Vol. 42, No. 3 September, 1999 Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Foreword

Kenkichi OHBA

PAPERS

●Three-Dimensional Lattice Continuum Model of Cancellous Bone for Structural and Remodeling Simulation(470)

Taiji ADACHI, Yoshihiro TOMITA and Masao TANAKA

●Influence of Synovial Fluid Constituents on the Wear of Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum Alloy for Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses(481)

Yoshitaka NAKANISHI, Teruo MURAKAMI, Hidehiko HIGAKI and Hiroomi MIYAGAWA

●Fabrication of Realistic and Dynamic Human Head Phantoms(487)

Yukari TANIKAWA, Daigo IMAI, Kenji TANAKA and Yukio YAMADA

●The Morphological Measurements with a Micro CT and the Stress Analyses of the Adaptive Remodeling by Applied Mechanical Stimuli in Rat Caudal Vertebrae(492)

Kosaku KURATA, Hidehiko HIGAKI, Hiromasa MIURA, Taro MAWATARI, Teruo MURAKAMI and Yukihide IWAMOTO

●Finite Element Modeling and Numerical Simulation of the Artery in Active State(501)

Hiroshi YAMADA, Takashi SHINODA, Eiichi TANAKA and Sota YAMAMOTO

●A Mathematical Model of Skeletal Muscle and Numerical Simulations of Its Response under Stretching(508)

Hiroshi YAMADA and Janusz KAJZER

●Effect of Smooth Muscle Cells on the Mechanical Response of Rabbit Carotid Arteries in Culture(514)

Takeo MATSUMOTO, Eijiro OKUMURA, Yuichiro MIURA and Masaaki SATO

●Finite Element Evaluation of Spondylolysis Taking Account of Nonlinear Mechanical Properties of Ligaments and Annulus Fibrosus(521)

Sota YAMAMOTO, Eiichi TANAKA, Kenjiro MIHARA, Hidenori INOUE and Kazuo OHMORI

●Effects of Initial Crack Length and Specimen Thickness on Fracture Toughness of Compact Bone(532)

Yuji TANABE and William BONFIELD

●Precise Measurement of Meniscus Displacement in the Knee Joint(539)

Ken IKEUCHI, Ryu SAKAUE, Kei TSUJI and Hideyuki SAKOTA

●A Mathematical Model of Arteries in the Active State (Incorporation of Active Stress and Activation Parameter)(545)

Hiroshi YAMADA

●Improvement of Wear Characteristics of Metal-on-Metal Artificial Hip Joint by Means of Magnetic Field (Influence of Alternating Current Magnetic Field)(552)

Yoshitaka NAKANISHI, Teruo MURAKAMI and Hidehiko HIGAKI

●Ultrasonic Technique for Contact Mechanism Estimation of an Artificial Hip Joint(560)

Masafumi ODA, Tasuku KANOMATA and Toshiaki HARA

●Intramural Distribution of Elastic Moduli in Thoracic Aortas and Its Relationship to Histology: Comparison between Porcine and Bovine Thoracic Aortas(568)

Toshiro OHASHI, Yoko KATO, Takeo MATSUMOTO and Masaaki SATO

●Loads on Lower Limb Joints and Optimal Action of Muscles for Shock Reduction(574)

Yongjin WANG, Hiroshi MATSUHISA and Yoshihisa HONDA

●Intradiscal Pressure Response to Low-Frequency Cyclic Loading(583)

Kazuaki KATAGIRI, Shigeru TADANO, Avinash G. PATWARDHAN, Robert M. HAVEY and Alexander J. GHANAYEM

●Bone Resorption Rate of Moved and Fixed Teeth during Alveolar Bone Remodeling by Orthodontic Treatment(590)

Hajime MORIKAWA, Seiki YAMANAMI, Morimasa NISHIHIRA, Katsuyuki YAMAMOTO, Yoshiaki SATOH, Hiroyuki ISHIKAWA and Shinji NAKAMURA

●Measurement and Adjustment of Resultant Graft Tension of ACL Reconstructed Knee: An in vitro Study(597)

Masao TANAKA, Kazuhiro OHNISHI, Akira MAEDA and Konsei SHINO

●Physical Model-Based Indirect Measurement of Blood Flow and Pressures for Pulsatile Circulatory Assist-In Vitro Study(605)

Tadashi KITAMURA and Hiroki MURAMASU

●Effects of Pulsation and Geometry on Post-Stenotic Oscillatory Flow(612)

Hao LIU and Takami YAMAGUCHI

●Flow Visualization Measurement for Shear Velocity Distribution in the Impeller-Casing Gap of a Centrifugal Blood Pump(621)

Takashi YAMANE, Helen CLARKE, Balazs ASZTALOS, Masahiro NISHIDA and Toshio KOBAYASHI

●Design of a Mechanical Heart Valve's Occluder to Start Closing by Gravity(628)

Kiyoshi NAEMURA

●Drag Reduction on a Polymer Gel Surface(634)

Mohammad Hamidul ISLAM, Masashi WATANABE, Hirohisa MORIKAWA and Toshihiro HIRAI

●Effects of Shock Waves on Living Tissue Cells and Its Deformation Process Using Mathematical Model(640)

Masaaki TAMAGAWA and Teruaki AKAMATSU

●Model Experiment on Physiologically Intermittent Flow in an Aortic Arch(648)

Tadamori KONNO, Yoshihide SATOH and Kazuo TANISHITA

●Relationship between Arterial Diameter and Blood Flow Rate at Major Arterial Bifurcations of the Dog(656)

Takeru NAIKI, Yukinori KANEGAWA and Takeshi KARINO

●Experimental Demonstration of Flow-Dependent Concentration Polarization of Plasma Proteins at a Blood/Endothelium Boundary by Optically Measuring the Concentration Profile of Flowing Microspheres through a Straight Tube with a Semipermeable Wall(664)

Shigeo WADA, Toshiaki IWAI and Takeshi KARINO

●Numerical Study on Three-Dimensional Unsteady Blood Flow through an Artery with a Small Side Branch(673)

Masahide NAKAMURA, Toshinori EBA, Margot R. ROACH, Ralph G. KRATKY and Masahiro OTOMO

●Mass Transport in Blood Flow through a Stenosed Tube(680)

Takuji ISHIKAWA, Shuzo OSHIMA and Ryuichiro YAMANE

●Dynamic Characteristics of Collapsible Tube Flow(689)

Satoru HAYASHI, Toshiyuki HAYASE, Yuji MIURA and Ikuro IIMURA

●Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification of Wave Propagation in a Collapsible Tube(697)

Kenkichi OHBA, Kiyoshi BANDO, Atsushi SAKURAI, Yoshikazu TAMURA and Kazunobu ITONAGA

●Relationship between Energy-Dependent Macromolecule Uptake and Transport Granules in the Endothelial Cells Affected by Wall Shear Stress(706)

Susumu KUDO, Kenji IKEZAWA, Shinji MATSUMURA, Mariko IKEDA, Kotaro OKA and Kazuo TANISHITA

●Empirical Study on Grouping Behavior of Individual Endothelial Cells under Shear Stress(715)

Kazuo TANISHITA, Kazuhiro NAGAYAMA, Madoka FUJII and Susumu KUDOU

●A Study on the Wing Structure and Flapping Behavior of a Dragonfly(721)

Seiichi SUDO, Koji TSUYUKI, Toshiaki IKOHAGI, Fukuo OHTA, Shigenari SHIDA and Junji TANI

●Simulation Study for Micropropulsion Mechanism in Liquid Modeled on Sliding Mechanism of Microtubules in Flagella(730)

Shunichi KOBAYASHI, Yoshiaki SHIBASAKI and Hirohisa MORIKAWA

●Enhancements of Non-Restrictive Visual Sensing System for Reliable Monitoring of Respiration Patterns(737)

Yoshio MIYAKE, Ken ISHIHARA, Hideyo SHINMORI, Hiroki OTSUKA, Kaoru YAMASHITA, Mutsumi WATANABE, Hiroaki NAKAI and Tsutomu ARAKI

●Molecular Structural Analysis of Actomyosin to Characterize the Motor Protein System(746)

Eiji NAKAMACHI and Tetsuya YAMADA

●Measurement of Dynamic Frequency Characteristics of Guinea Pig Middle Ear by a Laser Doppler Velocimeter(753)

Hiroshi WADA, Michihiro TAKEDA, Takuji KOIKE, You SUZAKI, Toshimitsu KOBAYASHI and Kenji OHYAMA

●Effect of Crease Interval on Unfolding Manner of Corrugated Tree Leaves(759)

Hidetoshi KOBAYASHI, Masashi DAIMARUYA and Julian F. V. VINCENT

●Using the Effective Thermal Conductivity to Evaluate the Freezing Process in Medaka Embryos Suspension(768)

Naoki AIZAWA, Nobusuke SHIMAMOTO, Masanobu UJIHIRA and Kazuo TANISHITA

●Simulation Study for Three-Dimensional Micropropulsion Mechanism Modeled on Bending Mechanism of Eukaryotic Flagella in Liquid(777)

Shunichi KOBAYASHI, Kentaro FUKUDA and Hirohisa MORIKAWA

●Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Microdialysis Simultaneous Measuring System (Neurotransmitter Levels in a Rat Brain during Magnetic Resonance Imaging)(784)

Koji HYODO, Yumiko WATANABE and Kazuhiro HOMMA

●The Method of Designing Prefreezing and Freezing Process of Biological Tissues(790)

Ryo SHIRAKASHI and Ichiro TANASAWA

●Generation Mechanism of Vascular Endothelial Chained Vesicles and Transendothelial Channel(796)

Tadashi KOSAWADA, Osamu YOSHIDA, Richard SKALAK and Geert W. SCHMID-SCHO¨NBEIN

●Measurement of Temperature Distribution in Phantom Body by an Ultrasonic CT Method(804)

Yutaka NAWATA

●Relationship between Permeability and Endothelial Cell Morphology in Rat Aortae(811)

Noriyuki KATAOKA, Yoshinobu OGAWA, Kouichiro TAKEDA and Masaaki SATO

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