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BSE-1. A. Gefen, D. Elad, R.J. Shiner. Analysis of Stress Distribution in the Alveolar Septa of Normal and Emphysematic Lungs. J Biomech, 32, 891-897, 1999.
BSE-2. A. Gefen, J. Chen, D. Elad. Stresses in the Normal and Diabetic Human Penis Following Implantation of an Inflatable Prosthesis. Med Biol Eng Comput, 37, 625-631, 1999.
BSE-3. A. Gefen, M. Megido-Ravid, Y. Itzchak, M. Arcan. Biomechanical Analysis of the Three-Dimensional Foot Structure during Gait - A Basic Tool for Clinical Applications. J Biomech Eng, 122, 630-639, 2000.
BSE-4. A. Gefen, J. Chen, D. Elad. Optimization of Design and Surgical Positioning of Inflatable Penile Prostheses. Ann Biomed Eng 28, 619-628, 2000.
BSE-5. A. Gefen, J. Chen, D. Elad, A Biomechanical Model of Peyronie’s Disease. J Biomech, 33, 1739-1744, 2000.
BSE-6. A. Gefen, J. Chen, D. Elad. Computational Tools in Rehabilitation of Erectile Dysfunction. Med Eng Phys, 23, 69-82, 2001.
BSE-7. A. Gefen, P. Halpern, R.J. Shiner, R.C. Schroter, D. Elad. Analysis of Mechanical Stresses within the Alveolar Septa Leading to Pulmonary Edema. Technology and Health Care, 9, 257-267, 2001.
BSE-8. A. Gefen, M. Megido-Ravid, Y. Itzchak. In Vivo Biomechanical Behavior of the Human Heel Pad During the Stance Phase of Gait. J Biomech, 34, 1661-1665, 2001.
BSE-9. A. Gefen. Simulations of Foot Stability during Gait Characteristic of Ankle Dorsiflexor Weakness in the Elderly. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 9, 333-337, 2001.
BSE-10. A. Gefen. Stress Analysis of the Standing Foot Following Surgical Plantar Fascia Release. J Biomech, 35, 629-637, 2002.
BSE-11. A. Gefen. Computational Simulations of Stress Shielding and Bone Resorption around Existing and Computer-Designed Orthopaedic Screws. Med Biol Eng Comput, 40, 311-322, 2002.
BSE-12. A. Gefen. Optimizing the Biomechanical Compatibility of Orthopaedic Screws for Bone Fracture Fixation. MEP, 24, 337-347, 2002.
BSE-13. A. Gefen. Biomechanical Analysis of Fatigue-Related Foot Injury Mechanisms in Athletes and Recruits during Intensive Marching. Med Biol Eng Comput, 40, 302-310, 2002.
BSE-14. A. Gefen. Plantar Soft Tissue Loading Under the Medial Metatarsals in the Standing Diabetic Foot. MEP, 25, 491-499, 2003.
BSE-15. A. Gefen, R. Seliktar. Comparison of the Trabecular Architecture and the Isostatic Stress Flow in the Human Calcaneus. MEP, 26, 119-129, 2004.
BSE-16. E. Linder-Ganz, A. Gefen. Mechanical Compression-Induced Pressure Sores in Rat Hind-Limb: Muscle Stiffness, Histology and Computational Models. Journal of Applied Physiology, 96, 2034-2049, 2004.
BSE-17. A. Gefen, S.S. Margulies. Are In Vivo and In Situ Brain Tissues Mechanically Similar? J Biomech, 37, 1339-1352, 2004.
BSE-18. D. Dagan, M. Be’ery, A. Gefen. Single-Trabecula Building-Block for Large-Scale Finite Element Models of Cancellous Bone. Med Biol Eng Comput, 42, 549-556, 2004.
BSE-19. N. Passi, A. Gefen. Trabecular Bone Contributes to Strength of the Proximal Femur Under Mediolateral Impact in the Avian, J Biomech Eng, 127, 198-203, 2005.
BSE-20. A. Gefen, N. Gefen, E. Linder-Ganz, S.S. Margulies. In Vivo Muscle Stiffening Under Bone Compression Promotes Deep Pressure Sores. J Biomech Eng, 127, 512-524, 2005.
BSE-21. I. Diamant, R. Shahar, A. Gefen. How to Select the Elastic Modulus for Cancellous Bone in Patient-Specific Continuum Models of the Spine. Med Biol Eng Comput, 43, 465-472, 2005.
BSE-22. M.J. Paszek, N. Zahir, K.R. Johnson, J.N. Lakins, G.I. Rozenberg, A. Gefen, C.A. Reinhart-King, S.S. Margulies, M. Dembo, D. Boettiger, D.A. Hammer, V.M. Weaver. Tensional Homeostasis and the Malignant Phenotype. Cancer Cell, 8, 241-254, 2005.
BSE-23. M. Be’ery-Lipperman, A. Gefen. A Method of Quantification of Stress Shielding in the Proximal Femur Using Hierarchical Computational Modeling. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 9, 35-44, 2006.
BSE-24. Y. Eshet, R. Mann, A. Anaton, T. Yacoby, A. Gefen, E. Jerby. Microwave Drilling of Bones. IEEE Trans BME 53, 1174-1182, 2006.
BSE-25. T. Reich, A. Gefen. Effect of Trabecular Bone Loss on Cortical Strain Rate during Impact in an In Vitro Model of Avian Femur. Biomedical Engineering Online, 5: 45, 2006.
BSE-26. A. Palevski, I. Glaich, S. Portnoy, E. Linder-Ganz, A. Gefen. Stress Relaxation of Porcine Gluteus Muscle Subjected to Sudden Transverse Deformation as related to Pressure Sore Modeling. J Biomech Eng, 128, 782-787, 2006.
BSE-27. G. Yarnitzky, Z. Yizhar, A. Gefen. Real-Time Subject-Specific Monitoring of Internal Deformations and Stresses in the Soft Tissues of the Foot: A New Approach in Gait Analysis. J Biomech, 39, 2673-2689, 2006.
BSE-28. E. Linder-Ganz, S. Engelberg, M. Scheinowitz, A. Gefen. Pressure-Time Cell Death Threshold for Albino Rat Skeletal Muscles as Related to Pressure Sore Biomechanics. J Biomech, 39, 2725-2732, 2006.
BSE-29. N. Even-Tzur, E. Weisz, Y. Hirsch-Falk, A. Gefen. Role of EVA Viscoelastic Properties in the Protective Performance of a Sport Shoe: Computational Studies. Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, 16, 289-299, 2006.
BSE-30. S. Portnoy, G. Yarnitzky, Z. Yizhar, A. Kristal, U. Oppenheim, I. Siev-Ner, A. Gefen. Real-Time Patient-Specific Finite Element Analysis of Internal Stresses in the Soft Tissues of a Residual Limb: A New Tool for Prosthetic Fitting. Ann Biomed Eng, 35, 120-135, 2007.
BSE-31. R. Perlovitch, A. Gefen, D. Elad, A. Ratnovsky, M.R. Kramer, P. Halpern. Inspiratory Muscles Experience Fatigue Faster than the Calf Muscles during Treadmill Marching. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 156, 61-68, 2007.
BSE-32. E. Linder-Ganz, N. Shabshin, Y. Itzchak, A. Gefen. Assessment of Mechanical Conditions in Sub-Dermal Tissues during Sitting: A Combined Experimental-MRI and Finite Element Approach. J Biomech, 40, 1443-1454, 2007.
BSE-33. E. Linder-Ganz, M. Scheinowitz, Z. Yizhar, S.S. Margulies, A. Gefen. How Do Normals Move During Prolonged Wheelchair-Sitting? Technology and Healthcare, 15, 195-202, 2007.
BSE-34. E. Linder-Ganz,* A. Gefen,* D. Elad, J. Chen. A Three-Dimensional Model of the Penis for Analysis of Tissue Stresses during Normal and Abnormal Erection. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Special Volume on Reproductive Biomechanics, 1101, 464-476, 2007.
BSE-35. A. Gefen, R. Neulander. Computational Determination of the Critical Microcrack Size which Causes a Remodeling Response in a Trabecula: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 23, 230-237, 2007.
BSE-36. A. Gefen. Risk Factors for a Deep Tissue Injury: A Theoretical Model. Med Biol Eng Comput, 45, 563-573, 2007.
BSE-37. A. Gefen, B. Dilmoney. Mechanics of the Normal Woman's Breast. Technology and Health Care, 15, 259-271, 2007.
BSE-38. A. Gefen, J. Levine. The False Premise in Measuring Body-Support Interface Pressures for Preventing Serious Pressure Ulcers. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, 31, 375-380, 2007.
BSE-39. E. Linder-Ganz, A. Gefen. The Effects of Pressure and Shear on Capillary Closure in the Microstructure of Skeletal Muscles. Ann Biomed Eng, 35, 2095-2107, 2007.
BSE-40. A. Gefen, E. Haberman. Viscoelastic Properties of Ovine Adipose Tissue Covering the Gluteus Muscles. J Biomech Eng, 129, 924-930, 2007.
BSE-41. E. Linder-Ganz, N. Shabshin, Y. Itzchak, Z. Yizhar, I. Siev-Ner, A. Gefen. Strains and Stresses in Sub-Dermal Tissues of the Buttocks are Greater in Paraplegics than in Healthy during Sitting. J Biomech, 41, 567-580, 2008.
BSE-42. A. Gefen, L.H. Cornelissen, D. Gawlitta, D.L. Bader, C.W.J. Oomens. The Free Diffusion of Macromolecules in Tissue-Engineered Skeletal Muscle Subjected to Large Compression Strains. J Biomech, 41, 845-853, 2008.
BSE-43. N. Slomka, I. Diamant, A. Gefen. Tissue-Level Failure Accumulation in Vertebral Cancellous Bone: A Theoretical Model. Technology and Health Care, 16, 47-60, 2008.
BSE-44. E. Atlas, Z. Yizhar, A. Gefen. The Diabetic Foot Load Monitor: A Portable Device for Real-Time Subject-Specific Measurements of Deep Plantar Tissue Stresses during Gait. ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 2, 011005-1 – 011005-10, 2008.
BSE-45. A. Gefen. The Compression Intensity Index: A Practical Anatomical Estimate of the Biomechanical Risk for a Deep Tissue Injury. Technology and Health Care 16, 141-149, 2008.
BSE-46. A. Gefen, S. Portnoy, I. Diamant. Inhomogeneity of Tissue-Level Strain Distributions in Individual Trabeculae: Mathematical Model Studies of Normal and Osteoporosis Cases. MEP 30, 624-630, 2008.
BSE-47. A. Gefen, B. van Nierop, D.L. Bader, C.W. Oomens. Strain-Time Cell Death Threshold for Skeletal Muscle in a Tissue-Engineered Model System for Deep Tissue Injury. J Biomech 41, 2003-2012, 2008.
BSE-48. S. Portnoy, Z. Yizhar, N. Shabshin, Y. Itzchak, A. Kristal, Y. Dotan-Marom, I. Siev-Ner, A. Gefen. Internal Mechanical Conditions in the Soft Tissues of a Residual Limb of a Trans-Tibial Amputee. J Biomech 41, 1897-1909, 2008.
BSE-49. N. Slomka, A.D. Vardimon, A. Gefen, R. Pilo, T. Brosh. Time-Related PDL: Viscoelastic Response during Initial Orthodontic Tooth Movement of a Tooth with Functioning Interproximal Contact – A Mathematical Model. J Biomech 41, 1871-1877, 2008.
BSE-50. J.J. Elsner, A. Gefen. Is Obesity a Risk Factor for Deep Tissue Injury? J Biomech 41, 3322-3331, 2008
BSE-51. E. Linder-Ganz, A. Gefen. Stress Analyses Coupled with Damage Laws to Determine Biomechanical Risk Factors for a Deep Tissue Injury during Sitting. J Biomech Eng 131, 011003-1 – 011003-13, 2009.
BSE-52. A. Gefen, R. Shalom, D. Elad, Y. Mandel. Biomechanical Analysis of the Keratoconic Cornea. J Mech Behav Biomed Mat 2, 224-236, 2009.
BSE-53. E. Linder-Ganz, G. Yarnitzky, Z. Yizhar, I. Siev-Ner, A. Gefen. Real-Time Finite Element Monitoring of Sub-Dermal Tissue Stresses in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: Toward Prevention of Pressure Ulcers. Ann Biomed Eng 37, 387-400, 2009.
BSE-54. S. Portnoy, A. Gefen, A. Ohana, Z. Yizhar. A New System for Monitoring Gait Training in Infants with Down Syndrome. ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 3, 024501-1 – 024501-4, 2009.
BSE-55. N. Slomka, S. Or-Tzadikario, D. Sassun, A. Gefen. Membrane-Stretch-Induced Cell Death in Deep Tissue Injury: Computer Model Studies. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering 2, 118-132, 2009.
BSE-56. S. Portnoy, I. Siev-Ner, N. Shabshin, A. Kristal, Z. Yizhar, A. Gefen. Patient-Specific Analyses of Deep Tissue Loads Post Transtibial Amputation in Residual Limbs of Multiple Prosthesis Users. J Biomech 42, 2686-2693, 2009.
BSE-57. S. Portnoy, I. Siev-Ner, Z. Yizhar, A. Kristal, N. Shabshin, A. Gefen. Surgical and Morphological Factors that Affect Internal Mechanical Loads in Soft Tissues of the Transtibial Residuum. Ann Biomed Eng 37, 2583-2605, 2009.
BSE-58. A. Gefen. Mathematical Functions and their Properties as Relevant to the Biomechanical Modeling of Cell and Tissue Damage. J App Biomech 26, 93-103, 2010.
BSE-59. R. Sopher, J. Nixon, C. Gorecki, A. Gefen. Exposure to Internal Muscle Tissue Loads under the Ischial Tuberosities during Sitting is Elevated at Abnormally High or Low Body Mass Indices. J Biomech 43, 280-286, 2010.
BSE-60. Y. Ruschkewitz, A. Gefen. Cell-Level Temperature Distributions in Skeletal Muscle Post Spinal Cord Injury as related to Deep Tissue Injury. Med Biol Eng Comput 48, 113-122, 2010.
BSE-61. S. Portnoy, J. van Haare, R.P.J. Geers, A. Kristal, I. Siev-Ner, H.A.M. Seelen, C.W.J. Oomens, A. Gefen. Real-Time Subject-Specific Analyses of Dynamic Internal Tissue Loads in the Residual Limb of Transtibial Amputees. MEP 32, 312-323, 2010.
BSE-62. N. Slomka, A. Gefen. Confocal Microscopy-Based Three-Dimensional Cell-Specific Modeling for Large Deformation Analyses in Cellular Mechanics. J Biomech 43, 1806-1816, 2010.
BSE-63. S. Or-Tzadikario, R. Sopher, A. Gefen. Quantitative Monitoring of Lipid Accumulation Over Time in Cultured Adipocytes as Function of Culture Conditions: Towards Controlled Adipose Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering (Part C) 16, 1167-1181, 2010.
BSE-64. A. Gefen. Effects of Virus Size and Cell Stiffness on Forces, Work and Pressures Driving Membrane Invagination in a Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis. J Biomech Eng 132, 084501-1 – 084501-4, 2010.
BSE-65. S. Shacham, D. Castel, A. Gefen. Measurements of the Static Friction Coefficient between Bone and Muscle Tissues. J Biomech Eng 132, 084502-1 – 084502-4, 2010.
BSE-66. S. Portnoy, I. Siev-Ner, N. Shabshin, A. Gefen. Effect of Sitting Postures on Risks for Deep Tissue Injury in a Residuum of a Transtibial Prosthetic-User: A Biomechanical Case Study. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 14, 1009-1019, 2011.
BSE-67. S. Witman, O. Barnea, A. Gefen. A Computational Method for Developing Hierarchical Large Deformation Viscoelastic Models of the Contracting Heart. CMBBE, 14, 957-968, 2011.
BSE-68. R. Sopher, A. Gefen. Effects of Skin Wrinkles, Age and Wetness on Mechanical Loads in the Stratum Corneum as related to Skin Lesions. Med Biol Eng Comput 49, 97-105, 2011.
BSE-69. S. Or-tzadikario, A. Gefen. Confocal-Based Cell-Specific Finite Element Modeling Extended to Study Variable Cell Shapes and Intracellular Structures: The Example of the Adipocyte. J Biomech 44, 567-573, 2011.
BSE-70. Y. Ruschkewitz, A. Gefen. Cellular-Scale Transport in Deformed Skeletal Muscle following Spinal Cord Injury. CMBBE 14, 411-424.
BSE-71. A. Gefen. The Relationship between Sperm Velocity and Pressures Applied to the Zona Pellucida during Early Sperm-Oocyte Penetration. J Biomech Eng 132, 124501-1 – 124501-4, 2010.
BSE-72. M. Shilo, A. Gefen. Identification of Capillary Blood Pressure Levels at which Capillary Collapse is Likely, in a Tissue Subjected to Large Compressive and Shear Deformations. CMBBE, 15, 59-71, 2012.
BSE-73. R. Sopher, J. Nixon, C. Gorecki, A. Gefen. Effects of Intramuscular Fat Infiltration, Scarring and Spasticity on the Risk for Sitting-Acquired Deep Tissue Injury in Spinal Cord Injury Patients. J Biomech Eng 133, 021011-1 - 021011-12, 2011.
BSE-74. Y. Nadiv, R. Vachbroit, A. Gefen, D. Elad, U. Zaretsky, D. Moran, P. Halpern, A. Ratnovsky. Evaluation of Fatigue of Respiratory and Lower Limb Muscles during Prolonged Aerobic Exercise. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 28, 139-147 2012.
BSE-75. R. Sopher, J. Nixon, E. McGinnis, A. Gefen. The Influence of Foot Posture, Support Stiffness, Heel Pad Loading and Tissue Mechanical Properties on Biomechanical Factors Associated with a Risk of Heel Ulceration. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 4, 572-582, 2011.
BSE-76. M. Stern-Perry, A. Gefen, N. Shabshin, Y, Epstein. Experimentally Tested Computer Modeling of Stress Fractures in Rats. Journal of Applied Physiology, 110, 909-916, 2011.
BSE-77. S. Portnoy, N. Vuillerme, Y. Payan, A. Gefen. Clinically-Oriented Real-Time Monitoring of the Individual's Risk for Deep Tissue Injury. Med Biol Eng Comput, 49, 473-483, 2011.
BSE-78. F.J. Vermolen, A. Gefen. A Semi-Stochastic Cell-Based Formalism to Model the Dynamics of Migration of Cells in Colonies. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 11, 183-195, 2012.
BSE-79. N. Slomka, C.W.J. Oomens, A. Gefen. Evaluating the Effective Shear Modulus of the Cytoplasm in Cultured Myoblasts Subjected to Compression using an Inverse Finite Element Method. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 4, 1559-1566, 2011.
BSE-80. E. Leopold, R. Sopher, A. Gefen. The Effect of Compressive Deformations on the Rate of Build-up of Oxygen in Isolated Skeletal Muscle Cells. MEP, 33, 1072-1078, 2011.
BSE-81. Shoham, A. Gefen. Stochastic Modeling of Adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Cultures to Determine Probabilities of Events in the Cell's Life Cycle. Ann Biomed Eng, 39, 2637-2653, 2011.
BSE-82. F.J. Vermolen, A. Segal, A. Gefen. A Pilot Study of a Phenomenological Model of Adipogenesis in Maturing Adipocytes using Cahn-Hilliard Theory. Med Biol Eng Comput, 49, 1447-1457, 2011.
BSE-83. G. Topman, O. Sharabani-Yosef, A. Gefen. A Standardized Objective Method for Continuously Measuring the Kinematics of Cultures Covering a Mechanically-Damaged Site. MEP, 34, 225-232, 2012.
BSE-84. G. Topman, O. Sharabani-Yosef, A. Gefen. A Method for Quick, Low-Cost Automated Confluency Measurements. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 17, 915-922, 2011.
BSE-85. N. Slomka, A. Gefen. Cell-to-Cell Variability in Deformations across Compressed Myoblasts. J Biomech Eng 133, 081007-1-6, 2011.
BSE-86. N. Slomka, A. Gefen. Relationship between Strain Levels and Permeability of the Plasma Membrane in Statically-Stretched Myoblasts. Ann Biomed Eng, 40, 606-618, 2012.
BSE-87. N. Shoham, A. Gefen. Mechanotransduction in Adipocytes. J Biomech, 45, 1-8, 2011.
BSE-88. N. Shoham, R. Gottlieb, O. Shaharabani-Yosef, U. Zaretsky, D. Benayahu, A. Gefen. Static Mechanical Stretching Accelerates Lipid Production by Adipocytes by Activating the MEK Signaling Pathway. Am J Physiol – Cell Physiology 302, C429-441, 2012.
BSE-89. P. Kozlovsky, A. Gefen. The Relative Contributions of Propulsive Forces and Receptor-Ligand Binding Forces during Early Contact Between Spermatozoa and Zona Pellucida of Oocytes. J Theor Biol, 294, 139-143, 2011.
BSE-90. A. Hadid, Y. Epstein, N. Shabshin, A. Gefen. Modeling Mechanical Strains and Stresses in Soft Tissues of the Shoulder during Load Carriage based on Load-Bearing Open-MRI. Journal of Applied Physiology, 112, 597-606, 2012.
BSE-91. A. Levy, S. Enzer, N. Shoham, U. Zaretsky, A. Gefen. Large, but not Small Sustained Tensile Strains Stimulate Adipogenesis in Culture. Ann Biomed Eng, 40, 1052-1060, 2012.
BSE-92. N. Shoham, A. Gefen. The Influence of Mechanical Stretching on Mitosis, Growth and Adipose Conversion in Adipocyte Cultures. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 11, 1029-1045, 2012.
BSE-93. F.J. Vermolen, A. Gefen, J.W.C. Dunlop. In-Vitro 'Wound' Healing: Experimentally-Based Modeling. Advanced Biomaterials (Advanced Engineering Materials), 14, B76-B88, 2012.
BSE-94. G. Topman, F.H. Lin, A. Gefen. The Influence of Ischemic Factors on the Migration Rates of Cell Types Involved in Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Pressure Ulcers. Ann Biomed Eng, 40, 1929-1939, 2012.
BSE-95. F.J. Vermolen, A. Gefen. A Phenomenological Model for Chemico-Mechanically Induced Cell Shape Changes during Migration and Cell-Cell Contacts. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 12, 301-323, 2013.
BSE-96. E. Leopold, A. Gefen. Stretching Affects Intracellular Oxygen Levels: Three-Dimensional Multiphysics Studies. J Biomech Eng, 134, 064501-1 – 064501-8, 2012.
BSE-97. E. Leopold, A. Gefen. Changes in Permeability of the Plasma Membrane of Myoblasts to Fluorescent Dyes with Different Molecular Masses under Sustained Uniaxial Stretching. MEP, 35, 601-607, 2013.
BSE-98. G. Topman, F.H. Lin, A. Gefen. The Natural Medications for Wound Healing – Curcumin, Aloe-Vera and Ginger – Do Not Induce a Significant Effect on the Migration Kinematics of Cultured Fibroblasts. J Biomech, 46, 170-174, 2013.
BSE-99. Y.C. Chen, W.Y. Su, S.H. Yang, A. Gefen, F.H. Lin. In Situ Forming Hydrogels Composed of Oxidized High Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid and Gelatin for Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia, 9, 5181-5193, 2013.
BSE-100. F.J. Vermolen, A. Gefen. A Semi-Stochastic Cell-Based Model for In-Vitro Infected 'Wound' Healing through Motility Reduction: A Simulation Study. J Theor Biol. 318, 68-80, 2013.
BSE-101. Y.H. Cheng, S.H. Yang, C.C. Liu, A. Gefen, F.H. Lin. Thermosensitive Hydrogel Made of Ferulic Acid-Gelatin and Chitosan Glycerophosphate. Carbohydrate Polymers, 92, 1512-1519, 2013.
BSE-102. M. Ben-Or, N. Shoham, F.H. Lin, A. Gefen. Influence of the Extracellular Matrix Stiffness in Tissue-Engineered Constructs on Deformed Cell Shapes under Large Compressive Deformations. Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 3, 240-243, 2013.
BSE-103. P. Kozlovsky, A. Gefen. Sperm Penetration to the Zona Pellucida of an Oocyte: A Computational Model Incorporating Acrosome Reaction. CMBBE, 16, 1106-1111, 2013.
BSE-104. A. Levy, K. Kopplin, A. Gefen. Simulations of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Loading in the Buttocks while Regaining Weight-Bearing after a Push-Up in Wheelchair Users. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 28, 436-447, 2013.
BSE-105. G. Topman, N Shoham, O. Sharabani-Yosef, F.H. Lin, A. Gefen. A New Technique for Studying Directional Cell Migration in a Hydrogel-Based Three-Dimensional Matrix for Tissue Engineering Model Systems. Micron, 51, 9-12.
BSE-106. N. Metoki, R. Asher, O. Sharabani-Yosef, A. Gefen. The Kinematics of Migration of Individual Fibroblasts In Vitro: Faster in a Group, but More Target-Oriented Alone. Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering Vol 34, 243-246, 2014.
BSE-107. N. Shoham, A. Levi-Sasson, F.H. Lin, D. Benayahu, R. Haj-Ali, A. Gefen. The Mechanics of Hyaluronic Acid/Adipic Acid Dihydrazide Hydrogel: Towards Developing a Vessel for Delivery of Preadipocytes to Native Tissues. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 28, 320-331, 2013
BSE-108. F. Vermolen, M.M. Mul, A. Gefen. Semi-Stochastic Cell-Level Computational Modeling of the Immune System Response to Bacterial Infections and the Effects of Antibiotics. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 13, 713-734, 2014.
BSE-109. N. Shoham, P. Girshovitz, R. Katzengold, N.T. Shaked, D. Benayahu, A. Gefen. Adipocyte Stiffness Increases with Accumulation of Lipid Droplets. Biophysical Journal, 106, 1421-1431, 2014.
BSE-110. M. Ben-Or Frank, N. Shoham, D. Benayahu, A. Gefen. Effects of Accumulation of Lipid Droplets on Load Transfer between and within Adipocytes. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 14, 15-28, 2015.
BSE-111. R. Katzengold, N. Shoham, D. Benayahu, A. Gefen. Simulating Single Cell Experiments in Mechanical Testing of Adipocytes. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 14, 537-547, 2015.
BSE-112. R. Asher, A. Gefen, E. Moisseiev, D. Varssano. Etiology of Keratoconus: Proposed Biomechanical Pathogenesis. In Silico Cell and Tissue Science, 2014, 1:3, DOI: 10.1186/2196-050X-1-3.
BSE-113. R. Asher, A. Gefen, E. Moisseiev, D. Varssano. An Analytical Approach to Corneal Mechanics for Determining Practical, Clinically-Meaningful Patient-Specific Tissue Mechanical Properties in the Rehabilitation of Vision. Ann Biomed Eng, 43, 274-286.
BSE-114. Shoham N, Mor-Yossef L, Benayahu D, Gefen A. Multiscale Modeling of Tissue-Engineered Fat: Is there a Deformation-Driven Positive Feedback Loop in Adipogenesis? Tissue Engineering Part A, 21, 1354-1363, 2015.
BSE-115. F.J. Vermolen, R.P. Meijden, A. Gefen, D. Weihs. Towards a Mathematical Formalism for Semi-stochastic Cell-Level Computational Modeling of Tumor Initiation. Ann Biomed Eng 43, 1680-1694, 2015.
BSE-116. F.J. Vermolen, A. Gefen. Semi-Stochastic Cell-Level Computational Modelling of Cellular Forces: Application to Contractures in Burns and Cyclic Loading. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 14, 1181-1195.
BSE-117. D. Weiss D, A. Gefen, S. Einav. Modelling Catheter-Vein Biomechanical Interactions during an Intravenous Procedure. CMBBE, 8, pp-1-10, 2015.
BSE-118. S. Abuhattum, A. Gefen, D. Weihs. Ratio of Total Traction Force to Projected Cell Area is Preserved in Differentiating Adipocytes. Integrative Biololgy (Cambridge) 7, 1212-1217, 2015.
BSE-119. A. Hadid, N. Belzer, N. Shabshin, G. Zeilig, A. Gefen, Y. Epstein. The Effect of Mechanical Strains in Soft Tissues of the Shoulder during Load Carriage. Accepted J Biomech.
BSE-120. A. Gefen, D. Weihs. Mechanical Cytoprotection: A Review of Cytoskeleton-Protection Approaches for Cells. Accepted J Biomech.
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Shacham, S., Castel, D., Gefen, A. Measurements of the Static Friction Coefficient between Bone and Muscle Tissues, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 132: 084502-1 - 084502-4, 2010.
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Gefen, A. The Biomechanics of Heel Ulcers. Journal of Tissue Viability, 19: 124-131, 2010.
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Witman, S., Barnea, O., Gefen, A. A Computational Method for Developing Hierarchical Large Deformation Viscoelastic Models of the Contracting Heart. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 14:957-68, 2010.
94.
Portnoy, S., Siev-Ner, I., Shabshin, N., Gefen, A. Effects of Sitting Postures on Risks for Deep Tissue Injury in a Residuum of a Transtibial Prosthetic-User: A Biomechanical Case Study. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 14:1009-19, 2010.
95.
Levanon, Y., Gefen, A., Lerman, Y., Givon, U., Ratzon, N. Validity and Reliability of Upper Extremity Three-Dimensional Kinematics during a Typing Task. Gait and Posture, 32: 469-474, 2010.
96.
Sopher R., Gefen, A. Effects of skin wrinkles, age and wetness on mechanical loads in the stratum corneum as related to skin lesions, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 49: 97-105, 2010.
97.
Or-Tzadikario, S., Gefen, A. Confocal-Based Cell-Specific Finite Element Modeling Extended to Study Variable Cell Shapes and Intracellular Structures: The Example of the Adipocyte. Journal of Biomechanics, 44: 567-573, 2010
98.
Ruschkewitz, Y., Gefen, A. Cellular-Scale Transport in Deformed Skeletal Muscle following Spinal Cord Injury. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 14: 411-424, 2011 (Invited paper for a Special Issue on Computer Simulations in Cell Mechanics, Guest Editors: Profs. Cees Oomens and Frank Baaijens).
99.
Gefen, A. The Relationship between Sperm Velocity and Pressures Applied to the Zona Pellucida during Early Sperm-Oocyte Penetration. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 132: 124501-1 - 124501-4 , 2010.
100.
Gefen, A. How do microclimate factors affect the risk for superficial pressure ulcers: A mathematical modeling study. Journal of Tissue Viability, 20:81-8, 2010.
101.
Shilo, M., Gefen, A. Identification of Capillary Blood Pressure Levels at which Capillary Collapse is Likely, in a Tissue Subjected to Large Compressive and Shear Deformations. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 15:59-71, 2012 (Invited paper for a Special Issue on Identification of Material Parameters using Inverse Methods, Guest Editors: Drs. Stéphane Avril and Sam Evans).
102.
Sopher, R., Nixon, J., Gorecki, C., Gefen, A. Effects of Intramuscular Fat Infiltration, Scarring and Spasticity on the Risk for Sitting-Acquired Deep Tissue Injury in Spinal Cord Injury Patients. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 133, pp. 021011-1 - 021011-12, 2011.
103.
Y. Nadiv, R. Vachbroit, A. Gefen, D. Elad, U. Zaretsky, D. Moran, P. Halpern, A. Ratnovsky. Evaluation of Fatigue of Respiratory and Lower Limb Muscles during Prolonged Aerobic Exercise. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, accepted for publication, 2011.
104.
R. Sopher, J. Nixon, E. McGinnis, A. Gefen. The Influence of Foot Posture, Support Stiffness, Heel Pad Loading and Tissue Mechanical Properties on Biomechanical Factors Associated with a Risk of Heel Ulceration. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 4: 572-82, 2011.
105.
M. Stern-Perry, A. Gefen, N. Shabshin, Y. Epstein. Experimentally tested computer modeling of stress fractures in rats. Journal of Applied Physiology, 110: 909-16, 2011.
106.
S. Portnoy, N. Vuillerme, Y. Payan, A. Gefen. Clinically-oriented real-time monitoring of the individual's risk for deep tissue injury. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 49: 473-83, 2011.
107.
F. Vermolen, A. Gefen. A semi-stochastic cell-based formalism to model the dynamics of migration of cells in colonies. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 11: 183-95, 2012.
108.
Slomka, N., Oomens, C.W.J., Gefen, A. Evaluating the Effective Shear Modulus of the Cytoplasm in Cultured Myoblasts subjected to Compression using an Inverse Finite Element Method. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 4: 1559-6, 2011.
109.
J. Kottner, A. Gefen, N. Lahmann. Weight and Pressure Ulcer Occurrence: A Secondary Data Analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48: 1339-48, 2011.
110.
E. Leopold, R. Sopher, A. Gefen. The Effect of Compressive Deformations on the Rate of Build-up of Oxygen in Isolated Skeletal Muscle Cells. Medical Engineering & Physics, 33: 1072-8, 2011.
111.
F.J. Vermolen, A. Segal, A. Gefen. A pilot study of a phenomenological model of adipogenesis in maturing adipocytes using Cahn-Hilliard theory. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 49: 1447-57, 2011.
112.
N. Shoham, A. Gefen. Stochastic Modeling of Adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Cultures to Determine Probabilities of Events in the Cell's Life Cycle. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 39, pp. 2637-2653, 2011.
113.
Topman, G., Sharabani-Yosef, O., Gefen, A. A method for quick, low-cost automated confluency measurements. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 17: 915-22, 2011
114.
Topman, G., Sharabani-Yosef, O., Gefen, A. A Standardized Objective Method for Continuously Measuring the Kinematics of Cultures Covering a Mechanically-Damaged Site. Medical Engineering & Physics, 34: 225-232, 2012
115.
N. Slomka, A. Gefen. Cell-to-Cell Variability in Deformations across Compressed Myoblasts. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering Vol. 133, pp. 081007-1 - 081007-6, 2011
116.
Portnoy, S., Kristal, A., Gefen, A., Siev-Ner, I. Outdoor Dynamic Subject-Specific Evaluation of Internal Stresses in the Residual Limb: Hydraulic Energy-Stored Prosthetic Foot Compared to Conventional Energy-Stored Prosthetic Feet, Gait and Posture, 35: 121-125, 2012
117.
N. Slomka, A. Gefen. Relationship between Strain Levels and Permeability of the Plasma Membrane in Statically-Stretched Myoblasts. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 40: 606-618, 2012.
118.
N. Shoham, A. Gefen. Mechanotransduction in Adipocytes. Journal of Biomechanics, 45: 1-8, 2012
119.
N. Shoham, R. Gottlieb, O. Shaharabani-Yosef, U. Zaretsky, D. Benayahu, A. Gefen. Static Mechanical Stretching Accelerates Lipid Production in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Activating the MEK Signaling Pathway. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 302: C429-41, 2012
120.
P. Kozlovsky, A. Gefen. The relative contributions of propulsive forces and receptor-ligand binding forces during early contact between spermatozoa and zona pellucida of oocytes. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 294: 139-43, 2012.
121.
A. Hadid, Y. Epstein, N. Shabshin, A. Gefen. Modeling Mechanical Strains and Stresses in Soft Tissues of the Shoulder during Load Carriage Based on Load-Bearing Open-MRI. Journal of Applied Physiology, 112: 597-606, 2012.
122.
E. Leopold, A. Gefen. A Simple Stochastic Model to Explain the Sigmoid Nature of the Strain-Time Cellular Tolerance Curve. Journal of Tissue Viability, 21: 27-36, 2012.
123.
A. Levy, S. Enzer, N. Shoham, U. Zaretsky, A. Gefen. Large, but not Small Sustained Tensile Strains Stimulate Adipogenesis in Culture. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 40: 1052-6, 2012.
124.
N. Shoham, A. Gefen. The Influence of Mechanical Stretching on Mitosis, Growth and Adipose Conversion in Adipocyte Cultures. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, in press, 2011.
125.
F.J. Vermolen, A. Gefen, J.W.C. Dunlop. In-vitro 'wound' healing: Experimentally-based phenomenological modeling. Advanced Biomaterials, 14: B76-B88, 2012.
126.
A. Gefen. Technologies for detecting loss of multiple sensory modalities in diabetic foot neuropathy. Diabetes Management, 2: 149-155, 2012.
127.
G. Topman, F.H. Lin, A. Gefen. The influence of ischemic factors on the migration rates of cell types involved in cutaneous and subcutaneous pressure ulcers. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, in press, 2012.
128.
N. Shoham, A. Gefen. Deformations, mechanical strains and stresses across the different hierarchical scales in weight-bearing soft tissues. Journal of Tissue Viability, in press, 2012
129.
F.J. Vermolen, A. Gefen. A phenomenological model for chemico-mechanically induced cell shape changes during migration and cell-cell contacts. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, accepted for publication, 2012.