Publications and Awards
A Novel Combined Fluid Dynamic and Strain Analysis Approach Identified Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
Forneris A, Bellacosa Marotti F, Satriano A, Moore RD, Di Martino ES. A Novel Combined Fluid Dynamic and Strain Analysis Approach Identified Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture. JVSCIT. 2020 May; 6 (2).doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.01.014
Multi-sector approximation method for arteries: the residual stresses of circumferential rings with non-trivial openings.
Sigaeva T, Destrade M, Di Martino ES. Multi-sector approximation method for
arteries: the residual stresses of circumferential rings with non-trivial
openings. J R Soc Interface. 2019 Jul 26;16(156):20190023. doi:
10.1098/rsif.2019.0023. Epub 2019 Jul 24. PubMed PMID: 31337302; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC6685029.
Aortic valve-mediated WSS is heterogeneous and predicts regional aortic elastic fiber thinning in bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortopathy
Bollache E, Guzzardi DG, Sattari S, Olsen KE, Di Martino ES, Malaisrie SC, van
Ooij P, Collins J, Carr J, McCarthy PM, Markl M, Barker AJ, Fedak PWM. Aortic
valve-mediated wall shear stress is heterogeneous and predicts regional aortic
elastic fiber thinning in bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortopathy. J Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Dec;156(6):2112-2120.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.05.095.
Epub 2018 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 30060930; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6242768.
Anisotropic residual stresses in arteries
Sigaeva T, Sommer G, Holzapfel GA, Di Martino ES. Anisotropic residual
stresses in arteries. J R Soc Interface. 2019 Feb 28;16(151):20190029. doi:
10.1098/rsif.2019.0029. PubMed PMID: 30958201; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6408350.
Case Study: Intra-Patient Heterogeneity of Aneurysmal Tissue Properties
Martufi G, Forneris A, Nobakht S, Rinker KD, Moore RD, Di Martino ES. Case
Study: Intra-Patient Heterogeneity of Aneurysmal Tissue Properties. Front
Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Jul 3;5:82. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00082. eCollection 2018.
PubMed PMID: 30018968; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6037694.
Three-dimensional thoracic aorta principal strain analysis from routine ECG-gated computerized tomography
Satriano A, Guenther Z, White JA, Merchant N, Di Martino ES, Al-Qoofi F,
Lydell CP, Fine NM. Three-dimensional thoracic aorta principal strain analysis
from routine ECG-gated computerized tomography: feasibility in patients
undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2018
May 2;18(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s12872-018-0818-0. PubMed PMID: 29720088; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC5932860.
Mechano-electric finite element model of the left atrium
Satriano A, Vigmond EJ, Schwartzman DS, Di Martino ES. Mechano-electric finite
element model of the left atrium. Comput Biol Med. 2018 May 1;96:24-31. doi:
10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.02.010. Epub 2018 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 29529527.
Aortic diameter: The beginning of the end of an era
Gregory AJ, Di Martino E, Fedak PWM. Aortic diameter: The beginning of the end
of an era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Aug;156(2):513-514. doi:
10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.01.079. Epub 2018 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 29510930.
Left-Ventricular Assist Device Impact on Aortic Valve Mechanics, Proteomics and Ultrastructure
Stephens EH, Han J, Trawick EA, Di Martino ES, Akkiraju H, Brown LM, Connell
JP, Grande-Allen KJ, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Takayama H. Left-Ventricular Assist
Device Impact on Aortic Valve Mechanics, Proteomics and Ultrastructure. Ann
Thorac Surg. 2018 Feb;105(2):572-580. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.08.030. Epub
2017 Dec 7. PubMed PMID: 29223417.
Collagen structural alterations contribute to stiffening of tissue after split-thickness skin grafting
Rosin NL, Agabalyan N, Olsen K, Martufi G, Gabriel V, Biernaskie J, Di
Martino ES. Collagen structural alterations contribute to stiffening of tissue
after split-thickness skin grafting. Wound Repair Regen. 2016 Mar;24(2):263-74.
doi: 10.1111/wrr.12402. Epub 2016 Feb 16. PubMed PMID: 26749086.
Is There a Role for Biomechanical Engineering in Helping to Elucidate the Risk Profile of the Thoracic Aorta?
Martufi G, Forneris A, Appoo JJ, Di Martino ES. Is There a Role for
Biomechanical Engineering in Helping to Elucidate the Risk Profile of the
Thoracic Aorta? Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jan;101(1):390-8. doi:
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.028. Epub 2015 Sep 26. Review. PubMed PMID:
26411753.
Local Quantification of Wall Thickness and Intraluminal Thrombus Offer Insight into the Mechanical Properties of the Aneurysmal Aorta
Martufi G, Satriano A, Moore RD, Vorp DA, Di Martino ES. Local Quantification
of Wall Thickness and Intraluminal Thrombus Offer Insight into the Mechanical
Properties of the Aneurysmal Aorta. Ann Biomed Eng. 2015 Aug;43(8):1759-71. doi:
10.1007/s10439-014-1222-2. Epub 2015 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 25631202.
In vivo strain assessment of the abdominal aortic aneurysm
Satriano A, Rivolo S, Martufi G, Finol EA, Di Martino ES. In vivo strain
assessment of the abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Biomech. 2015 Jan 21;48(2):354-60.
doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.11.016. Epub 2014 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 25497379.
Mechano-biology in the thoracic aortic aneurysm: a review and case study
Martufi G, Gasser TC, Appoo JJ, Di Martino ES. Mechano-biology in the
thoracic aortic aneurysm: a review and case study. Biomech Model Mechanobiol.
2014 Oct;13(5):917-28. doi: 10.1007/s10237-014-0557-9. Epub 2014 Feb 15. Review.
PubMed PMID: 24535084.
A feature-based morphing methodology for computationally modeled biological structures applied to left atrial fiber directions
Satriano A, Bellini C, Vigmond EJ, Di Martino ES. A feature-based morphing
methodology for computationally modeled biological structures applied to left
atrial fiber directions. J Biomech Eng. 2013 Mar 1;135(3):31001. doi:
10.1115/1.4023369. PubMed PMID: 24231812.
A microstructurally motivated model of arterial wall mechanics with mechanobiological implications
Bellini C, Ferruzzi J, Roccabianca S, Di Martino ES, Humphrey JD. A
microstructurally motivated model of arterial wall mechanics with
mechanobiological implications. Ann Biomed Eng. 2014 Mar;42(3):488-502. doi:
10.1007/s10439-013-0928-x. Epub 2013 Nov 7. PubMed PMID: 24197802; PubMed Central
PMCID: PMC3943530.
Mechanical behaviour of the human atria
Bellini C, Di Martino ES, Federico S. Mechanical behaviour of the human
atria. Ann Biomed Eng. 2013 Jul;41(7):1478-90. doi: 10.1007/s10439-012-0699-9.
Epub 2012 Dec 11. Erratum in: Ann Biomed Eng. 2013 Jul;41(7):1491. PubMed PMID:
23263934.
A mechanical characterization of the porcine atria at the healthy stage and after ventricular tachypacing
Bellini C, Di Martino ES. A mechanical characterization of the porcine atria
at the healthy stage and after ventricular tachypacing. J Biomech Eng. 2012
Feb;134(2):021008. doi: 10.1115/1.4006026. PubMed PMID: 22482675.
Biaxial mechanical modeling of the small intestine
Bellini C, Glass P, Sitti M, Di Martino ES. Biaxial mechanical modeling of
the small intestine. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2011 Nov;4(8):1727-40. doi:
10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.05.030. Epub 2011 May 30. PubMed PMID: 22098873.
In vivo porcine left atrial wall stress: Effect of ventricular tachypacing on spatial and temporal stress distribution
Di Martino ES, Bellini C, Schwartzman DS. In vivo porcine left atrial wall
stress: Effect of ventricular tachypacing on spatial and temporal stress
distribution. J Biomech. 2011 Nov 10;44(16):2755-60. doi:
10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.09.003. Epub 2011 Sep 23. PubMed PMID: 21944780.
In vivo porcine left atrial wall stress: Computational model
Di Martino ES, Bellini C, Schwartzman DS. In vivo porcine left atrial wall
stress: Computational model. J Biomech. 2011 Oct 13;44(15):2589-94. doi:
10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.08.023. Epub 2011 Sep 9. PubMed PMID: 21907340.
Three-dimensional geometrical characterization of abdominal aortic aneurysms: image-based wall thickness distribution
Martufi G, Di Martino ES, Amon CH, Muluk SC, Finol EA. Three-dimensional
geometrical characterization of abdominal aortic aneurysms: image-based wall
thickness distribution. J Biomech Eng. 2009 Jun;131(6):061015. doi:
10.1115/1.3127256. PubMed PMID: 19449969.
Awards
Peak Scholar in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Knowledge Engagement
Perkins Prize for Best Paper in Medical Engineering and Physics
