How it Works

Rupture of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is the 15th leading cause of death in the United States and is one of the most fatal surgical emergencies, with an overall mortality rate of 90%, according to the National Library of Medicine. Clinical repair is needed before an AAA rupture. 

Iowa Technology Institute scientists are using a collaboration of numerical modeling and simulation to investigate how rupture of AAA initiates and propagates. The research attempts to predict the rupture location and direction so that the surgery can be conducted to prevent rupture.

 

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Behind the Research

Suresh ML Raghavan

Prof. Suresh M.L. Raghavan (BME) 
Director, BioMOST Lab
Professor, Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering
Email: ml-raghavan@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-5704
https://biomost.engineering.uiowa.edu

Suresh Raghavan is a professor in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering. In addition to directing the BioMechanics Of Soft Tissues (BioMOST) Lab, he is a researcher at the Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging. His present research interests include Cardiovascular and pulmonary biomechanics, cardiopulmonary and critical care devices and biomaterials.

 

Shaoping Xiao

Prof. Shaoping Xiao (ME)
Director, Multiscale Computational Science and Engineering Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: shaoping-xiao@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-6009

Shaoping Xiao is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is a researcher in the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute and the Iowa Informatics Initiative in addition to the Iowa Technology Institute. His current research interests include multiscale modeling and simulation, nanocomposites, NEMS, and shock wave propagation and spallation.