In Silico Investigation of Intracranial Blast Mitigation with Relevance to Military Traumatic Brain Injury

In Silico Investigation of Intracranial Blast Mitigation with Relevance to Military Traumatic Brain Injury

Blast-induced traumatic brain injury is the most prevalent military injury in Iraq and Afghanistan, yet little is known about the mechanical effects of blasts on the human head, and still less is known about how personal protective equipment affects the brain's response to blasts. In this study...

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Main Authors: Nyein, Michelle K. (Contributor), Jason, Amanda M. (Contributor), Yu, Li (Contributor), Pita, Claudio M. (Contributor), Moore, David Francis (Author), Joannopoulos, John (Author), Radovitzky, Raul A (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), Radovitzky, Raul (Contributor), Joannopoulos, John D. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences, 2011-07-14T16:39:47Z.
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