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Biomechanical study on the sensorial epithelium of otolithic organs for creating a biomimetic sensor

G Ciaravella1, D Bennequin, C Laschi

  • 1Member, IEEE, PhD Student at the PhD School in Biorobotics Science and Engineering of the IMT Insitute of Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
|November 16, 2007
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