A 3D-Continuum Bidomain Model of Retinal Electrical Stimulation using an Anatomically Detailed Mesh
Shalbaf, Farzaneh ; Du, Peng ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Dokos, Socrates ; Vaghefi, Ehsan
Biomechanics modeling
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Multiscale modeling
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Cell modeling
A continuum bidomain model of sub-retinal electrical stimulation on an anatomically detailed mesh of retina is presented. The underlying…
A Model of Electrical Stimulation of a Retinal Cell Population using a Multi-Electrode Array
Al Abed, Amr ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Suaning, Gregg ; Dokos, Socrates
Medical device modeling
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Physiome modeling
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Ionic modeling
A computational modelling approach is employed to investigate the response of a population of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) to external…
Assistive Peripheral Prosthetic Vision Aids Perception and Mobility in Outdoor Environments: A Virtual-Reality Simulation Study
Zapf, Marc Patrick Hans ; Boon, Mei-Ying ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Suaning, Gregg
Sensory neuroprostheses – Visual
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Rehabilitation – Virtual reality
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Neural interfaces – Implantable systems
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) causes visual field (VF) constriction due to progressive loss of photoreceptors, typically from the retinal periphery…
Creating Eye Closure in Patients with Facial Nerve Paralysis using an Implantable Solenoid Actuator
Hasmat, Shaheen ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Eviston, Timothy ; Ekmejian, Rafael ; Suaning, Gregg ; Clark, Jonathan
Prosthetic limbs, devices, and related appliances and aides
This paper proposes the use of an implantable solenoid actuator to create a more natural eyelid closure over current lid loading therapies in…
Electrically Evoked Potentials in an Ovine Model for the Evaluation of Visual Prosthesis Efficacy
Barriga-Rivera, Alejandro ; Eiber, Calvin D. ; Dodds, Christopher William Douglas ; Fung, Adrian ; Tatarinoff, Veronica ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Suaning, Gregg
Sensory neuroprostheses – Visual
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Neural interfaces – Stimulator technology
Visual prostheses are becoming a reality as a therapy to restore functional vision to the blind. New stimulation strategies and novel…
Electromechanics Modeling of the Effects of Myocardial Infarction on Left Ventricular Function
Leong, Chin Neng ; Al Abed, Amr ; Lim, Einly ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Marasco, Silvana ; Hashim, Shahrul Amry ; Dokos, Socrates
Ventricular models
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Ventricular mechanics
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Heart failure
Ventricular remodeling may occur following myocardial infarction of the left ventricle (LV) and such remodeling has been shown to be…
Impact of Hierarchies of Clinical Codes on Predicting Future Days in Hospital
Xie, Yang ; Neubauer, Sandra ; Schreier, Guenter ; Redmond, Stephen James ; Lovell, Nigel H.
Data mining
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Electronic health records
Health insurance claims contain valuable information for predicting the future health of a population. Nowadays, with many mature machine…
Measuring Gait in Older Adults using a Single Ankle-Worn Inertial Sensor
Wang, Kejia ; Del Rosario, Michael Benjamin ; Hirth, Sylvain ; Delbaere, Kim ; Brodie, Matthew Andrew Dalhousie ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Kark, Lauren ; Lord, Stephen ; Redmond, Stephen James
Technologies for detecting, managing and preventing falls
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Innovations in active ageing
This work describes the use of an ankle-worn inertial sensor to estimate the ankle trajectory through space during walking by integrating…
Producing 3D Neuronal Networks in Hydrogels for Living Bionic Device Interfaces
Aregueta-Robles, Ulises Alejandro ; Lim, Khoon S. ; Martens, Penny ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Poole-Warren, Laura A. ; Green, Rylie A.
Functional biomaterials
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Fabrication of cell seeded scaffolds
Hydrogels hold significant promise for supporting cell based therapies in the field of bioelectrodes. It has been proposed that tissue…
Simulation of Aortic Valve Dynamics during Ventricular Support
Alonazi, Khalid ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Dokos, Socrates
Physiological systems
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Biomechanics modeling
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Medical device modeling
Existing commercially-used left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) make no attempt to automatically detect the aortic valve condition in their…