TY - GEN
T1 - Aligning collagen fibers by cyclic mechanical stretch for efficiently muscle cell actuator
AU - Seki, Keiji
AU - Shimizu, Masahiro
AU - Miyasaka, Kota
AU - Ogura, Toshihiko
AU - Hosoda, Koh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Muscle cell actuators are composed of skeletal muscle cells and collagen intercellular matrix. Muscle cells adhere to collagen fibers and contraction along with the direction of collagen fiber. Collagen fibers in a muscle cell actuator transmit contraction force of each muscle cells along longitudinal direction. In order to improve contraction force of muscle cell actuators, it is very important to align collagen fibers. In this study, we aim to achieve alignment of collagen fibers in the actuator. We developed the automatic culture system which apply cyclic stretch to muscle cell actuators. We estimated the structure the actuator by using a scanning electron microscope and fluorescent observation. And we confirmed that cyclic stretch induced alignment of collagen fibers in the muscle cell actuators.
AB - Muscle cell actuators are composed of skeletal muscle cells and collagen intercellular matrix. Muscle cells adhere to collagen fibers and contraction along with the direction of collagen fiber. Collagen fibers in a muscle cell actuator transmit contraction force of each muscle cells along longitudinal direction. In order to improve contraction force of muscle cell actuators, it is very important to align collagen fibers. In this study, we aim to achieve alignment of collagen fibers in the actuator. We developed the automatic culture system which apply cyclic stretch to muscle cell actuators. We estimated the structure the actuator by using a scanning electron microscope and fluorescent observation. And we confirmed that cyclic stretch induced alignment of collagen fibers in the muscle cell actuators.
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U2 - 10.1109/ROBIO.2016.7866488
DO - 10.1109/ROBIO.2016.7866488
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85016816551
T3 - 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2016
SP - 1197
EP - 1202
BT - 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2016
Y2 - 3 December 2016 through 7 December 2016
ER -