Design considerations for an implantable, muscle powered piezoelectric system for generating electrical power

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 631-641

  Lewandowski, B E ^a,b   Kilgore, K L ^b,c,d   Gustafson, K J ^b,d  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Power conversion; Power generation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; MUSCLE; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; SELF REPLENISHING POWER SOURCE; SOFTWARE SIMULATIONS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33947369903     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9261-6     Document Type: Article

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