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Rong Gan

Rong Z. Gan

 Charles E. Foster Chair, George Lynn Cross Professor, and
Emeritus Professor, Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering 865 Asp Avenue, Felgar Hall, Room 200 Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering - University of Memphis, 1992

Research:

Dr. Gan’s research activities are developed in 5 areas covering both basic and applied researches. These 5 areas are:

  1. Measurement of sound transmission in human cadaver and animal ears using laser Doppler interferometry;
  2. Biomechanics of tissues, organs and systems such as the ear tissues and auditory system;
  3. 3-dimensional reconstruction and computational modeling of human and animal ears;
  4. Measurement and simulation of blast or high intensity sound transmission through the ear;
  5. Implantable hearing devices – design, testing and modeling of totally implantable hearing system.
The research goals are: to determine how the structure and mechanical properties of the ear affect the sound transmission through the external ear canal and middle ear to inner ear or cochlea, and to improve diagnostic effectiveness for middle ear diseases and rehabilitation techniques for restoration of hearing. Dr. Gan use biomechanics systems methodology, a combined physiological, anatomical and engineering approach through both experimental measurement and computational modeling to reach these goals.

Selected Publications:

Chen, Y., Guan, X., Zhang, T., and Gan, R. Z. (2014) Measurement of basilar membrane vibration in guinea pigs with reverse and forward driving. J. Association for Research in Otolaryngology (JARO) 15: 933-943.

Zhang, X., Guan, X., Nakmali, D., Palan, V., Pineda, M., and Gan, R. Z. (2014) Experimental and modeling study of human tympanic membrane motion in the presence of middle ear liquid. J. Association for Research in Otolaryngology (JARO) 15: 867-881.

Zhang, X. and Gan, R. Z. (2014) Dynamic properties of human stapedial annular ligament measured with frequency-temperature superposition. J. Biomechanical Engineering 136 (8): 081004-1 to -7.

Hawa, T. and Gan, R. Z. (2014) Pressure distribution in a simplified human ear model for the high intensity sound transmission. ASME J. Fluids Engineering 136: 111108-1 to -6.

Guan, X., Chen, Y., and Gan, R. Z. (2014) Factors affecting loss of tympanic membrane mobility in acute otitis media model of chinchillas. Hearing Research 309: 136-146.

Gan, R. Z. (2013) Diagnosis and characterization of middle-ear and cochlear functions. J. Korean Academy of Audiology 9: 95-112.

Guan, X. and Gan, R. Z. (2013) Mechanisms of tympanic membrane mobility loss in acute otitis media model of guinea pig. J. Association for Research in Otolaryngology (JARO) 14: 295-307.

Guan, X., Li, W. and Gan, R. Z. (2013) Comparison of eardrum mobility in acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion models. Otology & Neurotology 34 (7): 1316-1320.

Gan, R. Z., Nakmali, D., and Zhang, X. (2013) Dynamic properties of round window membrane in guinea pig otitis media model. Hearing Research 301: 125-136.

Zhang, X. and Gan, R. Z., (2013) Dynamic properties of human tympanic membrane based on frequency-temperature superposition. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 41 (1): 205-214.