Mammalian middle ear mechanics: A review

M Ugarteburu, RH Withnell, L Cardoso… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The middle ear is part of the ear in all terrestrial vertebrates. It provides an interface between
two media, air and fluid. How does it work? In mammals, the middle ear is traditionally …

Panel 7–pathogenesis of otitis media–a review of the literature between 2015 and 2019

RB Thornton, A Hakansson, DW Hood… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To perform a comprehensive review of the literature from July 2015 to June 2019
on the pathogenesis of otitis media. Bacteria, viruses and the role of the microbiome as well …

High-speed holographic shape and full-field displacement measurements of the tympanic membrane in normal and experimentally simulated pathological ears

H Tang, P Razavi, K Pooladvand, P Psota, N Maftoon… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
To improve the understanding of the middle-ear hearing mechanism and assist in the
diagnosis of middle-ear diseases, we are developing a high-speed digital holographic …

Analyses of the tympanic membrane impulse response measured with high-speed holography

H Tang, P Psota, JJ Rosowski, C Furlong, JT Cheng - Hearing research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tympanic Membrane (TM) transforms acoustic energy to ossicular vibration.
The shape and the displacement of the TM play an important role in this process. We …

Combined high-speed holographic shape and full-field displacement measurements of tympanic membrane

P Razavi, H Tang, JJ Rosowski… - … of Biomedical Optics, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The conical shape of the tympanic membrane (TM or eardrum) plays an important role in its
function, such that variations in shape alter the acoustically induced motions of the TM. We …

Multiple angle digital holography for the shape measurement of the unpainted tympanic membrane

P Psota, H Tang, K Pooladvand, C Furlong… - Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The shape of the tympanic membrane (TM) plays an important role in sound transmission
through the ear for hearing. Previously we developed a high-speed holographic system …

Vibrometry as a noncontact alternative to dynamic and viscoelastic mechanical testing in cartilage

MG Espinosa, GA Otarola, JC Hu… - Journal of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Physiological loading of knee cartilage is highly dynamic and may contribute to the
progression of osteoarthritis. Thus, an understanding of cartilage's dynamic mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high speed holographic shape and displacement measurements in the hearing sciences

H Tang, P Psota, JJ Rosowski, C Furlong… - Light: Advanced …, 2022 - light-am.com
The auditory system of mammals enables the perception of sound from our surrounding
world. Containing some of the smallest bones in the body, the ear transduces complex …

Spatial hearing ability of the pigmented Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus): Minimum audible angle and spatial release from masking in azimuth

NT Greene, KL Anbuhl, AT Ferber, M DeGuzman… - Hearing research, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the common use of guinea pigs in investigations of the neural mechanisms of
binaural and spatial hearing, their behavioral capabilities in spatial hearing tasks have …

[PDF][PDF] Super-sensitive graphene nano-fabric drum at the macroscale

S Ji, Y Liu, B Zhu, X Li, Y Zhao, T Cui, S Dong… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2024 - cell.com
Achieving conversion of sound with both high sensitivity and efficiency is a challenging task
due to the intrinsic mechanical and geometrical limitations of existing materials. Here, we …