Bio-hybrid muscle cell-based actuators

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 987-998

  Ricotti, Leonardo ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio hybrid systems; Cell based actuators; Living machines; Muscle tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMIMETICS; CELL ENGINEERING; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MUSCLE; ROBOTICS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ACTUATION TECHNOLOGIES; BIO-HYBRID SYSTEMS; CELL-BASED; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; LIVING MACHINES; MUSCLE TISSUES; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL EFFORT;

ARTIFICIAL LIFE;

DIMETICONE;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOHYBRID SYSTEM; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL BASED ACTUATOR; CELL FUNCTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENERAL DEVICE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; LIVING MACHINE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NANOANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CELLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ROBOTICS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84877042675     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: 15728781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-012-9697-9     Document Type: Article

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