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Cardiac Muscle-cell Based Actuator and Self-stabilizing Biorobot - PART 1
Published on: July 11, 2017
Muscle-actuated power generator using cultured cardiomyocytes and PZT fiber
Tomoji Ishisaka1, Hiroshi Sato, Yoshitake Akiyama
1Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo university of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan.
Abstract:
A novel bio hybrid micro power generator using cardiomyocytes on a polymer wire is proposed. Cultured cardiomyocytes convert chemical energy into kinetic energy efficiently and beat themselves autonomously. PZT fiber was utilized for cell immobilized substrate and electro-mechanical coupling material. In this paper, two preliminary experimental results were shown to prove this principle.
