hope you are all fine, As a part of my Ph.D. I'm trying to simulate eletroplastic effects on forming of titanium alloys. I'm trying to use crystal plasticity but I'm not sure if it...

20 January 2021 2,832 1 View

Does Lucifer Yellow interfere with miniEPSC/IPSC recordings?

I want to mark the neurons I am recording from during whole cell Patch clamp. I am thinking of using Lucifer Yellow. Does it increase noise during recording? What are the better alternatives to...

04 January 2021 7,791 3 View

Neural stem cell clumping during cell expansion? differentiation?

Hello, I am currently working towards neuronal differentiation through the use of rNSCs. I keep running into the same problem, cell clumping. The controls (complete media) clump further than the...

04 January 2021 7,756 5 View

Can anybody help me to figure out plasticity values for stainless steel for Dynamic Explicit analysis in Abaqus ?

Can anybody help me to figure out plasticity values for stainless steel for Dynamic Explicit analysis in Abaqus ? It doesn't matter about the stainless steel type and please be kind enough to let...

27 December 2020 5,187 1 View

What is the main role of hydrostatic and quasi-hydrostatic pressure in severe plastic deformation (+2 Additional Question)?

1. What is the difference between hydrostatic and quasi-hydrostatic pressure? 2. Are all SPD techniques providing this pressure? As Zhilayev et al. mentioned, Multi-directional forging (MDF) not...

24 December 2020 2,075 7 View

Transduction of mouse primary neurons with AAVs, protocol?

Hello there, I am culturing cortical neurons from E17 mice and will need to transduce them on DIV7. Does anyone have a protocol on how to do so best? Any ideas on MOI? Im using CRISPRa plasmids,...

10 December 2020 7,900 2 View

Looking for Menegotto Pinto plasticity model parameters explanation?

I am working with DIANA and I'm going to conduct the analyze under reversed loading by using Menegotto Pinto plasticity model for reinforcement bar. In the absence of experimental data, how can I...

03 December 2020 9,031 2 View

Material simulation of Concrete damage plasticity model(CDP), In abaqus?

09 November 2020 268 2 View