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MBEC
2010
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Real-time estimation of cerebrospinal fluid system parameters via oscillating pressure infusion
Abstract Hydrocephalus is related to a disturbed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) system. For diagnosis, lumbar infusion test are performed to estimate outflow conductance, Cout, and pres...
Kennet Andersson, Ian R. Manchester, Jan Malm, And...
MBEC
2010
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Reverse engineering the kidney: modelling calcium oxalate monohydrate crystallization in the nephron
Crystallization of calcium oxalate monohydrate in a section of a single kidney nephron (distal convoluted tubule) is simulated using a model adapted from industrial crystallization...
A. Borissova, G. E. Goltz, J. P. Kavanagh, T. A. W...
MBEC
2010
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Cell sheet integrity and nanomechanical breakdown during programmed cell death
Apoptosis is a critical physiological pathway required for the normal functioning, homeostasis, and development of many organisms. This process is highly regulated at the biochemic...
Jiashan Wang, Andrew E. Pelling
MBEC
2010
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Electropermeabilization of endocytotic vesicles in B16 F1 mouse melanoma cells
It has been reported previously that electric pulses of sufficiently high voltage and short duration can permeabilize the membranes of various organelles inside living cells. In th...
Tina Batista Napotnik, Matej Rebersek, Tadej Kotni...
MBEC
2010
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Ambulatory human motion tracking by fusion of inertial and magnetic sensing with adaptive actuation
Over the last years, inertial sensing has proven to be a suitable ambulatory alternative to traditional human motion tracking based on optical position measurement systems, which a...
H. Martin Schepers, Daniel Roetenberg, Peter H. Ve...
MBEC
2010
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Biophotonic techniques for the study of malaria-infected red blood cells
Investigation of the homeostasis of red blood cells upon infection by Plasmodium falciparum poses complex experimental challenges. Changes in red cell shape, volume, protein, and i...
Jakob M. A. Mauritz, Alessandro Esposito, Teresa T...