Walfre Franco, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2003 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States 
Area:
Mechanical Engineering

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2019 Lazurko C, Khatoon Z, Goel K, Sedlakova V, Eren Cimenci C, Ahumada M, Zhang L, Mah T, Franco W, Suuronen EJ, Alarcon EI. Multifunctional Nano and Collagen-Based Therapeutic Materials for Skin Repair Acs Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 6: 1124-1134. DOI: 10.1021/Acsbiomaterials.9B01281  0.303
2018 Tam J, Farinelli W, Franco W, Anderson RR. Apparatus for Harvesting Tissue Microcolumns. Journal of Visualized Experiments : Jove. PMID 30417866 DOI: 10.3791/58289  0.353
2017 Romero-Méndez R, Pérez-Gutiérrez FG, Musacchia JJ, Franco W. Passive cooling of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues using phase changing materials: feasibility study using a numerical model. International Journal of Hyperthermia : the Official Journal of European Society For Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group. 1-34. PMID 28610551 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2017.1342872  0.455
2017 Wang Y, Ortega-Martinez A, Padilla-Martinez JP, Williams M, Farinelli W, Anderson RR, Franco W. In vivo assessment of wound re-epithelialization by UV fluorescence excitation imaging Proceedings of Spie. 10037. DOI: 10.1117/12.2253934  0.315
2017 Gutierrez-Herrera E, Perez-Garcia A, Aleman-García N, Ortega-Martinez A, Sánchez-Pérez C, Franco W, Hernández-Ruiz J. Preservation media analysis for ex vivo measurements of endogenous UV fluorescence of liver fibrosis in bulk samples Proceedings of Spie. 10062. DOI: 10.1117/12.2252795  0.326
2016 Wang Y, Gutierrez-Herrera E, Ortega-Martinez A, Anderson RR, Franco W. UV fluorescence excitation imaging of healing of wounds in skin: Evaluation of wound closure in organ culture model. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. PMID 27075645 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.22523  0.327
2016 Padilla-Martinez JP, Wang R, Franco W. Evaluation of cell and matrix mechanics using fluorescence excitation spectroscopy: Feasibility study in collagen gels containing fibroblasts. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. PMID 26990874 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.22501  0.317
2016 Padilla-Martinez JP, Ortega-Martinez A, Franco W. The endogenous fluorescence of fibroblast in collagen gels as indicator of stiffness of the extracellular matrix Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of Spie. 9710. DOI: 10.1117/12.2211184  0.304
2016 Wang Y, Ortega-Martinez A, Farinelli B, Anderson RR, Franco W. Fluorescence imaging of tryptophan and collagen cross-links to evaluate wound closure ex vivo Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of Spie. 9689. DOI: 10.1117/12.2211045  0.32
2015 González-Suárez A, Gutierrez-Herrera E, Berjano E, Jimenez Lozano JN, Franco W. Thermal and elastic response of subcutaneous tissue with different fibrous septa architectures to RF heating: numerical study. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 47: 183-95. PMID 25651998 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.22301  0.696
2015 Franco W, Ortega-Martinez A, Zhu H, Wang R, Kochevar IE. Fluorescence spectroscopy of collagen crosslinking: Non-invasive and in-situ evaluation of corneal stiffness Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of Spie. 9327. DOI: 10.1117/12.2083702  0.367
2013 Jimenez Lozano JN, Vacas-Jacques P, Anderson RR, Franco W. Effect of fibrous septa in radiofrequency heating of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues: computational study. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 45: 326-38. PMID 23733512 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.22146  0.695
2013 Franco W, Gutierrez-Herrera E, Purschke M, Wang Y, Tam J, Anderson RR, Doukas A. Development of a wide-field fluorescence imaging system for evaluation of wound re-epithelialization Proceedings of Spie. 8565. DOI: 10.1117/12.2008476  0.32
2012 Jiménez-Lozano J, Vacas-Jacques P, Anderson RR, Franco W. Selective and localized radiofrequency heating of skin and fat by controlling surface distributions of the applied voltage: analytical study. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 57: 7555-78. PMID 23104083 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/22/7555  0.418
2010 Franco W, Kothare A, Ronan SJ, Grekin RC, McCalmont TH. Hyperthermic injury to adipocyte cells by selective heating of subcutaneous fat with a novel radiofrequency device: feasibility studies. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 42: 361-70. PMID 20583242 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.20925  0.421
2009 Franco W, Kothare A, Goldberg DJ. Controlled volumetric heating of subcutaneous adipose tissue using a novel radiofrequency technology. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 41: 745-50. PMID 20014265 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.20876  0.432
2008 Franco W, Vu H, Jia W, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Fluid and thermal dynamics of cryogen sprays impinging on a human tissue phantom. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 130: 051005. PMID 19045512 DOI: 10.1115/1.2948404  0.385
2008 Jie L, Franco W, Aguilar G. Effect of surface roughness on single cryogen droplet spreading Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the Asme. 130: 0414021-0414029. DOI: 10.1115/1.2903810  0.315
2008 Franco W, Sen M, Yang KT. Optimization of Control Hardware Placement in a Thermal-Hydraulic Network Hvac&R Research. 14: 73-84. DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2008.10390994  0.554
2007 Jia W, Choi B, Franco W, Lotfi J, Majaron B, Aguilar G, Nelson JS. Treatment of cutaneous vascular lesions using multiple-intermittent cryogen spurts and two-wavelength laser pulses: numerical and animal studies. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 39: 494-503. PMID 17659588 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.20524  0.302
2007 Franco W, Liu J, Romero-Méndez R, Jia W, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Extent of lateral epidermal protection afforded by a cryogen spray against laser irradiation. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 39: 414-21. PMID 17565730 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.20511  0.363
2007 Franco W, Childers M, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Laser surgery of port wine stains using local vacuum [corrected] pressure: changes in calculated energy deposition (Part II). Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 39: 118-27. PMID 17311275 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.20464  0.345
2007 Childers MA, Franco W, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Laser surgery of port wine stains using local vacuum pressure: changes in skin morphology and optical properties (Part I). Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 39: 108-17. PMID 17311268 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.20456  0.319
2007 Romero-Méndez R, Franco W, Aguilar G. Laser-assisted cryosurgery of prostate: numerical study. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 52: 463-78. PMID 17202627 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/2/011  0.358
2006 Jia W, Aguilar G, Verkruysse W, Franco W, Nelson JS. Improvement of port wine stain laser therapy by skin preheating prior to cryogen spray cooling: a numerical simulation. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 38: 155-62. PMID 16493663 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.20255  0.365
2006 Cai W, Franco W, Arimany G, Sen M, Yang KT, McClain RL. Interaction between secondaries in a thermal-hydraulic network Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the Asme. 128: 820-828. DOI: 10.1115/1.2363411  0.675
2006 Franco W, Sen M, Yang KT. Flows in large, self-similar tree networks and their control Proceedings of the Royal Society a: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 462: 2907-2926. DOI: 10.1098/Rspa.2006.1705  0.494
2005 Franco W, Liu J, Wang GX, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Radial and temporal variations in surface heat transfer during cryogen spray cooling. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 50: 387-97. PMID 15742952 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/2/015  0.441
2005 Aguilar G, Franco W, Liu J, Svaasand LO, Nelson JS. Effects of hypobaric pressure on human skin: implications for cryogen spray cooling (part II). Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 36: 130-5. PMID 15704166 DOI: 10.1002/Lsm.20149  0.325
2005 Ramirez-San-Juan JC, Choi B, Franco W, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Effects of relative humidity on laser light transmittance during cryogen spray cooling of in vitro skin phantoms Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of Spie. 5686: 154-158. DOI: 10.1117/12.591197  0.308
2005 Franco W, Zhang K, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Numerical modeling of spray cooling-assisted dermatologic laser surgery for treatment of port wine stains Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of Spie. 5686: 88-96. DOI: 10.1117/12.590460  0.437
2005 Romero-Méndez R, Chu K, Vu H, Franco W, Aguilar G. Confinement of front by laser irradiation during cryosurgery Proceedings of the Asme Summer Heat Transfer Conference. 1: 831-837. DOI: 10.1115/HT2005-72777  0.33
2005 Liu J, Franco W, Aguilar G. The effect of roughness on the impact dynamics and heat transfer of cryogen droplets impinging onto indented skin phantoms Proceedings of the Asme Summer Heat Transfer Conference. 1: 861-866. DOI: 10.1115/HT2005-72584  0.306
2005 Franco W, Cai W, Sen M, Yang KT. Steady-state hydrodynamic and thermal interactions between secondary user-loops in a hydraulic network Proceedings of the Asme Summer Heat Transfer Conference. 4: 135-139. DOI: 10.1115/HT2005-72583  0.535
2005 Franco W, Liu J, Aguilar G. Interaction of cryogen spray with human skin under vacuum pressures Wit Transactions On the Built Environment. 84: 153-162.  0.318
2004 Franco W, Wang GX, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Radial heat transfer dynamics during cryogen spray cooling American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) Htd. 375: 677-682. DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2004-59609  0.354
2004 Liu J, Franco W, Nelson JS, Aguilar G. Cryogen Droplet Impingement Onto Indented Surfaces Relevant to Dermatologic Laser Surgery Therapies Volume!. 707-713. DOI: 10.1115/Ht-Fed2004-56223  0.348
2004 Franco W, Sen M, Yang KT, McClain RL. Dynamics of thermal-hydraulic network control strategies Experimental Heat Transfer. 17: 161-179. DOI: 10.1080/08916150490448984  0.597
2003 Franco W, Sen M, Yang KT, McClain RL. Experimental comparison of thermal control strategies in piping networks American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) Htd. 374: 17-22. DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-41913  0.561
2002 Pacheco-Vega A, Franco W, Chang HC, Sen M. Nonlinear analysis of tilted toroidal thermosyphon models International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 45: 1379-1391. DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(01)00265-4  0.717
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