Hiroshi Yamada, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

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Publications since April 2001 (English version) (*: Students in my lab)

Peer-reviewed journals

H. Yamada, D. Morita* J. Matsumura* T. Takemasa and T. Yamaguchi, Numerical Simulation of Stress Fiber Orientation in Cultured Endothelial Cells under Biaxial Cyclic Deformation Using the Strain Limit Hypothesis, JSME International Journal, Series C, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 880-888, December, 2002.

H. Yamada and J. Matsumura*, Finite element analysis of the mechanical behavior of a vascular endothelial cell in culture under substrate stretch, Trans. Jpn. Soc. Mech. Eng., Series A, Vol. 70, No. 693, pp. 710-716, May, 2004 (in Japanese).

H. Yamada and Y. Hasegawa*, A simple method of estimating the stress acting on a bilaterally symmetric abdominal aortic aneurysm, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 53-61, February, 2007.

H. Yamada, H. Ando*, Orientation of apical and basal actin stress fibers in isolated and subconfluent endothelial cells as an early response to cyclic stretching, Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 1-12, March, 2007.

H. Yamada, N. Mouri* and S. Nobuhara*, Three-Dimensional morphometry of single endothelial cells with substrate stretching and image-based finite element modeling, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Vol. 2010, Article ID 616091, 10 pages, November, 2009.

H. Yamada, K. Yuri* and N. Sakata, Correlation between stress/strain and the retention of lipoproteins and rupture in atheromatous plaque of the human carotid artery: A finite element study, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 291-302, May 2010.

H. Yamada and N. Sakata, Low pressure condition of a lipid core in an eccentrically developed carotid atheromatous plaque: A static finite element analysis, Journal of Biorheology, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2013, pp. 9-17, DOI: 10.1007/s12573-012-0051-x, (published online: Aug 1, 2012).

K. Takashima and H. Yamada, A microscale analysis of the displacement field for the bottom of endothelial cells under substrate stretching, Journal of Japanese Society of Biorheology, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 109-112, October 2012 (in Japanese).

Y. Nagaoka, H. Yamada, T. Kimura, A. Kishida, T. Fujisato, K. Takakuda, Reconstruction of small diameter arteries using decellularized vascular scaffolds, Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 33-40, March 2014. http://lib.tmd.ac.jp/jmd/6101/05_Nagaoka.pdf

A. Karimi, M. Navidbakhsh, H. Yamada and R. Razaghi, A nonlinear finite element simulation of balloon expandable stent for assessment of plaque vulnerability inside a stenotic artery, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Vol. 52, Issue 7, pp. 589-599, July 2014, DOI 10.1007/s11517-014-1163-9.

 

H. Yamada, N. Sakata, H. Wada, T. Tashiro and E. Tayama, Age-related distensibility and histology of the ascending aorta in elderly patients with acute aortic dissection, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 48, Issue 12, pp. 3267-3273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.06.025. http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1RoCg4-6-9adm

H. Esmaeili Monir*, H. Yamada and N. Sakata, Finite element modelling of the common carotid artery in the elderly with physiological intimal thickening using layer-specific stress-released geometries and nonlinear elastic properties, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 19, Issue 12, pp. 1286-1296, September 2016 (published online: Dec 29, 2015), DOI:10.1080/10255842.2015.1128530. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10255842.2015.1128530

H. Yamada, Y. Inoue*, Y. Shimokawa* and K. Sakata*, Skin stiffness determined from occlusion of a horizontally running microvessel in response to skin surface pressure: a finite element study of sacral pressure ulcers, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, DOI 10.1007/s11517-016-1500-2 (published online: April 22, 2016). (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11517-016-1500-2)

H. Esmaeili Monir*, H. Yamada, N. Sakata, Y. Morita and Y. Nakashima, Assessment of the relationship between deformation characteristics and the presence of calcification in human atheromatous plaques using uniaxial stretching evaluations with digital image correlation, CT scanning and histological examination, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, DOI:10.1299/jbse.15-00611 (J-STAGE advance publication: April 22, 2016) (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/advpub/0/advpub_15-00611/_article)

H. Yamada, Y. Inoue, Y. Shimokawa and K. Sakata, Skin stiffness determined from occlusion of a horizontally running microvessel in response to skin surface pressure: a finite element study of sacral pressure ulcers, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 79-88, January 2017, DOI: 10.1007/s11517-016-1500-2. (published online: April 22, 2016, Impact factor 1.726 in 2014)

H. Esmaeili Monir*, O. Senju, T. Ogata, T. Inoue, N. Sakata, H. Yamada, Finite element analysis of a rupture-induced deformation of a carotid atherosclerotic plaque with intraplaque hemorrhage, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 17-00436, March 1, 2018, doi:10.1299/jbse.17-00436. (J-STAGE advance publication: December 20, 2017) (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/13/1/13_17-00436/_article/-char/en)

N. Nishida, H. Aoki, S. Ohno-Urabe, M. Nishihara, A. Furusho, S. Hirakata, M. Hayashi, S. Ito, H. Yamada, Y. Hirata, H. Yasukawa, T. Imaizumi, H. Tanaka, Y. Fukumoto, High Salt intake worsens aortic dissection in mice: Involvement of IL (Interleukin)-17A-dependent ECM (extracellular matrix) metabolism. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 189-205, January 2020 (originally published Nov 7, 2019), doi:10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.313336. (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.313336)

S. K. Bhat*, N. Sakata, H. Yamada, Identification of uniaxial deformation behavior and its initial tangent modulus for atheromatous intima in the human carotid artery and thoracic aorta using three-parameter isotropic hyperelastic models, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2050014 (25 pages), DOI: 10.1142/ S0219519420500141, published on May 7, 2020.

Y. Fuwa*, W. Z. Wan Hasan, H. Yamada, Measurement and finite element analysis of the load-dependent pressure redistribution behavior of various types of mattresses, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 20, No. 5, 2050031 (15 pages), 2020, DOI: 10.1142/S0219519420500311, published on June 16, 2020.

 

Books (papers)

H. Yamada, H. Ishiguro and M. Tamagawa, Mechanical behavior and structural changes of cells subjected to mechanical stimuli: Deformation, freezing, and shock waves, Wada, H. ed., Biomechanics at Micro- and Nanoscale Levels, Volume I, pp. 154-164, 2005, World Scientific, Singapore.

H. Yamada, H. Ando* and D. Morita*, Numerical simulation of the effects of actin binding and cellular deformation on the orientation of actin stress fibers under cyclic stretch, Wada, H. ed., Biomechanics at Micro- and Nanoscale Levels, Volume II, pp. 149-159, 2006, World Scientific, Singapore.

H. Yamada, M. Tamagawa and H. Ishiguro, Mechanical characteristics of vascular cells and tissues exposed to deformation, freezing and shock waves: Measurements and theoretical predictions, Wada, H. ed., Biomechanics at Micro- and Nanoscale Levels, Volume IV, 152-163, World Scientific, Singapore, 2007.

 

Books (textbooks)

H. Yamada, Fundamental Mechanics and Biomechanics, 214 pages, Corona Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, April 23, 2012) ISBN 978-4-339-07230-3 (in Japanese).

M. Sugihara-Seki, H. Yamada, Fundamentals of vascular bio-fluid and solid mechanics, pp. 13-45, In: K. Tanishita, K. Yamamoto (Eds.), Vascular Engineering: New Prospects of Vascular Medicine and Biology with a Multidiscipline Approach, Springer, Tokyo, 2016. ISBN 978-4-431-54801-0 (eBook), DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-54801-0, ISBN 978-4-431-54800-3 (hardcover).

 

Edited proceedings@

H. Yamada, M. Tamagawa, K. Miyazaki and T. Miyazaki (eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Biomechanical Engineering and Biomaterials - The International Symposium on Bio-Inspired Systems, January 23-24, 2004, Kitakyushu, Japan.

 

International conferences (proceedings)@

H. Yamada, T. Takemasa and T. Yamaguchi, Substrate Deformation Governs the Orientation of Stress Fibers in Cultured Cells under Cyclic Deformation: A Hypothesis and Theoretical Predictions,  Proc. 18th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, ed. by H. Gerber and R Müller, pp. 1-3 in CD-ROM, July 8-13, 2001.

H. Yamada, D. Morita* and J. Matsumura*, Orientation of stress fibers in a cultured endothelial cell under cyclic deformation taking account of its nonuniform deformation: Strain limit hypothesis and numerical simulations,  Proceedings of the 2003 Summer Bioengineering Conference, pp. 41-42, June 25-29, 2003, Florida, U.S.A.

H. Yamada, J. Matsumura* and D. Kageyama*, Finite element analysis of cultured endothelial cell under pure uniaxial stretch: Effect of cell shape on strain distribution, Proceedings of the 2003 Summer Bioengineering Conference, pp. 1029-1030, June 25-29, 2003, Florida, U.S.A.

H. Yamada, J. Matsumura* and D. Kageyama*, Modeling and numerical simulation of the mechanical responses in vascular endothelial cells, Proceedings of the Workshop on Biomechanical Engineering and Biomaterials - The International Symposium on Bio-Inspired Systems, pp. 87-90, January 23-24, 2004, Kitakyushu, Japan.

H. Yamada and D. Kageyama, Geometry-dependent deformations of the vascular endothelial cell: Investigation of intracellular behavior with finite element analysis, Proceedings of the First Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, pp. 233-234, March 25-28, 2004, Osaka, Japan.

H. Yamada and D. Kageyama*, Geometry-dependent deformations of the vascular endothelial cell: Investigation of intracellular behavior with finite element analysis, Proceedings of the First Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, pp. 233-234, March 25-28, 2004, Osaka, Japan.

H. Yamada and S. Momii*, Evaluation of possible stress distributions in abdominal aorta on the basis of physiologically loading data, Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vol. 2, 2 pages in CD-ROM, November 13-19, 2004, Anaheim, U.S.A.

H. Yamada and Y. Takahashi*, Three-dimensional finite element modeling of a vascular endothelial cell based on confocal microscopic images at unstretched and stretched states, Proceedings of the Second Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, 2 pages in CD-ROM, November 23-25, 2005, Taipei, Taiwan.

H. Yamada, K. Yasuno*, K. Fujisaki* and H. Ishiguro, Hardening of the porcine thoracic aorta subjected to freezing and thawing: Experimental evaluation and mathematical modeling, Proceedings of the First ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference, 5 pages (pp. 1149-1153), January 6-9, 2008, Tainan, Taiwan.

H. Yamada, S. Nobuhara*, S. Miyata, The effect of temperature on the morphology of fibroblasts in a collagen gel in nutrient-free medium, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine, 539-540, May 30-31, 2008, Shenzhen, China.

H. Yamada, Finite element models with dense focal adhesions reproduce the deformation of an endothelial cell under substrate stretching, Proceedings of the 4th Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, 279-280, April 14-17, 2009, Christchurch, New Zealand.

 

International conferences (abstracts)

H. Yamada, T. Takemasa and T. Yamaguchi, Numerical simulation of the orientation of cultured cells and intracellular stress fibers under cyclic stretch: Prediction of substrate deformation from orientation data, Switzerland–Japan Workshop: New Directions in Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics, September 28, 2001,  Les Diablerets, Switzerland.

H. Yamada, T. Takemasa and T. Yamaguchi, Prediction of three-dimensional orientation of stress fibers in cultured endothelial cells under cyclic deformation, The 4th World Congress of Biomechanics, August 7, 2002, Calgary, Canada.

H. Yamada, Reconstructing the three-dimensional geometry of endothelial cells on unstretched and stretched substrates using confocal microscopy, Proceedings of the Second Japan-Switzerland Workshop on Biomechanics, p. 68, September 12-16, 2005, Kyoto, Japan.

H. Yamada and H. Ando*, The orientation of stress fibers at the apical/basal membranes of endothelial cells subjected to cyclic stretching, Proceedings of the Second Japan-Switzerland Workshop on Biomechanics, p. 82, September 12-16, 2005, Kyoto, Japan.

H. Yamada and H. Ando*, Comparison of the orientation and strain patterns of stress fibers in cultured endothelial cells subjected to cyclic stretch, Abstracts of the Fifth World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany, July 29 – August 4, 2006, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 39, Suppl. 1, 2006, p. S243.

H. Yamada, K. Fujisaki*, and K. Okamoto, Theoretical evaluation of the change in residual strain on the rabbit aorta with atherosclerotic plaques, Abstracts of the Fifth World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany, July 29 – August 4, 2006, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 39, Suppl. 1, 2006, p. S320.

H. Yamada and Y. Hasegawa*, Simple method for evaluating the mean wall stress in an abdominal aortic aneurysm based on a loaded geometry: Effect of wall thickness, Abstracts of the Fifth World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany, July 29 – August 4, 2006, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 39, Suppl. 1, 2006, p. S327.

H. Ishiguro, S. Fujikawa, H. Kajigaya, and H. Yamada, Freezing behavior and histological change of complex tissues: Aorta. Cryobiology, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 368-369, 2007.

S. Nobuhara*, H. Yamada, and N. Mouri*, Effect of the nuclear elasticity on the mechanical behavior of an image-based single endothelial cell model: Finite element modeling and analysis, Proceedings of the Third Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, p. S109, November 5-8, 2007, Tokyo, Japan; Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, Suppl. 1, p. S109, 2007.

H. Yamada, K. Yuri*, and N. Sakata, Image-based finite element analysis of the common carotid artery with intimal thickening, Third Switzerland-Japan Workshop on Biomechanics 2009, p. 49, September 1-4, 2009, Engelberg, Switzerland.

H. Yamada and N. Mouri*, Deformation of an elastic silicone substrate is transmitted completely to adherent endothelial cells via the extracellular fibronectin matrix, Abstracts of Sixth World Congress on Biomechanics, p. 486, August 1-6, 2010, Singapore. (presented in August 3, 2010)

T. Nishino, M. Ichimaru, H. Yamada, C. Kitamura, 3D FEA of fiber post-core construction for endodontically treated teeth. The Fifth Japan-Korea Joint Symposium on Bio-microsensing Technology, Abstracts, p.25, October 26, 2012, Kitakyushu, Japan.

H. Esmaeili Monir*, H. Yamada, N. Sakata, Finite element modeling of human common carotid artery using layer-separated mechanical properties and stress-free configurations, Abstracts of the 7th Asian Conference on Biomechanics, 1 page, August 29-31, 2013, Seoul, Korea.

H. Yamada, Y. Shimokawa, Plane strain finite element analysis of microvascular closure in the sacral soft tissues under skin surface compression, Abstracts of the 7th Asian Conference on Biomechanics, 1 page, August 29-31, 2013, Seoul, Korea.

H. Yamada, N. Sakata, Y. Morita, Y. Nakashima, Mechanical study of atheromatous carotid artery: stress analysis of a liquid lipid core and mechanical testing of fibrous caps, Abstracts of the Fourth Japan-Switzerland Workshop on Biomechanics, p. 136, September 1-4, 2014, Shima, Japan.

H. Esmaeili Monir*, H. Yamada, N. Sakata, Y. Morita, Y. Nakashima, CT scanning of aortic calcified plaque and strain measurement of luminal surface near calcification under uniaxial stretch, Abstract of International Conference on Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics 2015 (ATEMf15), p. 251, October 4-8, 2015, Loisir Hotel Toyohashi, Toyohashi, Japan.

H. Yamada, H. Esmaeili Monir*, N. Sakata, Y. Morita, Y. Nakashima, Mechanical characterization of the elastic properties of atheromatous plaques in the human carotid artery and thoracic aorta, The International Conference on Advanced Technology in Experimental Mechanics 2015 (ATEMf15), p. 252, October 4-8, 2015, Loisir Hotel Toyohashi, Toyohashi, Japan.

H. Esmaeili Monir*, H. Yamada, O. Hamada, T. Ogata, T. Inoue, N. Sakata, Finite element modeling of a carotid artery with a healed plaque, The 12th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 24-29, 2016, Seoul, Korea. (presented in July 28, 2016)

Y. Fuwa*, W. Z. Wan Hasan, H. Yamada, Development of a measurement system and numerical analyses of the function of pressure dispersion for foam mattresses, Abstract book of 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Engineering and Health Sciences (ICCMEH2016), p. 47, December 17-18, 2016, Kitakyushu, Japan. (presented in December 18, 2016)


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