Application of hydrogen absorbing alloys to medical and rehabilitation equipment

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-157

  Wakisaka, Y ^a   Muro, M ^a   Kabutomori, T ^a   Takeda, H ^a   Shimizu, S ^a   Ino, S ^a   Ifukube, T ^a  

^a JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrogen absorbing alloy; Medical equipment; Metal hydride (MH) actuator; Rehabilitation equipment

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CALCIUM ALLOYS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

HYDROGEN ABSORBING ALLOYS; METAL HYDRIDE ACTUATOR;

ACTUATORS;

ALLOY; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

EID: 0031171142     PISSN: 10636528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/86.593282     Document Type: Article

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