MC sensor-a novel method for measurement of muscle tension

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 9411-9425

  Dordević, Srdan ^a   Stančin, Sara ^b   Meglič, Andrej ^a   Milutinović, Veljko ^c   Tomažič, Sašo ^b  

^a TMG BMC Ltd   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c University of Belgrade   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Biophysics; Contractile properties; Measuring techniques; Muscle force; Skeletal muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054998072     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s111009411     Document Type: Article

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