A multi-mode shock tube for investigation of blast-induced traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-104

  Reneer, Dexter V ^a   Hisel, Richard D ^d   Hoffman, Joshua M ^b   Kryscio, Richard J ^c   Lusk, Braden T ^b   Geddes, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d GLR Enterprises LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

helium; overpressure; oxyhydrogen; pressure time signature; RDX

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; POLYETHYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSED AIR; CONFLICT; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSURE; GAS; HYPERBARISM; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MULTI MODE SHOCK TUBE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHOCK; SHOCK WAVE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPRESSED AIR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXPLOSIONS; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 78651365956     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1513     Document Type: Article

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