Development of an electrostatic generator that harnesses the motion of a living body (Use of a resonant phenomenon)

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 916-922

  Tashiro, Ryoichi ^a   Kabei, Nobuyuki ^a   Katayama, Kunimasa ^b   Ishizuka, Yoshizo ^b   Tsuboi, Fuminori ^b   Tsuchiya, Kiichi ^c  

^a SAITAMA CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY CENTER   (Japan)

^b TERUMO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cardiac pacemaker; Electrostatic; Generator; Medical engineering; Medical equipment; Resonance

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 0034527382     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.43.916     Document Type: Article

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