Sensors | |
Srᄚn Đorᄞvić1  Sašo Tomažič2  Marco Narici3  Rado Pišot4  | |
[1] TMG-BMC Ltd., Splitska 5, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; E-Mail:;Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; E-Mail:;University of Nottingham, School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health, Derby Royal Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3DT, UK; E-Mail:;Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre of the University of Primorska, Garibaldijeva 1, Koper 6000, Slovenia; E-Mail: | |
关键词:
muscle force;
muscle tension;
noninvasive;
selective;
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DOI : 10.3390/s140917848 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Skeletal muscle is the largest tissue structure in our body and plays an essential role for producing motion through integrated action with bones, tendons, ligaments and joints, for stabilizing body position, for generation of heat through cell respiration and for blood glucose disposal. A key function of skeletal muscle is force generation. Non-invasive and selective measurement of muscle contraction force in the field and in clinical settings has always been challenging. The aim of our work has been to develop a sensor that can overcome these difficulties and therefore enable measurement of muscle force during different contraction conditions. In this study, we tested the mechanical properties of a “Muscle Contraction” (MC) sensor during isometric muscle contraction in different length/tension conditions. The MC sensor is attached so that it indents the skin overlying a muscle group and detects varying degrees of tension during muscular contraction. We compared MC sensor readings over the biceps brachii (BB) muscle to dynamometric measurements of force of elbow flexion, together with recordings of
【 授权许可】
CC BY
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