Optomechanical measurement and FE modeling of tympanic membrane mechanics
1. Optomechanical measurement and FE modeling
of tympanic membrane mechanics
Jef Aernouts
Laboratory of Biomedical Physics (BIMEF)
University of Antwerp
Presentation at Philips Group Innovation
October 5, 2012
4. Function of the ear
Convert sound (20-20000 Hz) > nerve activity in our brain
What is role middle ear?
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5. Why study TM mechanics?
• Middle ear finite element modeling
tympanic membrane!
normal
(Aerts J, Aernouts J. 2012) reconstructed
diseased (Kelly et al., 2003)
(Gan et al., 2009)
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