Muscle-actuated power generator using cultured cardiomyocytes and PZT fiber

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 6685-6688

  Ishisaka, Tomoji ^b   Sato, Hiroshi ^c   Akiyama, Yoshitake ^b   Furukawa, Yuji ^b   Morishima, Keisuke ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOCYTES; CHEMICAL ENERGY; ELECTROMACHANICAL COUPLING; MICRO POWER GENERATORS;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; CARDIOLOGY; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; KINETIC ENERGY; MICROACTUATORS; MUSCLE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

EID: 34047172597     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260921     Document Type: Conference Paper

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