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Prof. David Elad

Publications in Reproductive Bioengineering:

  1. Eytan O, Elad D. Analysis of intra-uterine fluid motion induced by uterine contractions. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 61: 221-238, 1999.
  2. Kleiner-Assaf A, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. Hemodynamic model for analysis of Doppler ultrasound indices of umbilical blood flow. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory system, 276: H2204-H2214, 1999.
  3. Eytan O, Jaffa AJ, Har-Toov J, Dalach E, Elad D. Dynamics of the intra-uterine fluid-wall interface. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 27: 372-379, 1999.
  4. Gefen A, Chen J, Elad D. Stresses in the normal and diabetic human penis following implantation of an inflatable prosthesis. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 37: 625-631, 1999.
  5. Gefen A, Chen J, Elad D. Optimization of design and surgical positioning of inflatable penile prostheses. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 28: 619-628, 2000.
  6. Gefen A, Chen J, Elad D. A biomechanical model of Peyronie’s disease. Journal of Biomechanics, 30: 1739-1744, 2000.
  7. Chen J, Gefen A, Greenstein A, Matzkin H, Elad D. Predicting penile size during erection. International Journal of Impotence Research, 12: 328-33, 2000.
  8. Eytan O, Jaffa AJ, Har-Toov J, Elad D. Dynamics of the intra-uterine fluid-wall interface: Application to embryo transport. In: Endocrine Basis of Reproductive Function. Ed. M. Filicori, Monduzzi Editore S.p.a., Bologna, Italy, pp. 423-444, 2000.
  9. Gefen A, Chen J, Elad D. Computational tools in rehabilitation of erectile dysfunction. Medical Engineering & Physics, 23: 42-55, 2001.
  10. Eytan O, Halevi I, Har-Toov J, Wolman I, Elad D, Jaffa AJ. Characteristics of uterine peristalsis in spontaneous and induced cycles. Fertility and Sterility, 76: 337-341, 2001.
  11. Eytan O, Har-Toov J, Fait G, Yavetz H, Hauser R, Yogev L, Botchan A, Ben-Yosef D, Elad D, Jaffa AJ. Vascularity index distribution within the testis: A technique for guiding testicular sperm extraction (TESE). Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 27: 1171-1176, 2001.
  12. Eytan O, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. Peristaltic flow in a tapered channel: Application to embryo transport within the uterine cavity. Medical Engineering and Physics. 23: 473-482, 2001.
  13. Eytan O, Fuad A, Gull I, Wolman I, Elad D, Jaffa AJ. The mechanism of hydrosalpinx in embryo implantation. Human Reproduction, 16: 2662-2667, 2001.
  14. Eytan O, Jaffa AJ, Har-Toov J, Elad D. The role of uterine peristalsis in human conception. Italian Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 13: 94-100, 2001.
  15. Gefen A, Elad D, Chen J. Biomechanical aspects of Peyronie’s disease in development stages and following reconstructive surgeries. International Journal of Impotence Research, 14: 389-396, 2002.
  16. Yaniv S, Elad D, Jaffa AJ, Eytan O. Biofluid aspects of embryo transfer. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 31: 1255-1262, 2003 (also published in: Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, 9(6), November, 2003).
  17. Har-Toov J, Eytan O, Hauser R, Yavetz H, Elad D, Jaffa AJ. “A new guiding technique for testicular sperm extraction (TESE) by testicular vascularity index”. Fertility and Sterility, 81: 430-434, 2004.
  18. Eytan O, Elad D, Zaretsky U, Jaffa AJ. A glance into the uterus during in vitro simulation of embryo transfer. Human Reproduction, 19: 562-569, 2004.
  19. Eytan O, Zaretsky U, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. In vitro simulation of embryo transfer in a laboratory model of the uterus. Journal of Biomechanics, 40: 1073-1080, 2007.
  20. Gordon Z, Eytan O, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. Hemodynamic analysis of Hyrtl anastomosis in the human placenta. American Journal pf Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 292: R977-R982, 2007.
  21. Eytan O, Elad D, Jaffa AJ. Evaluation of the embryo transfer protocol by a laboratory model of the uterus. Fertility and Sterility, 88: 485-493, 2007.
  22. Bursztyn L, Eytan O, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. Mathematical Model of Excitation-Contraction in a Uterine Smooth Muscle Cell. American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 292: C1816-C1829, 2007.
  23. Eytan O, Elad D, Jaffa AJ. Bioengineering studies of the embryo transfer procedure. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1101: 21-37, 2007.
  24. Bursztyn L, Eytan O, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. Modeling myometrial smooth muscle contraction. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1101: 110-138, 2007.
  25. Pugatsch R, Elad D, Jaffa AJ, Eytan O. Analysis of cervical dynamics using ultrasound image processing. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1101: 203-214, 2007.
  26. Gordon Z, Elad D, Jaffa AJ, Eytan O. Fetal blood flow in branching models of the chorionic arterial vasculature. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1101: 250-265, 2007.
  27. Linder-Ganz E, Gefen A, Elad D, Chen J. 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, 1101: 464-476, 2007.
  28. Gordon Z, Elad D, Almog R, Hazan Y, Jaffa AJ, Eytan O. Anthropometry of fetal vasculature in the chorionic plate. Journal of Anatomy, 211: 698-706, 2007.
  29. Elad D, Wildt L (Guest Editors; Supplement on Reproductive Bioengineering). Introduction. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 144 (Suppl 1): S1, 2009.
  30. Yaniv S, Jaffa AJ, Eytan O, Elad D. Simulation of embryo transport in a closed uterine cavity model. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 144 (Suppl 1): S50-S60, 2009.
  31. Kaplan AD, Jaffa AJ, Timor IE, Elad D. Hemodynamic analysis of arterial blood flow in the coiled umbilical cord. Reproductive Sciences, 17: 258-268, 2010.
  32. Meirzon D, Jaffa AJ, Gordon Z, Elad D. A new method for analysis of non-pregnant uterine peristalsis using transvaginal ultrasound. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 38: 217-224, 2011.
  33. Chen Q, Zhang Y, Elad D, Jaffa AJ, Cao Y, Ye X, Duan E-K. Navigating the site for embryo implantation: Biomechanical and molecular regulation of intrauterine embryo distribution. Molecular Aspects of Medicine. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mam.2012.07.017, 2012.
  34. Yaniv S, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. Modeling embryo transfer into a closed uterine model. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 134 (11): 111003, 1-7, 2012.
  35. Avraham-Chakim L, Elad D, Zaretsky U, Kloog Y, Jaffa AJ, Grisaru D. Fluid-flow induced wall shear stress and epithelial ovarian cancer peritoneal spreading. PLOS ONE, 8(4): e60965, pp:1-9, 2013 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060965).
  36. Levkovitz R, Zaretsky U, Gordon Z, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. In vitro simulation of placental transport: Part I. Biological model of the placental barrier. Placenta, 34: 699-707, 2013.
  37. Levkovitz R, Zaretsky U, Jaffa AJ, Hod M. Elad D. In vitro simulation of placental transport: Part II. Glucose transfer across the placental barrier model. Placenta, 34: 708-715, 2013.
  38. Ratnovsky A, Nadlin Carmeli Y, Elad D, Zaretsky U, Dollberg S, Mandel D. Analysis of facial and inspiratory muscles performance during breastfeeding. Technology and Health Care, 21: 511-520, 2013.
  39. Elad D, Levkovitz R, Jaffa AJ, Desoye G, Hod M. Have we neglected the role of fetal endothelium in trans-placental transport? Traffic Interchange, 15: 122-126, 2013. doi: 10.1111/tra.12130
  40. Elad D, Kozlovsky P, Blum O, Laine AF, Po MJ, Botzer E, Dollberg S, Zelicovich M, Ben Sira L. Biomechanics of milk extraction during breastfeeding. PNAS, 111(14): 5230-5235, 2014 (doi:10.1073/pnas.1319798111).
  41. Kozlovsky P, Zaretsky U, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. General tube law for collapsible thin and thick-wall tubes. Journal of Biomechanics, 47: 2378-2384, 2014.
  42. Shaked S, Jaffa AJ, Grisaru D, Elad D. Uterine peristalsis induced stresses within the uterine wall may sprout adenomyosis, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 14: 437-444, 2015 (doi: 10.1007/s10237-014-0614-4).
  43. Elad D., Abramowitch S. Reproductive biomechanics: Innovations and challenges. Journal of Biomechanics, 48: 1509-1510, 2015.
  44. Kozlovsky P, Rosenfeld M, Jaffa AJ, Elad D. Dimensionless analysis of valveless pumping in a thick-wall elastic tube: Application to the tubular embryonic heart. Journal of Biomechanics, 48: 1652-1661, 2015.
  45. Gordon Z, Glaubach L, Elad D, Zaretsky U, Jaffa AJ. Ex-vivo human placental perfusion model for analysis of fetal circulation in the chorionic plate. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 35: 553-560, 2016.
  46. Kozlovsky P, Bryson-Richardson RJ, Jaffa AJ, Rosenfeld M, Elad D. The driving mechanism for unidirectional blood flow in the tubular embryonic heart. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2016, DOI: 10.1007/s10439-016-1620-8.

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University