A fluid mechanical study of rotation-induced traumatic brain injury
| dc.contributor.author | Wang, Qifu | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Jiaqi | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Bates, David | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Feng, James J. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Yue, Pengtao | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Wu, Qianhong | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-10T14:04:17Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-10T14:04:17Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious health issue. Studies have highlighted the severity of rotation induced TBI. However, the role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in transmitting the impact from the skull to the soft brain matter remains unclear. Herein, we use experiments and computations to define and probe this role in a simplified setup. A spherical hydrogel ball, serving as a soft brain model, was subjected to controlled rotation within a water bath, emulating the CSF, filling a transparent cylinder. The cylinder and ball velocities, as well as the ball’s deformation over time, were measured. We found that the soft hydrogel ball is very sensitive to decelerating rotational impacts, experiencing significant deformation during the process. A finite-element code is written to simulate the process. The hydrogel ball is modelled as a poroelastic material infused with fluid and its coupling with the suspending fluid is handled by an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian method. The results indicate that the density contrast, as well as the rotational velocity difference, between the hydrogel ball and the suspending fluid play a central role in the ball’s deformation due to centrifugal forces. This approach contributes a deeper understanding of brain injuries and may portend the development of preventive measures and improved treatment strategies. | en |
| dc.description.version | Accepted version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Yue, Pengtao [0000-0001-8343-846X] | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10919/124541 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.title | A fluid mechanical study of rotation-induced traumatic brain injury | en |
| dc.title.serial | Physical Review Fluids | en |
| dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| dc.type.other | Article | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | Virginia Tech | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | Virginia Tech/Science | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | Virginia Tech/Science/Mathematics | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | Virginia Tech/All T&R Faculty | en |
| pubs.organisational-group | Virginia Tech/Science/COS T&R Faculty | en |