Effects of inflation pressures on mechanical environment of carotid after stent implantation by numerical simulation / 医用生物力学

Objective To investigate the effects of inflation pressures on mechanical environment of pathological carotid after stent implantation. Methods The carotid artery models with lipid and calcified plaques were constructed based on high-resolution MRI images. The artery-stent interaction model was developed in the finite element software. Based on the models, the von Mises stress distributions on the vascular wall and plague under 3 different inflation pressures (909, 1212 and 1515 kPa) were simulated. Results High inflation pressure would induce large Von Mises stress on the artery-stent interface. Moreover, the stress on the lipid plaque increased significantly with the increase of inflation pressure. However, the differences in stress distributions on the calcified plaque were very small under different inflation pressure. Conclusions Higher inflation pressure may severely damage the lipid plaque and artery-stent interface after stenting, which will contribute to the failure of stent. This research finding may provide clinical guidance for the selection of inflation pressure for arterial stent deployment and the assessment of plague stability after stent implantation．

Exposição humana à vibrações de corpo inteiro em um trator agrícola com pneus radiais / Human exposure to whole body vibrations on a farm tractor with radial-ply tires

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar as vibrações de corpo inteiro incidentes em um operador de trator agrícola utilizando pneus radiais, com três diferentes pressões de insuflagem em operação de semeadura. O trabalho foi divido em três tratamentos, com quatro repetições cada. Utilizou-se um trator Massey Ferguson 5450 Dyna 4, 4x2 TDA, 75kW, acoplado a uma semeadora da mesma marca, modelo MF 509. Os pneus radiais utilizados foram Michelin VF 480/60 R28 para o eixo dianteiro e VF 600/60 R38 para o traseiro, nas pressões de 41, 69 e 96kPa. O equipamento para aquisição dos dados foi o Type 4447 da Brüel & Kjær, mesma marca do software para análise, o 4447 Vibration Explorer. Todos os tratamentos apresentaram resultados que ficaram na faixa de extremamente desconfortável, segundo os limites considerados pela Norma ISO 2631. A análise estatística não identificou diferença significativa quando a pressão de insuflagem do pneu foi alterada. O eixo X, horizontal frontal, apresentou os maiores valores de vibração incidentes no operador. Concluiu-se que, para uma jornada de 8 horas de trabalho, o operador está exposto acima do nível limite de conforto estabelecido pela norma utilizada.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the whole body vibrations incidents in a tractor operator using radial ply tires, with three different inflation pressures in operation of seeding. The study was divided into three treatments with four replicates each. Was used a tractor Massey Ferguson 5450, TDA 4x2, 75kW, connected to a planter of the same brand, model 509. Radial ply tires were used VF Michelin 480/60 R28 for the front axle and VF 600/60 R38 for the rear, at pressures of 41, 69 and 96kPa. The equipment for data acquisition was the 4447 Type of Brüel & Kjær, same brand of software for analysis, the 4447 Vibration Explorer. All treatments showed results that were in the range extremely uncomfortable, according to the limits considered by International standard 2631. Statistical analysis identified no significant difference when the inflation pressure of the tire was changed. The X, horizontal forward axis was the one with the highest incidents of vibration to the operator. It was concluded that for an 8-hour workday work, the operator is exposed above the level of comfort limit established by the 2631 International Standard.