Single muscle fibre biomechanics and biomechatronics – The challenges, the pitfalls and the future

• Published in: The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology Vol. 114; p. 105563
• Main Authors: Friedrich, Oliver, Haug, Michael, Reischl, B, Prölß, G, Kiriaev, Leon, Head, Stewart I, Reid, Michael B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechatronics; Biosensors; Humans; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal; Myorobotics; Sarcopenia - pathology; Sarcopenia - physiopathology; Single fibre; Skeletal muscle; Single fibre; Myorobotics; Biosensors; Skeletal muscle; Biomechatronics

Interest in muscle biomechanics is growing with availabilities of patient biopsies and animal models related to muscle diseases, muscle wasting (sarcopenia, cachexia), exercise and drug effects. However, development of technologies or facilitated systems required to measure biomechanical and contrac...