Low-cost microcontroller platform for studying lymphatic biomechanics in vitro

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-186

  Kornuta, Jeffrey A ^a   Nipper, Matthew E ^a   Brandon Dixon, J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arduino; Lymphatic endothelial cells; Microcontroller platform; Peristaltic pump; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

ARDUINO; DYNAMIC FORCES; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MECHANICAL SENSITIVITY; MICROCONTROLLER PLATFORMS; OPEN LOOP CONTROL; OSCILLATORY STRAIN; PERISTALTIC PUMP; TIME-VARYING STRESS; WALL SHEAR STRESS; WAVE FORMS;

BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLERS; CYTOLOGY; PUMPS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROL SYSTEM; COST; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MICROCONTROLLER PLATFORM; OSCILLATION; PERISTALTIC PUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC; RATS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84871446916     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.09.031     Document Type: Article

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