Artificial-esophagus with peristaltic motion using shape memory alloy

International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 705-711

  Miki, Hiroyuki ^a   Okuyama, Takeshi ^a   Kodaira, Shingo ^a   Luo, Yun ^b   Takagi, Toshiyuki ^a   Yambe, Tomoyuki ^a   Sato, Takeshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

actuator; Artificial esophagus; peristaltic motion; shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC PLATES; ARTIFICIAL ESOPHAGUS; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; PERISTALTIC MOTION; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; TRANSPORT CAPACITY; TRANSPORT SPEED;

ACTUATORS; ALLOYS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

CERIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 78650405367     PISSN: 13835416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2010-1176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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