AIMC Topic: Muscle Contraction

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Influence of Nanosilver on Endothelial Function and Vascular Reactivity of Isolated Rabbit Carotid Artery.

Nigerian journal of physiological sciences : official publication of the Physiological Society of Nigeria Dec 30, 2018
There is paucity of information on the effects and mechanism of action of Nanosilver on vascular tone andendothelial function in spite of the upsurge in nanotechnology application in biomedicine. The present study determined theeffect of Nanosilver o...
Carotid Artery, Common Endothelium, Vascular Muscle Contraction Vasodilator Agents NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester Phenylephrine Muscle, Smooth, Vascular Acetylcholine Carotid Arteries Animals Silver Rabbits
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Origami-Based Vacuum Pneumatic Artificial Muscles with Large Contraction Ratios.

Soft robotics Oct 19, 2018
A novel linear actuator called origami-based vacuum pneumatic artificial muscle (OV-PAM) is proposed in this study that can produce large forces (>400 N) with a contraction ratio >90% of the active length of the actuator. Moreover, some of the design...
Muscle, Skeletal Humans Vacuum Robotics Muscle Contraction Motion Equipment Design Biomimetics
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Regulation of C2C12 Differentiation and Control of the Beating Dynamics of Contractile Cells for a Muscle-Driven Biosyncretic Crawler by Electrical Stimulation.

Soft robotics Oct 18, 2018
Biosyncretic robots have potential advantages associated with both living organisms and electromechanical systems. Skeletal muscle tissue is a candidate as bioactuators for biosyncretic robots because of its excellent contraction force and controllab...
Cell Movement Muscle, Skeletal Robotics Microelectrodes Cell Differentiation Electric Stimulation Humans Electromagnetic Fields Animals Cell Line, Transformed Mice Myoblasts Muscle Fibers, Skeletal Muscle Contraction
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The Design and Mathematical Model of a Novel Variable Stiffness Extensor-Contractor Pneumatic Artificial Muscle.

Soft robotics Jul 24, 2018
This article presents the design of a novel extensor-contractor pneumatic artificial muscle (ECPAM). This new actuator has numerous advantages over traditional pneumatic artificial muscles. These include the abilities to both contract and extend rela...
Animals Biomimetics Models, Theoretical Muscle Contraction Robotics Equipment Design
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A Novel Soft Pneumatic Artificial Muscle with High-Contraction Ratio.

Soft robotics Jun 20, 2018
There is a growing interest in soft actuators for human-friendly robotic applications. However, it is very challenging for conventional soft actuators to achieve both a large working distance and high force. To address this problem, we present a high...
Humans Equipment Design Biomimetics Muscle Contraction Models, Theoretical Muscle, Skeletal Robotics
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Differential Kolaviron Attenuated Contractile Responses to Agonists on Isolated Rabbit Aorta in Na+-K+ Pump Blockade.

Nigerian journal of physiological sciences : official publication of the Physiological Society of Nigeria Dec 30, 2017
The mechanism of kolaviron-induced vascular smooth muscles (VSMs) responses has not been fullycharacterised. The present study investigated the effect and mode of action of kolaviron a biflavanoid-complex and majorcomponent of Garcinia Kola-fraction ...
Animals Isometric Contraction Flavonoids Endothelium, Vascular Aorta Rabbits Muscle Contraction Garcinia kola Muscle, Smooth, Vascular Calcium
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Bladder contractility index in posterior urethral valve: A new marker for early prediction of progression to renal failure.

Journal of pediatric urology Nov 22, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is the most common cause of pediatric end stage renal disease (ESRD), imposing a major health burden on medical community caregivers and adversely affecting the quality of life of patients. Chronic kidney ...
Female Male Urethral Stricture Kidney Failure, Chronic Risk Assessment Urinary Bladder Proportional Hazards Models Databases, Factual Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction Urodynamics Muscle Contraction Humans Biomarkers Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Child, Preschool Vesico-Ureteral Reflux Disease Progression ROC Curve Retrospective Studies Follow-Up Studies Child Cohort Studies India Predictive Value of Tests Time Factors
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Surface electromyography based muscle fatigue detection using high-resolution time-frequency methods and machine learning algorithms.

Computer methods and programs in biomedicine Nov 9, 2017
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Surface electromyography (sEMG) based muscle fatigue research is widely preferred in sports science and occupational/rehabilitation studies due to its noninvasiveness. However, these signals are complex, multicomponent and h...
Arm Automation Muscle Contraction Muscle Fatigue Support Vector Machine Muscle, Skeletal Electromyography Machine Learning Algorithms Models, Theoretical Humans
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Modeling and analysis of a meso-hydraulic climbing robot with artificial muscle actuation.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Nov 8, 2017
This paper presents a fully coupled electro-hydraulic model of a bio-inspired climbing robot actuated by fluidic artificial muscles (FAMs). This analysis expands upon previous FAM literature by considering not only the force and contraction character...
Muscle Contraction Locomotion Robotics Motion Biomimetics Animals Muscle, Skeletal Humans
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Cardiac Muscle-cell Based Actuator and Self-stabilizing Biorobot - PART 1.

Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE Jul 11, 2017
Biological machines often referred to as biorobots, are living cell- or tissue-based devices that are powered solely by the contractile activity of living components. Due to their inherent advantages, biorobots are gaining interest as alternatives to...
Robotics Myocytes, Cardiac Bioengineering Muscle Contraction Biomimetic Materials
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