In this paper, we study the fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of a three-dimensional (3D) flexible membrane immersed in an unsteady separated flow at moderate Reynolds numbers. We employ body-conforming variational FSI solver based on recently developed partitioned iterative scheme for coupling turbulent fluid with nonlinear structural dynamics. Of particular interest is to understand flow-exci...

RÉSUMÉ The Mongolian gerbil has been widely used in middle-ear research, as it is low in cost and has easily approachable middle-ear structures. The goal of this study was to present vibration measurements of the gerbil tympanic membrane. A single-point laser Doppler vibrometer was used to measure displacement frequency responses in twelve gerbils at multiple points on the tympanic membrane. A ...

background: topical anesthesia has been widely advocated as an important component of atraumatic administration of intraoral local anesthesia. the aim of this study was to use direct observation of children’s behavioral pain reactions during local anesthetic injection using cotton-roll vibration method compared with routine topical anesthesia. materials and methods: forty-eight children partici...

because the underlying physiology of pathological tremor in a parkinson's patient is not well understood, the existing physical and drug therapies have not been successful in tremor treatment. different mathematical modeling of such vibration has been introduced to investigate the problem and reduce the existing vibration. most of the models have represented the induced vibration as a sinusoida...

Otolithic afferents with regular resting discharge respond to gravity or low-frequency linear accelerations, and we term these the static or sustained otolithic system. However, in the otolithic sense organs, there is anatomical differentiation across the maculae and corresponding physiological differentiation. A specialized band of receptors called the striola consists of mainly type I recepto...

Tuned vibration neutralisers and absorbers provide an effective method of attenuating tonal vibration within a structure. If the frequency of the tonal vibration alters, then an adaptive tuned vibration neutraliser or absorber can be utilised to track and adapt to changes in the frequency of the source vibration. This paper provides an overview of some of the issues associated with the developm...

Cochlear outer hair cells are capable of both mechanical-to-electrical and electrical-to-mechanical transduction. Vibration of their stereocilia by sound is believed to stimulate somatic motility via a receptor potential developed across the basolateral membrane, thereby enhancing the mechanical vibration and increasing the sensitivity and frequency selectivity of the ear. Extrinsic electrical ...

The organ of Corti (OC) is the auditory epithelium of the mammalian cochlea comprising sensory hair cells and supporting cells riding on the basilar membrane. The outer hair cells (OHCs) are cellular actuators that amplify small sound-induced vibrations for transmission to the inner hair cells. We developed a finite element model of the OC that incorporates the complex OC geometry and force gen...