Avtor/Urednik		Bunc, M; Šuput, D; Rozman, J
Naslov		Force transducer for measurement of muscle contraction
Tip		članek
Vir		J Med Eng Technol
Vol. in št.		Letnik 23, št. 6
Leto izdaje		1999
Obseg		str. 222-4
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		For basic research in physiology measurements of muscle contractions, forces are very important for studies of contraction mechanisms. Force transducers made of strain gauges give the opportunity to develop force sensitive and reliable transducers. The building of transducers to measure muscle contractions has a long history over at least 30 years (1-6) and many devices are now commercially available (Ugo Basile, Italy, Haxvard Instruments, UK). The force transducer should fulfill the following requirement: (a) it should be able to evaluate a force produced by the contraction of muscles, (b) the electrical response should be as linear as possible over the whole range of forces and (c) the transducer should react fast enough to be able to represent contraction reliably (7, 8). The goal of our work was to develop a force transducer that would fit all of the above requirements and be easy to manipulate, as part of a device, when testing muscles that are difficult to access.
Deskriptorji		MUSCLE CONTRACTION ELECTRIC STIMULATION DIAPHRAGM CORONARY VESSELS RATS, WISTAR SWINE