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ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 31, Issue 5, Pages 589-598Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1114/1.1566445
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diffuse axonal injury; uniaxial stretch; neural cell death; traumatic brain injury; biomechanics
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We have developed a unique uniaxial stretching device to study axonal injury and neural cell death resulting from brain tissue deformations common in traumatic head injuries. Using displacement control rather than force control, this device is capable of achieving strains >70% and strain rates up to 90 s(-1), well above those currently used for studying axonal injury. We have demonstrated that the deformation of the specimen was uniaxial, uniform and highly reproducible; the prespecified displacement profiles could be realized almost precisely; and adequate cell adhesion could be achieved readily. The entire device can fit into a biological safety cabinet to maintain sterility, and the specimens are convenient for cell culture. This device can be used to investigate a wide range of biomechanical issues involved in diffuse axonal injury. (C) 2003 Biomedical Engineering Society.
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