Recent Publications

  • Rycman A, McLachlin S, Cronin DS (2021). ‘Comparison of numerical methods for cerebrospinal fluid representation and fluid–structure interaction during transverse impact of a finite element spinal cord model’. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, e3570. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.3570
  • Ibrahim AH, Cronin DS (2022). “Mechanical testing of adhesive, self-piercing rivet, and hybrid jointed aluminum under tension loading”. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 113:103066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2021.103066
  • Corrales MA, Cronin DS. (2021). “Sex, Age and Stature Affects Neck Biomechanical Responses in Frontal and Rear Impacts Assessed Using Finite Element Head and Neck Models.” Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 21 September 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.681134
  • Gierczycka D, Cronin DS (2021). “Importance of impact boundary conditions and pre-crash arm position for the prediction of thoracic response to pendulum, side sled, and near side vehicle impacts”. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Volume 24, Number. 14, 1531-1544. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2021.1900132
  • Kalra M, Bahensky R, McLachlin S, Cronin DS, Chandrashekar N, (2021). “In-Situ Fracture Tolerance of the Metatarsals During Quasi-Static Compressive Loading of the Human Foot”. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 144(4): 041001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052685
  • Barker J, Cronin DS (2021). “Muscle Activation Affects Kinematic Response and Injury Risk in Oblique Impact Scenarios Assessed with a Detailed Head and Neck Finite Element Model”. SAE International Journal of Transportation Safety. Accepted July 15, 2021.
  • Rycman A, McLachlin S, Cronin DS (2021). “A Hyper-Viscoelastic Continuum-Level Finite Element Model of the Spinal Cord Assessed for Transverse Indentation and Impact Loading”. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12 August 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.693120
  • Lasswell T, Medley J, Callaghan J. Cronin DS, McKinnon C, Singh S, Rasoulinejad P (2021). “Biomechanical comparison of a C1 posterior arch clamp with C1 lateral mass screws in constructs for C1-C2 fusion”. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. Vol. 235(12) 1463–1470. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544119211032479
  • Corrales MF, Cronin DS (2021). “Importance of the Cervical Capsular Joint Cartilage Geometry on Head and Facet Joint Kinematics Assessed in a Finite Element Neck Model”. Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 123, 110528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110528
  • Sathananthan P, Singh D, Sirois A, Cronin DS (2021). “Soda-Lime Glass Constitutive Parameters and Finite Element Model for Simulating Ballistic Impact”. Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 7, 591–609. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40870-021-00310-x
  • Correia M, McLachlin S, Cronin DS (2021). “Vestibulocollic and cervicocollic muscle reflexes in a finite element neck model during multidirectional impacts”. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 49, 1645–1656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-021-02783-2
  • Gierczycka D, Rycman A, Cronin DS (2021). “Importance of Passive Muscle, Skin, and Adipose Tissue Mechanical Properties on Head and Neck Response in Rear Impacts Assessed with a Finite Element Model”. Traffic Injury Prevention, 22:5, 407-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2021.1918685
  • Gierczycka D, Cronin DS (2021). “Importance of Full Vehicle Impact Boundary Conditions for the Prediction of Thoracic Response to Varying Occupant Pre-Crash Positions”. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 24(14), 1531-1544. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2021.1900132
  • Whyte T, Barker J, Melnyk AD, Cripton PA, Cronin DS, Dumas GA, Nolte LP (2021). “Load-sharing and kinematics of the human cervical spine under multi-axial transverse shear loading: a combined experimental and computational investigation”. The Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 143(6): 061013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050030
  • Trimino L, Cronin DS (2021). “Links Between Surface Morphology Changes and Damage in a Toughened Epoxy Adhesive”. The Journal of Adhesion, Published online Feb 24, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218464.2021.1887737
  • Bruneau D, Cronin DS (2021). “Brain Response of a Computational Head Model for Detailed and Simplified Football Helmet Impact Boundary Conditions”. The Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Volume 115, March 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104299
  • Corrales MA, Gierczycka D, Barker JB, Bruneau D, Bustamante MC & Cronin DS. (2020). “Validation of a Football Helmet Finite Element Model and Quantification of Impact Energy Distribution.” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 48, 121–132, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-019-02359-1
  • Dehaghani RC, Cronin DS, Montesano J (2020), “Performance and failure assessment of adhesively bonded non-crimp fabric carbon fiber/epoxy composite single lap joints”. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 105, March 2021. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2020.102776
  • Cronin DS, Bustamante MC, Barker J, Singh D, Rafaels K, Bir C (2020). “Assessment of Thorax Finite Element Model Response for Behind Armor Blunt Trauma Impact Loading Using an Epidemiological Database.” ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Mar 2021, 143(3): 031007 (12 pages). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048644
  • Healey LA, Derouin AJ, Callaghan JP, Cronin DS, Fischer SL (2021). “Night vision goggle and counterweight use affect neck muscle activity during reciprocal scanning.” Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 2021 Mar 1;92(3):172-181. https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.5673.2021
  • Watson B, Worswick MJ, Cronin DS (2020). “Quantification of Mixed Mode Loading and Bond Line Thickness on Adhesive Joint Strength Using Novel Test Specimen Geometry.” The International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 102, 102682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2020.102682
  • Barker J, Cronin DS (2021). “Multi-Level Validation of a Male Neck Finite Element Model with Active Musculature”, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Jan 2021, 143(1): 011004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047866
  • Correia M, McLachlin SD, Cronin DS (2020). “Optimization of Muscle Activation Schemes in a Finite Element Neck Model Simulating Volunteer Frontal Impact Scenarios”. Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 104, 7 May 2020, 109754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109754
  • Corrales M, Gierczycka D, Barker J, Bruneau D, Bustamante M, Cronin DS (2019). “Validation of a Football Helmet Finite Element Model and Quantification of Impact Energy Distribution”. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 48(1):121-132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-019-02359-1
  • Bustamante MC, Cronin DS (2019). “Cavitation threshold evaluation of porcine cerebrospinal fluid using a Polymeric Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar-Confinement chamber apparatus”. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 100:103400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103400
  • Watson B, Nandwani Y, Cronin DS, Worswick MJ (2019). “Metallic Multi-Material Adhesive Joint Testing and Modeling for Vehicle Lightweighting”. The International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 95:102421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2019.102421
  • Rivers G, Cronin DS (2019). “Influence of Moisture and Thermal Cycling on Delamination Flaws in Transparent Armor Materials: Thermoplastic Polyurethane Bonded Glass-Polycarbonate Laminates”.  Journal of Materials and Design 182:108026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108026
  • Sathananthan P, Sirois A, Singh D, Cronin DS (2019). “Sphere on Tile Ballistic Impact Experiment to Characterize the Response of Soda Lime Glass”. International Journal of Impact Engineering 133:103321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2019.103321
  • Singh D, Boakye-Yiadom S, Cronin DS (2019). “Comparison of porcine brain mechanical properties to potential tissue simulant materials in quasi-static compression and dynamic mechanical analysis”. Journal of Biomechanics 92:84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.05.033
  • Mo H, Lien FS, Zhang F, Cronin DS (2019). “A mesoscale study on explosively dispersed granular material using direct simulation”. Journal of Applied Physics 125, 214302.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5094839
  • Bruneau D, Cronin DS (2019). “Head and Neck Response of an Active Human Body Model and Finite Element Anthropometric Test Device During a Linear Impactor Helmet Test”. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 142(2):021004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043667
  • Cherniaev A, Zeng Y, Cronin DS, Montesano J (2019). “Quasi-static and dynamic characterization of unidirectional non-crimp carbon fiber fabric composites processed by HP-RTM”. Polymer Testing 76:365-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2019.03.036
  • Bustamante MC, Bruneau D, Barker J, Gierczycka D, Corrales M, Cronin DS (2019). “Component-Level Finite Element Model and Validation for a Modern American Football Helmet”. Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials 5:117-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40870-019-00189-9
  • Singh D, Cronin DS (2018). "Multi-scale modeling of head kinematics and brain tissue response to blast exposure”. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 47:1993-2004. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-018-02193-x
  • Khor F, Cronin DS, Watson B, Gierczycka D, Malcolm S. (2018) “Importance of Asymmetry and Anisotropy in Predicting Cortical Bone Response and Fracture Using Human Body Model Femur in Three-Point Bending and Axial Rotation”. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 87:213-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.07.033
  • Watson B, Liao C-H, Worswick M, Cronin DS. (2018). “Mode I Traction-Separation Measured Using Rigid Double Cantilever Beam Applied to Structural Adhesive”. The Journal of Adhesion. 96(8), 717-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218464.2018.1502666
  • Mo H, Lien F-S, Zhang F, Cronin DS. (2018). “An Immersed Boundary Method for Solving Compressible Flow with Arbitrarily Irregular and Moving Geometry”. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 88(5):239-263. https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.4665
  • Mo H, Lien F-S, Zhang F, Cronin DS. (2018). “A simple field function for solving complex and dynamic fluid-solid system on Cartesian grid”. arXiv.org. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1702.02474
  • Gierczycka D, Cronin DS. (2018). “Influence of the Chest Compression Measurement Method on Assessment of Restraint Performance in Side-impact Crash Scenarios”. Journal of Biomechanics 75:53-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.04.044
  • Trimino LF, Cronin DS. (2018). “Damage Measurements in Epoxy Structural Adhesives using Microhardness”. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 82:211-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2018.01.014  
  • Bustamante MC, Singh D, Cronin DS. (2018). “Polymeric Hopkinson Bar-Confinement Chamber Apparatus to Evaluate Fluid Cavitation”. Experimental Mechanics 58(1):55-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-017-0323-x
  • Mo H, Lien FS, Zhang F, Cronin DS. (2017). “A numerical framework for the direct simulation of dense particulate flow under explosive dispersal”. Shock Waves 28(3):559-577. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-017-0741-9
  • Lasswell TL, Cronin DS, Medley JB, Rasoulinejad P. (2017). “Incorporating Ligament Laxity in a Finite Element Model for the Upper Cervical Spine”. The Spine Journal 17(11):1755-1764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2017.06.040
  • Boakye-Yiadom S, Cronin DS. (2017). “On the Importance of Retaining Stresses and Strains in Repositioning Computational Biomechanical Models of the Cervical Spine”. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 34(1):e2905. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.2905
  • Singh D, Cronin DS. (2017). “Efficacy of Visor and Helmet for Blast Protection Assessed Using a Computational Head Model”. Shock Waves 27(6):905-918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-017-0732-x
  • Gierczycka D, Cronin DS. (2017). “Occupant Thorax Response Variations Due to Arm Position and Restraint Systems in Side Impact Crash Scenarios”. Accident Analysis & Prevention 106:173-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.05.017
  • Barker JB, Cronin DS, Nightingale RW. (2017). “Lower Cervical Spine Motion Segment Computational Model Validation: Kinematic and Kinetic Response for Quasi-Static and Dynamic Loading”. ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 139(6):061009-061009-11. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036464
  • Singh D, Cronin DS. (2017). “An investigation of dimensional scaling using cervical spine motion segment finite element models”. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 33(11):e2872. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.2872