Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/24573
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dc.contributor.authorSiegkas, Petros-
dc.contributor.authorSharp, David J.-
dc.contributor.authorGhajari, Mazdak-
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T06:58:57Z-
dc.date.available2022-02-22T06:58:57Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationScientific reports, 2019, vol. 9, iss. 1en_US
dc.identifier.issn20452322-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/24573-
dc.description.abstractTraumatic brain injury (TBI) affects millions of people worldwide with significant personal and social consequences. New materials and methods offer opportunities for improving designs of TBI prevention systems, such as helmets. We combined empirical impact tests and computational modelling to test the effectiveness of new viscoelastic add-on components in decreasing biomechanical forces within the brain during helmeted head impacts. Motorcycle helmets with and without the viscoelastic components were fitted on a head/neck assembly and were tested under oblique impact to replicate realistic accident conditions. Translational and rotational accelerations were measured during the tests. The inclusion of components reduced peak accelerations, with a significant effect for frontal impacts and a marginal effect for side and rear impacts. The head accelerations were then applied on a computational model of TBI to predict strain and strain-rate across the brain. The presence of viscoelastic components in the helmet decreased strain and strain-rate for frontal impacts at low impact speeds. The effect was less pronounced for front impact at high speeds and for side and rear impacts. This work shows the potential of the viscoelastic add-on components as lightweight and cost-effective solutions for enhancing helmet protection and decreasing strain and strain-rate across the brain during head impacts.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reportsen_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licenseen_US
dc.titleThe traumatic brain injury mitigation effects of a new viscoelastic add-on lineren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationNottingham Trent Universityen_US
dc.subject.categoryENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYen_US
dc.journalsOpen Accessen_US
dc.countryUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.subject.fieldEngineering and Technologyen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-019-39953-1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid30837536-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85062585566-
dc.identifier.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39953-1-
dc.relation.issue1en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
cut.common.academicyear2018-2019en_US
dc.identifier.external56785193-
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crisitem.journal.journalissn2045-2322-
crisitem.journal.publisherSpringer Nature-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Engineering and Technology-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-9528-2247-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Engineering and Technology-
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