[HTML][HTML] On the mechanical behaviour of PEEK and HA cranial implants under impact loading

D Garcia-Gonzalez, J Jayamohan… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
The human head can be subjected to numerous impact loadings such as those produced by
a fall or during sport activities. These accidents can result in skull fracture and in some …

Cognition based bTBI mechanistic criteria; a tool for preventive and therapeutic innovations

D Garcia-Gonzalez, NS Race, NL Voets, DR Jenkins… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Blast-induced traumatic brain injury has been associated with neurodegenerative and
neuropsychiatric disorders. To date, although damage due to oxidative stress appears to be …

Assessment of mechanical properties of human head tissues for trauma modelling

E Lozano‐Mínguez, M Palomar… - … journal for numerical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many discrepancies are found in the literature regarding the damage and constitutive
models for head tissues as well as the values of the constants involved in the constitutive …

Dental trauma in association with maxillofacial fractures: an epidemiological study

M Ruslin, J Wolff, P Boffano, HS Brand… - Dental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate the incidence and associated
factors of dental trauma in patients with maxillofacial fractures at the VU Medical Center in …

Constrained topological optimization of a football helmet facemask based on brain response

KL Johnson, S Chowdhury, WB Lawrimore, Y Mao… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Surrogate model-based multi-objective design optimization was performed to reduce
concussion risk during frontal football helmet impacts. In particular, a topological …

Evaluation of combat helmet behavior under blunt impact

C Moure-Guardiola, I Rubio, J Antona-Makoshi… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
New threats are a challenge for the design and manufacture of modern combat helmets.
These helmets must satisfy a wide range of impact velocities from ballistic impacts to blunt …

Simultaneous head and facial computed tomography scans for assessing facial fractures in patients with traumatic brain injury

LK Huang, HH Wang, HF Tu, CY Fu - Injury, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may have concomitant facial fractures.
While most head injury patients receive head computed tomography (CT) scans for initial …

Relevant factors in the design of composite ballistic helmets

M Palomar, E Lozano-Mínguez, M Rodríguez-Millán… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, the design methodology of composite ballistic helmets has been enhanced
considering biomechanical requirements by means of finite element analysis. Modern …

[HTML][HTML] Medical imaging based in silico head model for ischaemic stroke simulation

Y Bing, D Garcia-Gonzalez, N Voets… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Stroke is one of the most common causes of death and a leading factor of disability in adults
worldwide. It occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is significantly reduced …

Finite element analysis of a ram brain during impact under wet and dry horn conditions

KL Johnson, MW Trim, Y Mao, H Rhee… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, ram impacts at 5.5 m/s are simulated through finite element analysis in order to
study the mechanical response of the brain. A calibrated internal state variable inelastic …