Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
The mission of the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department is to serve the State of Montana, the region, and the nation by providing outstanding leadership and contributions in knowledge discovery, student learning, innovation and entrepreneurship, and service to community and profession.
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Validation of a Low-Cost Portable Device for Inducing Noninvasive Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Mice
(ASME International, 2023-08)Noninvasive compression-induced anterior cruciate ligament rupture (ACL-R) is an easy and reproducible model for studying post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in mice. However, equipment typically used for ACL-R is expensive, ... -
Design of Experiment to Determine the Effect of the Geometric Variables on Tensile Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
(MDPI AG, 2023-05)Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are increasingly used in the aerospace industry because of their robust mechanical properties and strength to weight ratio. A significant drawback of CFRPs is their resistance to ... -
Osteocyte Remodeling of the Lacunar-Canalicular System: What’s in a Name?
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-12)Purpose of Review. Osteocytes directly modify the bone surrounding the expansive lacunar-canalicular system (LCS) through both resorption and deposition. The existence of this phenomenon is now widely accepted, but is ... -
Development of a Novel Perturbation Platform System for Balance Response Testing and Rehabilitation Interventions
(ASME International, 2023-04)Balance perturbations are often used to gain insight into reactive control strategies used to prevent falls. We developed a perturbation platform system (PPS) that can induce perturbations in both vertical and angled ... -
Osteocyte Remodeling of the Lacunar-Canalicular System: What’s in a Name?
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-12)Purpose of Review. Osteocytes directly modify the bone surrounding the expansive lacunar-canalicular system (LCS) through both resorption and deposition. The existence of this phenomenon is now widely accepted, but is ... -
Subchondral bone structure and synovial fluid metabolism are altered in injured and contralateral limbs 7 days after non-invasive joint injury in skeletally-mature C57BL/6 mice
(Elsevier BV, 2022-12)Objective. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) commonly develops after ACL injury, but early changes to the joint soon after injury are insufficiently understood. The objectives of this study were (1) evaluate the response ... -
Evaluation of the bonding properties between low-value plastic fibers treated with microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation and cement mortar
(Elsevier BV, 2022-11)Plastic fiber reinforced cementitious materials offer the potential to increase the reusability of plastic waste and create lower-CO2 cementitious composites. However, the bonding properties of many plastic types with ... -
Rural implementation of the perioperative surgical home: A case-control study
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2023-03)BACKGROUND. Perioperative surgical home (PSH) is a novel patient-centric surgical system developed by American Society of Anesthesiologist to improve outcomes and patient satisfaction. PSH has proven success in large urban ... -
Hydraulic bulge testing to compare formability of continuous and stretch broken carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023-02)The use of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites has increased with the increased need for high-strength, low-density materials, particularly in the aerospace industry. Stretch broken carbon fiber (SBCF) is a form of ... -
Quasi three-dimensional deformable blade element and unsteady vortex lattice reduced-order modeling of fluid–structure interaction in flapping wings
(AIP Publishing, 2022-12)Flapping, flexible insect wings deform under inertial and fluid loading. Deformation influences aerodynamic force generation and sensorimotor control, and is thus important to insect flight mechanics. Conventional flapping ... -
Efficient extraction of atomization processes from high-fidelity simulations
(Elsevier BV, 2023-02)Understanding the process of primary and secondary atomization in liquid jets is crucial in describing spray distribution and droplet geometry for industrial applications and is essential in the development of physics-based ... -
Tailoring solid‐state synthesis routes for high confidence production of phase pure, low impedance Al‐LLZO
(Wiley, 2023-01)Lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO) garnet is a solid-state lithium ion conducting electrolyte promising all-solid-state batteries (ASSB) with high charge rates and good energy density due to its chemical stability ... -
Formability Characterization of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Using a Novel Test Method
(ASTM International, 2021-10)Fiber reinforced polymer composites are often used as a replacement for metal alloys because of the superior strength to weight ratio. However, a major drawback of these materials is the lack of formability caused by the ... -
Biochar as a Renewable Substitute for Carbon Black in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes
(American Chemical Society, 2022-09)Lignin-derived biochar was prepared and characterized toward potential applications as a conductive electrode additive and active lithium host material within lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This biochar was specifically ... -
Carpenter bee thorax vibration and force generation inform pollen release mechanisms during floral buzzing
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-08)Approximately 10% of flowering plant species conceal their pollen within tube-like poricidal anthers. Bees extract pollen from poricidal anthers via floral buzzing, a behavior during which they apply cyclic forces by biting ... -
Metabolomic Profiling to Understand Chondrocyte Metabolism
(Springer Nature, 2022-11)Metabolism has long been recognized as a critical physiological process necessary to maintain homeostasis in all types of cells including the chondrocytes of articular cartilage. Alterations in metabolism in disease and ... -
Effect of Medial-Lateral, Inferior-Superior, and Rotational Positions of Palms on Muscle Recruitment during the Push-Up Exercise
(MDPI AG, 2022-10)The goal of the present article is to compare neuromuscular activation patterns among medial-lateral, superior-inferior, and rotational positions of palms for 14 selective muscles during the push-up exercise. Muscle activity ... -
Predicting Length of Stay using machine learning for total joint replacements performed at a rural community hospital
(Plos One, 2022-11)Background. Predicting patient’s Length of Stay (LOS) before total joint replacement (TJR) surgery is vital for hospitals to optimally manage costs and resources. Many hospitals including in rural areas use publicly available ... -
Tunable Surfaces and Films from Thioester Containing Microparticles
(American Chemical Society, 2022-06)Reported here, thioester containing microparticles were designed with 40% excess thiol to enable thiol–thioester exchange to facilitate the formation of cohesive films from the particles. A thiol-Michael dispersion ... -
Optimizing patient flow, capacity, and performance of COVID-19vaccination clinics
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-04)Mass vaccination plays an important role in increasing immunization against COVID-19 and decreasing morbidity. Drive-through and traditional walk-through centers have been set up in most cities in the United States and ...
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