News & Publications
Defining Neural Impact Tolerances
News:
CNN: What a concussion looks like in the brain, on the cellular level
NBC 10: How do brain injuries occur?
Journal Articles:
· Scimone, M.T., Cramer III, H.C., Hopkins, P., Estrada, J.B., Franck, C. Application of mild hypothermia successfully mitigates neural injury in a 3D in-vitro model of traumatic brain injury, PLoS One, 15(4), 2020.
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Scimone MT, Cramer III HC, Bar-Kochba E, Amezcua R, Estrada JB, Franck C. Modular approach for resolving and mapping complex neural and other cellular structures and their associated deformation fields in three dimensions. Nature protocols. 2018 Dec;13(12):3042.
Patel M, Leggett SE, Landauer AK, Wong IY, Franck C. Rapid, Topology-based particle tracking for high-resolution measurements of large complex 3D motion fields. Scientific reports. 2018 Apr 3;8(1):5581.
Bar-Kochba E, Scimone MT, Estrada JB, Franck C. Strain and rate-dependent neuronal injury in a 3D in vitro compression model of traumatic brain injury. Scientific reports. 2016 Aug 2;6:30550.
Predicting Brain Injuries via High-Fidelity Human Head Simulations
Reports:
Terpsma, RJ, Hovey CB. Blunt Impact Brain Injury using Cellular Injury Criterion. Sandia Report. 2020 October; SAND2020-11444.
Journal Articles:
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Terpsma, R., Carlsen, R.W., Szalkowski, R., Malave, S., Fawzi, A.L., Franck, C. and Hovey, C., 2021. Head Impact Modeling to Support a Rotational Combat Helmet Drop Test, Military Medicine, pp. 8-1
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Rika Wright Carlsen, Alice Lux Fawzi, Yang Wan, Haneesh Kesari, and Christian Franck. A quantitative relationship between rotational head kinematics and brain tissue strain from a 2-D parametric finite element analysis. Brain Multiphysics 2:100024, 2021.
Designing Innovative Helmets and Test Methodologies for Brain Protection
Awards:
Dietrich W. Botstiber Fellowship awarded to Drexel Senior Design Team
News:
NextLuxury.com: MultiCam Team Wendy EXFIL® Ballistic SL Helmet Review – Lightweight Functional Protection
Ballistic magazine: How Team Wendy Is Changing the Science Behind Protective Helmets
World of Firepower magazine: When a Traumatic Brain Injury Took A Daughter’s Life, A Grieving Father Created Team Wendy
New Atlas: Team Wendy to target blast waves and rotational injuries in next-gen military helmets
Police magazine: Police Product Test: Team Wendy EXFIL® SAR Tactical Helmet
The Plain Dealer: Collinwood manufacturer Team Wendy launches ballistics helmet for military and law enforcement use
Press Releases:
TeamWendy.com: Team Wendy Releases EXFIL® Ballistic SL Helmet
TeamWendy.com: Team Wendy Releases M-216™ Ski Search And Rescue Helmet
TeamWendy.com: Australian Defence Force Selects Team Wendy Helmet
Patents:
Characterizing the Protective Capacity of Advanced Material Formulations
Journal Articles:
Pagano S, Jewell P, Lamberson L, A Tunable Modified-Hopkinson Impact Fatigue Device, Review of Scientific Instruments, in Review (2019): 1-5.
Koumlis S, Lamberson L, Strain Rate Dependent Compressive Response of Open Cell Polyurethane Foams. Experimental Mechanics. 2019:1-17
Koumlis S, Pagano S, del Rey GR, Kim Y, Jewell P, Noh M, Lamberson L. Drop on Demand Colloidal Suspension Inkjet Patterning for DIC. Experimental Techniques. 2018:1-2.
Developing Next-Generation Impact and Real-Time Head and Brain Motion Sensors
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Monn, M. A., Vijaykumar, K., Kochiyama, S., & Kesari, H.. Lamellar architectures in stiff biomaterials may not always be templates for enhancing toughness in composites. Nature Communications, 11(1), 2020.
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Mohammad Masiur Rahaman, Wenqiang Fang, Alice Lux Fawzi, Yang Wan, and Haneesh Kesari. An accelerometer-only algorithm for determining the acceleration field of a rigid body, with application in studying the mechanics of mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (In Press) 2020.