Muscle-powered cantilever for microtweezers with an artificial micro skeleton and rat primary myotubes

Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-251

  Hoshino, Takayuki ^a   Morishima, Keisuke ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bio actuator; Muscle; Myotube; Skeleton; Tweezers

Indexed keywords

BIO ACTUATOR; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; ION-MILLING TECHNIQUE; MECHANICAL PARTS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; MICROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROTOOLS; MICROTWEEZERS; MUSCLE CELL; MYOTUBE; MYOTUBES; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTUATORS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; NANOCANTILEVERS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 78650332195     PISSN: 18809863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jbse.5.245     Document Type: Article

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