Biomechanics of the tympanic membrane

G Volandri, F Di Puccio, P Forte, C Carmignani - Journal of biomechanics, 2011 - Elsevier
The tympanic membrane is a key component of the human auditory apparatus which is a
complex biomechanical system, devoted to sound reception and perception. Over the past …

Three-dimensional finite element modeling of human ear for sound transmission

RZ Gan, B Feng, Q Sun - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2004 - Springer
An accurate, comprehensive finite element model of the human ear can provide better
understanding of sound transmission, and can be used for assessing the influence of …

Graphene electrostatic microphone and ultrasonic radio

Q Zhou, J Zheng, S Onishi… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
We present a graphene-based wideband microphone and a related ultrasonic radio that can
be used for wireless communication. It is shown that graphene-based acoustic transmitters …

Full-field thickness distribution of human tympanic membrane obtained with optical coherence tomography

S Van der Jeught, JJJ Dirckx, JRM Aerts… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Springer
The full-field thickness distribution, three-dimensional surface model and general
morphological data of six human tympanic membranes are presented. Cross-sectional …

Acoustic–structural coupled finite element analysis for sound transmission in human ear—pressure distributions

RZ Gan, Q Sun, B Feng, MW Wood - Medical engineering & physics, 2006 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model of human ear with accurate structural
geometry of the external ear canal, tympanic membrane (TM), ossicles, middle ear …

Three-dimensional finite element modeling of human ear for sound transmission

RZ Gan - US Patent 7,893,934, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A finite element model of an ear stored on a computer read able medium
having logic representing a three-dimensional geometric model of the ear; logic for meshing …

Viscoelastic properties of the human tympanic membrane studied with stroboscopic holography and finite element modeling

D De Greef, J Aernouts, J Aerts, JT Cheng, R Horwitz… - Hearing research, 2014 - Elsevier
A new anatomically-accurate Finite Element (FE) model of the tympanic membrane (TM) and
malleus was combined with measurements of the sound-induced motion of the TM surface …

Mechanical properties of human tympanic membrane in the quasi-static regime from in situ point indentation measurements

J Aernouts, JRM Aerts, JJJ Dirckx - Hearing research, 2012 - Elsevier
The tympanic membrane is a key component of the human auditory apparatus. Good
estimates of tympanic membrane mechanical properties are important to obtain realistic …

Anatomic Geometry of Sound Transmission and Reception in Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris)

TW Cranford, MF Mckenna… - … Record: Advances in …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study uses remote imaging technology to quantify, compare, and contrast the cephalic
anatomy between a neonate female and a young adult male Cuvier's beaked whale …

Effects of model definitions and parameter values in finite element modeling of human middle ear mechanics

D De Greef, F Pires, JJJ Dirckx - Hearing research, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Despite continuing advances in finite element software, the realistic simulation
of middle ear response under acoustic stimulation continues to be challenging. One reason …