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Energy harvesting from the beating heart by a mass imbalance oscillation generator
…, A Stahel, CT Stoeck, S Vandenberghe… - Annals of biomedical …, 2013 - Springer
Energy-harvesting devices attract wide interest as power supplies of today’s medical implants.
Their long lifetime will spare patients from repeated surgical interventions. They also offer …
Their long lifetime will spare patients from repeated surgical interventions. They also offer …
Design of a new pulsatile bioreactor for tissue engineered aortic heart valve formation
…, P Segers, B Meuris, S Vandenberghe… - Artificial …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence has been gathered that biomechanical factors have a significant impact on cell
differentiation and behavior in in vitro cell cultures. The aim of this bioreactor is to create a …
differentiation and behavior in in vitro cell cultures. The aim of this bioreactor is to create a …
A novel interface for hybrid mock circulations to evaluate ventricular assist devices
…, H Tevaearai, S Vandenberghe… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel mock circulation for the evaluation of ventricular assist devices (VADs),
which is based on a hardware-in-the-loop concept. A numerical model of the human …
which is based on a hardware-in-the-loop concept. A numerical model of the human …
A physiological controller for turbodynamic ventricular assist devices based on a measurement of the left ventricular volume
…, R Amacher, MJ Wilhelm, S Vandenberghe… - Artificial …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The current article presents a novel physiological control algorithm for ventricular assist devices
( VAD s), which is inspired by the preload recruitable stroke work. This controller adapts …
( VAD s), which is inspired by the preload recruitable stroke work. This controller adapts …
[HTML][HTML] Pulsatile control of rotary blood pumps: does the modulation waveform matter?
…, S Axiak, A Weber, T Gempp, S Vandenberghe - The Journal of thoracic …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Mechanical support of a failing heart is typically performed with rotary blood
pumps running at constant speed, which results in a limited control on cardiac workload and …
pumps running at constant speed, which results in a limited control on cardiac workload and …
[HTML][HTML] A cardiovascular mathematical model of graded head-up tilt
A lumped parameter model of the cardiovascular system has been developed and optimized
using experimental data obtained from 13 healthy subjects during graded head-up tilt (HUT…
using experimental data obtained from 13 healthy subjects during graded head-up tilt (HUT…
Asymmetric speed modulation of a rotary blood pump affects ventricular unloading
…, S Axiak, T Carrel, S Vandenberghe - European Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Rotary blood pumps (RBPs) running at a constant speed are routinely used
for the mechanical support of the heart in various clinical applications, from short-term use in …
for the mechanical support of the heart in various clinical applications, from short-term use in …
Modeling ventricular function during cardiac assist: does time-varying elastance work?
The time-varying elastance theory of Suga et al. is widely used to simulate left ventricular
function in mathematical models and in contemporary in vitro models. We investigated the …
function in mathematical models and in contemporary in vitro models. We investigated the …
Hemodynamic modes of ventricular assist with a rotary blood pump: continuous, pulsatile, and failure
Pulsatile operation of rotary blood pumps (RBPs) has received interest due to potential
concern with nonphysiological hemodynamics. This study aimed to gain insight to the effects of …
concern with nonphysiological hemodynamics. This study aimed to gain insight to the effects of …
Unloading effect of a rotary blood pump assessed by mathematical modeling
S Vandenberghe, P Segers, B Meyns… - Artificial …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the increased appeal of rotary blood pumps for long‐term cardiac assist, we
conducted a study of their capacity to unload the left ventricle (LV). We used a validated …
conducted a study of their capacity to unload the left ventricle (LV). We used a validated …