Development and validation of a 3D clinostat for the study of cells during microgravity simulation

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 564-566

  Russomano, T ^a   Cardoso, R B ^a   Falcao F P ^a   Dalmarco, G ^a   Dos Santos, C R V ^a   Dos Santos, L G F ^a   De Azevedo, D F G ^a   Dos Santos, M A ^a   Martinelli, L ^a   Motta, J D ^b   Forraz, N ^b   McGuckin, C P ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cells; Clinostat; Microgravity simulation; Space biology

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

CLINOSTAT; MICROGRAVITY SIMULATION; SPACE BIOLOGY;

SATELLITES;

EID: 33846934984     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616474     Document Type: Conference Paper

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