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Main Aspects of the Space-Time Computational FSI Techniques and Examples of Challenging Problems Solved
(2014-01)Flow problems with moving boundaries and interfaces include fluid--structure interaction (FSI) and a number of other classes of problems, have an important place in engineering analysis and design, and offer some formidable ... -
Metallic 1T phase source/drain electrodes for field effect transistors from chemical vapor deposited MoS2
(2014)Two dimensional transitionmetal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs) offer promise as optoelectronic materials due to their direct band gap and reasonably good mobility values. However, most metals form high resistance contacts on ... -
A New Imaging Platform for Visualizing Biological Effects of Non-Invasive Radiofrequency Electric-Field Cancer Hyperthermia
(2015)Herein, we present a novel imaging platform to study the biological effects of non-invasive radiofrequency (RF) electric field cancer hyperthermia. This system allows for real-time in vivointravital microscopy (IVM) imaging ... -
New insights into the properties and interactions of carbon chains as revealed by HRTEM and DFT analysis
(2014)Atomic carbon chains have raised interest for their possible applications as graphene interconnectors as the thinnest nanowires; however, they are hard to synthesize and subsequently to study. We present here a reproducible ... -
Nonlinear MDOF System Survival Probability Determination Subject to Evolutionary Stochastic Excitation
(2016)An approximate technique for assessing the reliability of nonlinear multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems subject to a non-stationary stochastic excitation vector is developed. The proposed technique can be construed as ... -
Nonlinear rocking of rigid blocks on flexible foundation: analysis and experiments
(2017)Primarily, two models are commonly used to describe rocking of rigid bodies; the Housner model, and the Winkler foundation model. The first deals with the motion of a rigid block rocking about its base corners on a rigid ... -
Numerical investigation of coexisting high and low amplitude responses and safe basin erosion for a coupled linear oscillator and nonlinear absorber system
(2014)Over the last half century, numerous nonlinear variants of the tuned mass damper have been developed in order to improve attenuation characteristics. In the present study, the performance of a linear oscillator and an ... -
On the development of objective metrics for surgical skills evaluation based on tool motion
(2014)A key competency requirement in endovascular surgery is to optimally visualize and utilize pre-shaped catheters to navigate complex vascular anatomy, yet current performance assessment techniques are limited to grading ... -
On the origin of computational model sensitivity, error, and uncertainty in threaded fasteners
(2017)Predicting the mechanical response of components requires simplifications and idealizations that affect the fidelity of the results and introduce errors. Some errors correspond to the limited knowledge of intrinsic physical ... -
Output-Only Structural Health Monitoring for Deepwater Risers: Experimental Study of Wavelet Modified SOBI and Distributed Force Index Algorithm
(2014)Risers are the conduits between the subsea wellhead and the drilling/production platform for development, production, gas lift or water injection purposes, which are also one of the most important and the most vulnerable ... -
Paintable Battery
(2012)If the components of a battery, including electrodes, separator, electrolyte and the current collectors can be designed as paints and applied sequentially to build a complete battery, on any arbitrary surface, it would ... -
Persistent anomalies of the extratropical Northern Hemisphere wintertime circulation as an initiator of El Niño/Southern Oscillation events
(2017)Climates across both hemispheres are strongly influenced by tropical Pacific variability associated with the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Conversely, extratropical variability also can affect the tropics. In ... -
Practical high-fidelity frequency-domain force and location identification
(2015)Identifying the force information and location of an impact event is important for predicting and/or monitoring potential damage to the structures. Directly measuring the impact event and/or locating the impact force is ... -
A Pre-Clinical Framework for Neural Control of a Therapeutic Upper-Limb Exoskeleton
(2013)In this paper, we summarize a novel approach to robotic rehabilitation that capitalizes on the benefits of patient intent and real-time assessment of impairment. Specifically, an upper-limb, physical human-robot interface ... -
Programmable bio-nano-chip system: a flexible point-of-care platform for bioscience and clinical measurements
(2015)The development of integrated instrumentation for universal bioassay systems serves as a key goal for the lab-on-a-chip community. The programmable bio-nano-chip (p-BNC) system is a versatile multiplexed and multiclass ... -
Random Vibrations of Nonlinear Continua Endowed with Fractional Derivative Elements
(2017)In this paper, two techniques are proposed for determining the large displacement statistics of random exciting continua endowed with fractional derivative elements: Boundary Element Method (BEM) based Monte Carlo simulation; ... -
Rapid fabrication of 3D terahertz split ring resonator arrays by novel single-shot direct write focused proximity field nanopatterning
(2012)For the next generation of phoXonic, plasmonic, optomechanical and microfluidic devices, the capability to create 3D microstructures is highly desirable. Fabrication of such structures by conventional top-down techniques ... -
Recent Advances in Optical Limiting Properties of Fluorinated Graphene Oxides
(2013)There is a substantial interest in finding materials with high nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of materials because of its attractive applications in optical limiting for safety protections. In an effort to develop ... -
Remotely triggered cisplatin release from carbon nanocapsules by radiofrequency fields
(2013)The efficacy of nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery is limited by its peri-vascular sequestration, thus necessitating a strategy to trigger drug release from such intra-tumoral nanocarrier-drug depots. In our efforts to ... -
RiceWrist Robotic Device for Upper Limb Training: Feasibility Study and Case Report of Two Tetraplegic Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
(2012)Regaining upper extremity function is the primary concern of persons with tetraplegia caused by spinal cord injury (SCI). Robotic rehabilitation has been inadequately tested and underutilized in rehabilitation of the upper ...
