Publications Index

Prosthetic Engineering

  1. Sanders JE, Daly CH, Boone DA, and Donaldson TF:  An angular alignment measurement device for prosthetic fitting.  Prosthetics and Orthotics International vol. 14(3), pp. 143-144, 1990

  2. Sanders JE, Daly CH, and Burgess EM:  Interface shear stresses during ambulation with a below-knee prosthetic limb.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 29(4), pp. 1-8, 1992; portions of this paper re-published in: Interface shear stress, Inforth vol. 1(2), p. 11, 1993

  3. Sanders JE, Daly CH, and Burgess EM:  Clinical measurement of normal and shear stresses on a trans-tibial stump: Characteristics of wave-form shapes during walking.  Prosthetics and Orthotics International vol. 17(1), pp. 38-48, 1993

  4. Sanders JE and Daly CH:  Measurement of stresses in three orthogonal directions at the residual limb-prosthetic socket interface.  IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering vol. 1(2), pp. 79-85, 1993

  5. Sanders JE and Daly CH:  Normal and shear stresses on a residual limb in a prosthetic socket during ambulation: Comparison of finite element results with experimental measurements.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 30(2), pp. 191-204, 1993

  6. Sanders JE, Daly CH, Cummings WR, Reed RD, and Marks RJ II:  A measurement device to assist amputee prosthetic fitting.  Journal of Clinical Engineering vol. 19(1), pp. 63-71, 1994

  7.  Sanders JE and Daly CH:  How does vacuumforming affect Pelite mechanical properties?  Prosthetics and Orthotics International vol. 18(1), pp. 43-48, 1994

  8. Sanders JE:  Interface mechanics in external prosthetics: Review of interface stress measurement techniques.  Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing vol. 33(4), pp. 509-516, 1995

  9. Schreiner RE and Sanders JE:  A silhouetting shape sensor for the residual limb of a below-knee amputee.  IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering vol. 3(3), pp. 242-253, 1995

  10. Sanders JE, Smith LM, and Spelman FA:  A small and lightweight three-channel signal-conditioning unit for strain-gage transducers.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 32(3), pp. 210-213, 1995

  11. Sanders JE, Smith LM, Spelman FA, and Warren DJ:  A portable measurement system for prosthetic triaxial force transducers.  IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering vol. 3(4), pp. 366-372 , 1995

  12.  Zachariah SG, Sanders JE, and Turkiyyah G:  Automated hexahedral mesh generation from biomedical image data: Applications in limb prosthetics.  IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering vol. 4(2), pp. 91-102, 1996

  13. Zachariah SG and Sanders JE:  Interface mechanics in lower-limb external prosthetics: A review of finite element models.  IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering vol. 4(4), pp. 288-302, 1996

  14.  Sanders JE, Silver-Thorn MB, and Brienza DM:  Guest editorial introduction to "Soft tissue interfaces in rehabilitation," IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 4(4), pp. 285-287, 1996

  15. Sanders JE, Miller RA, Berglund DN, and Zachariah SG:  A modular six-directional force sensor for prosthetic assessment.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 34(2), pp. 195-202, 1997

  16. Sanders JE, Lam D, Dralle AJ, and Okumura R:  Interface pressures and shear stresses at thirteen socket sites on two persons with transtibial amputation.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 34(1), pp. 19-43, 1997

  17. Sanders JE, Bell DM, Okumura R, and Dralle AJ:  Effects of alignment changes on stance phase pressures and shear stresses on trans-tibial amputees: Measurements from thirteen transducer sites.  IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 6(1), pp. 21-31, 1998

  18. Sanders JE, Greve JM, Mitchell SB, and Zachariah SG:  Material properties of commonly-used interface materials and their static coefficients of friction with skin and socks.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 35(2), pp. 161-176, 1998

  19. Sanders JE and Daly CH:  Interface pressures and shear stresses: Alignment effects in three trans-tibial amputee case studies.  Prosthetics and Orthotics International, vol. 23(1), pp. 21-29 , 1999

  20.  Sanders JE, Zachariah SG, and Hafner BJ:  Artificial Limbs.  Encyclopedia of Electronics Engineering (ed.: JG Webster), John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, vol. 1, pp. 692-704, 1999

  21. Zachariah SG and Sanders JE: Finite element estimates of interface stress in the trans-tibial prosthesis using gap elements are different from those using automated contact.  Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 33(7), pp. 895-899, 2000

  22. Hafner BJ, Zachariah SG, and Sanders JE: Characterisation of three-dimensional anatomic shapes using principal components: Application to the proximal tibia.  Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, vol. 38(1), pp. 9-16, 2000

  23. Sanders JE, Zachariah SG, Baker AB, Greve JM, and Clinton C:  Effects of changes in cadence, prosthetic componentry, and time on interface pressures and shear stresses of three trans-tibial amputees.  Clinical Biomechanics, vol. 15(9), pp. 684-694, 2000

  24. Sanders JE, Greve JM, Clinton C, and Hafner BJ:  Changes in interface pressure and residual limb shape over time: Preliminary results from a trans-tibial amputee subject.  Prosthetics and Orthotics International, vol. 24(3), pp. 163-168, 2000

  25. Sanders JE:  Thermal response of skin to cyclic pressure and pressure with shear:  A technical note.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, vol. 37(5), pp. 511-515, 2000

  26. Mitchell SB and Sanders JE:  An accurate inexpensive system for assessment of walking speed.  Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics vol. 12(4), pp. 117-119, 2000

  27. Zachariah SG and Sanders JE:  Standing interface stresses as a predictor of walking interface stresses in the trans-tibial prosthesis.  Prosthetics and Orthotics International vol. 25(1), pp. 34-40, 2001

  28. Sanders JE and Cassisi DV:  Mechanical performance of inflatable inserts used in limb prosthetics.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 38(4), pp. 365-374, 2001

  29. Hafner BJ, Sanders JE, Czerniecki JM, and Fergason JR:  Trans-tibial energy storage and return prosthetic devices: A review of energy concepts and a proposed nomenclature.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 39(1), pp. 1-11, 2002

  30. Hafner BJ, Sanders JE, Czerniecki JM, and Fergason JR:  Energy storage and return prostheses: Does patient perception correlate with biomechanical analysis?  Clinical Biomechanics vol. 17(5), pp. 325-344, 2002

  31. Saxena R, Zachariah SG, and Sanders JE:  Processing computer tomography bone data for prosthetic finite element modeling.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 39(5), pp. 609-614, 2002

  32. Sanders JE, Fergason JR, Zachariah SG, and Jacobsen AK:  Interface pressure and shear stress changes with amputee weight loss: Case studies from two trans-tibial amputee subjects.  Prosthetics and Orthotics International vol. 26(3), pp. 243-250, 2002

  33. Sanders JE, Mitchell SB, Zachiarah SG, and Wu K:  A digitizer with exceptional accuracy for use in prosthetics research: A technical note.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 40(2), pp. 191-196, 2003

  34. Sanders JE, Nicholson BS, Zachariah SG, Cassisi DV, Karchin A, and Fergason JR:  Mechanical performance of elastomeric liners used in limb prosthetics: Results from fifteen products and a system for classification.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, vol. 41(2), pp. 175-185, 2004

  35.  Zachariah SG, Saxena R, Fergason JR, and Sanders JE:  Shape and volume change in the trans-tibial residuum over the short-term: Preliminary investigation from six subjects.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 41(5), pp. 683-694, 2004

  36. Sanders JE, Zachariah SG, Jacobsen AK, and Fergason JR:  Changes in interface pressures and shear stresses over time on trans-tibial amputee subjects ambulating with prosthetic limbs: Comparison of diurnal and six-month differences.  Journal of Biomechanics vol. 38(8), pp. 1566-1573, 2005

  37. Sanders JE:  Stump-socket interface conditions.  In: Pressure Ulcer Research: Current and Future Perspectives, Eds: DL Bader, CVC Bouten, CWJ Oomens, pp. 129-147, 2005

  38. Zachariah SG, Sorenson EA, and Sanders JE:  A method for aligning trans-tibial residual limb shapes so as to identify regions of shape change.  IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 13(4), pp. 551-557, 2005

  39. Sanders JE, Karchin A, Fergason JR, and Sorenson EA: Technical note: A non-contact sensor for measurement of distal residual limb position during walking.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, vol. 43(4), pp. 509-516, 2006

  40. Sanders JE, Jacobsen A, and Fergason JR:  Effects of fluid insert volume changes on socket pressures and shear stresses: Case studies from two trans-tibial amputee subjects.  Prosthetics and Orthotics International, vol. 30(3), pp. 257-269, 2006

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  41. Sanders JE, Rogers EL, Sorenson EA, Lee GS, and Abrahamson DC:  Central fabrication of CAD/CAM, transtibial prosthetic sockets:  How accurate are they?  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, in press, 2007

  42. Sanders JE, Rogers EL, and Abrahamson DC: Assessment of residual limb volume change using bioimpedance.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, in press, 2007

  43. Sanders JE, Levine JL, Sorenson EA, Wang Y-N, and Abrahamson DC: Infrared imaging for the early detection of skin breakdown in amputee prosthesis users.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (in preparation)

  44. Sanders JE, Harrison D, Rogers EL, and Abrahamson DC: Evaluation of carved positives from central fabrication facilities: Comparison of shape match with electronic shape files.  Prosthetics and Orthotics International (in preparation)

Other Areas of Rehabilitation Engineering

  1. Byers GJ, Goldstein BS, and Sanders JE:  An assessment tool for biomechanical performance of the intrinsic muscles of the hand.  IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 6(1), pp. 88-94, 1998

  2. Baker AB and Sanders JE:  Fluid mechanics analysis of a spring-loaded jet injector.  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering vol. 46(2), pp. 235-242, 1999

Tissue Sciences - Skin Adaptation

  1. Sanders JE, Goldstein BS, and Leotta DF:  Skin response to mechanical stress: Adaptation rather than breakdown.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development vol. 32(3), pp. 214-226, 1995

  2. Goldstein BS, Sanders JE, and Benson E:  Pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury: Does tension stimulate wound healing?  American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation vol. 75(2), pp. 130-133, 1996

  3. Sanders JE, Garbini JL, Leschen JM, Allen MS, and Jorgensen JE:  A bi-directional load applicator for the investigation of skin response to mechanical stress.  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering vol. 44(4), pp. 290-296, 1997

  4. Goldstein B and Sanders J:  Skin response to mechanical stress: A new experimental model in pig.  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 79(3):265-272, 1998

  5. Sanders JE, Leotta DF, Goldstein BS, and Richards KA:  Image processing techniques for quantitative analysis of skin structures.  Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, vol. 59(3), pp. 167-180, 1999

  6. Sanders JE and Goldstein BS:  Skin adaptation to mechanical stress: Changes in collagen fibril architecture and skin morphology.  Journal of Biomechanics vol. 34(12), pp. 1581-1587, 2001

  7. Sanders JE, Mitchell SB, Wang Y-N, and Wu K:  An explant model for the investigation of skin adaptation to mechanical stress.  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering vol. 49(12), pp. 1626-1631, 2002

  8. Wang Y-N and Sanders JE:  How does skin adapt to repetitive mechanical stress to become load tolerant?  Medical Hypotheses vol. 61(1), pp. 29-35, 2003

  9. Wang Y-N and Sanders JE: Skin model studies.  In: Pressure Ulcer Research: Current and Future Perspectives, Eds.: DL Bader, CVC Bouten, CWJ Oomens, pp. 263-285, 2005

  10. Wang Y-N, Malcolm SG, and Sanders JE:  Long-term culture of normal porcine skin with large dimensions: Effect of culture conditions.  Skin Research and Technology (submitted)

  11. Sanders JE, Kelly S, and Wang Y-N: Adaptation of skin to mechanical stress.  Journal of Biomechanics (in preparation)

Biomaterials

  1. Sanders JE and Zachariah SG:  Mechanical characterization of biomaterials.  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 831, pp. 380-392, 1997

  2. Sanders JE, Stiles CE, and Hayes CL:  Tissue response to single polymer fibers of varying diameters: Evaluation of fibrous encapsulation and macrophage density.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 52(1), pp. 231-237, 2000

  3. Mitchell SB, Sanders JE, Garbini JL, and Schuessler PK:  A device to apply user-specified strains to biomaterials in culture.  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering vol. 48(2), pp. 268-273, 2001

  4. Sanders JE, Baker AB, and Golledge SL:  Control of in vivo microvessel ingrowth by modulation of biomaterial local architecture and chemistry.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research vol. 60(1), pp. 36-43, 2002

  5. Sanders JE, Bale SD, and Neumann T:  Tissue response to micro-fibers of different polymers: Polyester, polyethylene, polylactic acid, and polyurethane.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research vol. 62(2), pp. 222-227, 2002

  6. Sanders JE, Cassisi DV, Neumann T, Golledge SL, Zachariah SG, BD Ratner, and Bale SD:  Relative influence of polymer fiber diameter and surface charge on fibrous capsule thickness and vessel density for single-fiber implants.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 65A(4), pp. 462-467, 2003

  7. Sanders JE, Mitchell SB, Nicholson BS, and Ledger RE:  Polymer micro-fiber mechanical properties: A system for assessment and investigation of the link with capsule formation.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research vol. 67A(4), pp. 1412-1416, 2003

  8. Sanders JE and Rochefort JR:  Fibrous encapsulation of single polymer micro-fibers depends on their vertical dimension in subcutaneous tissue.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research vol. 67A(4), pp. 1181-1187, 2003

  9. Sanders JE, Lamont SE, Karchin A, Golledge SL, and Ratner BD:  Fibro-porous meshes made from polymer micro-fibers:  Effects of surface charge on tissue response.  Biomaterials vol. 26(7), pp. 813-818, 2004

  10. Sanders JE, Lamont SE, Mitchell SB, and Malcolm SG:  Small fiber-diameter fibro-porous meshes: Tissue response sensitivity to fiber spacing.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research vol. 72A(3), pp. 335-342, 2005

  11. Mitchell SB and Sanders JE:  A unique device for controlled electrospinning.  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research vol. 78A(1), pp. 110-120, 2006

  12. Sullivan MM, Barker TH, Funk S, Karchin A, Sanders J, Starcher B, Wight T, Puolakkainen P, and Sage EH: Accelerated wound healing and altered collagen assembly in hevin-null mice: Matricellular hevin regulates decorin production and RAC-1 dependent fibroblast migration.  Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 281(37), pp. 27621-27632, 2006

Tissue Engineering

  1. Baker AB and Sanders JE:  Angiogenesis stimulated by mechanical loading.  Microvascular Research, vol. 60(2), pp. 177-181, 2000

  2. Sanders JE, Malcolm SG, Bale SD, Wang Y-N, and Lamont S:  Pre-vascularization of a biomaterial using a chorioallontoic membrane.  Microvascular Research vol. 64(1), pp. 174-178, 2002

  3. Iurlaro M, Sanders JE, Mitchell SB, and Nicosia RF:  Use of vascular explants for ex vivo neovascularization of biomaterials.  Microvascular Research vol. 64, pp. 398-404, 2002

  4. Neumann T and Sanders JE:  Myocyte cultures on polymer fiber arrays.  Tissue Engineering vol. 9(5), pp. 995-1003, 2003

  5. Sanders JE, Wang Y-N, Malcolm SG, and Lamont SE:  Biomaterial mesh seeded with vascular remnants from a quail embryo has a significant and fast vascular templating effect on host implant tissue.  Tissue Engineering vol. 9(6), pp. 1271-1279, 2003

  6. Neumann T, Nicholson BS, and Sanders JE:  Tissue engineering of perfused microvessels.  Microvascular Research vol. 66(1), pp. 59-67, 2003