• The effect of lower limb exoskeleton alignment on knee rehabilitation efficacy 

  Majidi Rad, Amir Hossein; Yihun, Yimesker; Hakansson, Nils; Mitchell, Allyson (MDPI, 2022-07-12)

  This study focuses on a musculoskeletal analysis of human lower extremity and associated muscle forces during different rehabilitative tasks and exoskeleton alignment models. By changing the size and orientation of the ...

• The impact of passive shoulder exoskeletons during simulated aircraft manufacturing sealing tasks 

  Jorgensen, Michael J.; Hakansson, Nils A.; Desai, Jaydip M. (Elsevier, 2022-08-03)

  Aircraft manufacturing involves an operation called sealing during which fuselage joints are sealed utilizing a sealant and smoothing tool, requiring motion of a worker's arms at heights below the elbow to overhead. The ...

• Human-exoskeleton joint coordination assessment: A case study on the shoulder and elbow joints 

  Delgado, Pablo; Rincon, Clarissa; Yihun, Yimesker S. (Springer, 2022-07-12)

  This study is aimed at developing a methodology to assess and quantify the human limb motions and interactions with the exoskeleton in relation to alignment. Three different basic and common upper arm joint movements and ...

• Needs finding to assess wayfinding and navigation challenges in individuals with limited mobility 

  Schmidt, Kayla (Wichita State University, 2022-04-29)

  INTRODUCTION: Personal navigational systems are largely reserved for outdoor travel using GPS technologies on smartphone applications. While smartphones are approaching ubiquity, navigational systems have lacked consideration ...

• A flexible, wireless, skin-wearable device for real-time ambulatory ECG monitoring 

  Chowdhury, Rakhi (Wichita State University, 2022-04-29)

  Cardiovascular diseases being the leading cause of mortality in the US, create a prominent need for prolonged ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring. Therefore, this study has focused on developing a compact ambulatory ...

• A skin patch resonator: Characterization of the fluid volume measurements 

  Arafah, Suhaib (Wichita State University, 2022-04-29)

  INTRODUCTION: Wearable technologies have gained a huge interest in recent years due to their advantages in the early diagnosis of medical conditions such as heart attack and peripheral artery disease. Additionally, wearable ...

• The relationship between preference and performance using three passive exoskeletons during simulated aircraft manufacturing tasks 

  Alqahtani, Haifa (Wichita State University, 2022-04-29)

  Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are the top workplace risk factors that impact the health of workers. In Kansas, there were 45,253 reported injuries/illnesses during the 2020 fiscal year. The main contributors ...

• Design, fabrication, and characterization of dielectric elastomer actuator enabled cuff compression device 

  Venkatraman, Rahul J.; Kaaya, Theophilus; Tchipoque, Helio; Cluff, Kim; Asmatulu, Ramazan; Amick, Ryan Zackary; Chen, Zheng (SPIE, 2022-04-11)

  Wearable dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been greatly considered for development of biomedical devices. In particular, a DEA cuff device has the capability of minimizing venous system disorders that occur in the ...

• Influence of different passive shoulder exoskeletons on shoulder and torso muscle activation during simulated horizontal and vertical aircraft squeeze riveting tasks 

  Jorgensen, Michael J.; Hakansson, Nils A.; Desai, Jaydip M. (Elsevier Ltd, 2022-06-08)

  Aircraft manufacturing involves riveting utilizing squeeze riveting tools at heights from below elbow to overhead levels. This study assessed utilization of passive shoulder exoskeletons on shoulder and torso muscle ...

• Human dermal microvascular endothelial cell morphological response to fluid shear stress 

  Polk, Tabatha; Schmitt, Sarah; Aldrich, Jessica; Long, David S. (Elsevier, 2022-06-02)

  As the cells that line the vasculature, endothelial cells are continually exposed to fluid shear stress by blood flow. Recent studies suggest that the morphological response of endothelial cells to fluid shear stress depends ...

• Progress in bioactive surface coatings on biodegradable Mg alloys: A critical review towards clinical translation 

  Singh, Navdeep; Batra, Uma; Kumar, Kamal; Ahuja, Neeraj; Mahapatro, Anil (Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd., 2022-05-15)

  Mg and its alloys evince strong candidature for biodegradable bone implants, cardiovascular stents, and wound closing devices. However, their rapid degradation rate causes premature implant failure, constraining clinical ...

• Smart bioelectronic pacifier for real-time continuous monitoring of salivary electrolytes 

  Lim, Hyo-ryoung; Lee, Soon Min; Park, Sehyun; Choi, Chanyeong; Kim, Hojoong; Kim, Jihoon; Mahmood, Musa; Lee, Yongkuk; Kim, Jong-Hoon; Yeo, Woon-Hong (Elsevier Ltd, 2022-05-16)

  Monitoring electrolytes is critical for newborns and babies in the intensive care unit. However, the gold standard methods use a blood draw, which is painful and only offers discrete measures. Although salivary-based ...

• Torso kinematics in human rolling do not change when upper extremity motion is constrained 

  Vu, Linh Q.; Agrawal, Rahul; Hassan, Mahdi; Hakansson, Nils A. (Human Kinetics, 2021-11-15)

  Human rolling, as turning in bed, is a fundamental activity of daily living. A quantitative analysis of rolling could help identify the neuromusculoskeletal disorders that prohibit rolling and develop interventions for ...

• The reliability and validity of Gluteal Endurance Measures (GEMs) 

  Lehecka, B.J.; Smith, Barbara S.; Rundell, Todd; Cappaert, Thomas A.; Hakansson, Nils A. (NASMI, 2021-12-01)

  Background The gluteals have unique morphology related to muscle endurance, including moderate fiber sizes and a majority of Type I endurance fibers. Evidence suggests gluteal endurance is related to low back pain, running ...

• Evaluation of corrosion resistance, mechanical integrity loss and biocompatibility of $PCL/HA/TiO_2$ hybrid coated biodegradable ZM21 Mg alloy 

  Singh, Navdeep; Batra, Uma; Kumar, Kamal; Mahapatro, Anil (Elsevier, 2021-12-04)

  A novel $PCL/HA/TiO_2$ hybrid coating on ZM21 Mg alloy substrate has been investigated for corrosion resistance, biocompatibility and mechanical integrity loss in terms of bending, compressive and tensile strength in ...

• Hybrid polymeric-metallic foams for bone tissue engineering scaffolds: Mechanical properties and biofunctionality evaluations 

  Mahapatro, Anil; Hlaing, Hay Mar; Malladi, Lipi; Keshavanarayana, Suresh R. (Taylor and Francis, 2021-10-21)

  Challenges exist in the applicability of thermoplastic foams as scaffolds for bone tissue engineering including mismatch of mechanical properties. Template assisted electrodeposition was carried out to fabricate hybrid ...

• Hand gesture-based artificial neural network trained hybrid human–machine interface system to navigate a powered wheelchair 

  Stroh, Ashley; Desai, Jaydip M. (Springer Nature, 2021-10-06)

  Individuals with cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy often lack fine motor control of their fingers which makes it difficult to control traditional powered wheelchairs using a joystick. Studies have shown the use of ...

• Evaluation of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) integrated sensor for physiological temperature detection 

  Schmidt, Devin M.; Mahapatro, Anil; Loflin, Ben; Cluff, Kim (Taylor and Francis, 2021-09-20)

  In the human body, maintaining the core body temperature (CBT) is vital to ensure proper cellular and body functions. The temperature of 37°C (98°F) is the well-established baseline for CBT, but significant deviations to ...

• Wheelchair-mounted upper limb robotic exoskeleton with adaptive controller for activities of daily living 

  Schabron, Bridget; Desai, Jaydip M.; Yihun, Yimesker S. (MDPI, 2021-08-26)

  Neuro-muscular disorders and diseases such as cerebral palsy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy can severely limit a person’s ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL). Exoskeletons can provide an active or passive ...

• Cervical spine musculotendon lengths when reading a tablet in three seated positions 

  Gallagher, Kaitlin M.; Vasavada, Anita N.; Fischer, Leah; Douglas, Ethan C. (Human Kinetics, 2021-04-01)

  A popular posture for using wireless technology is reclined sitting, with the trunk rotated posteriorly to the hips. This position decreases the head’s gravitational moment; however, the head angle relative to the trunk ...

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