Chemo-mechanical model for skeletal muscle contraction

Authors

  • M. Karami AMB Group : Applied Mechanics and Bioengineering Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A) Universidad de Zaragoza School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
  • B. Calvo AMB Group : Applied Mechanics and Bioengineering Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A) Universidad de Zaragoza
  • H. Zohor School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
  • H. Firoozbakhsh School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
  • J. Grasa AMB Group : Applied Mechanics and Bioengineering Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón (I3A) Universidad de Zaragoza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/jji-i3a.201711989

Abstract

Generation of force in skeletal muscle tissue depends on both chemical and mechanical phenomena. In this work, considering the kinetics of cross bridges, a one dimensional model has been proposed for predicting the isometric force according to the intracellular calcium ion distribution.

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Published

2017-06-01

Issue

Vol. 5: Actas de la VI Jornada de Jóvenes Investigadores del I3A - 2 de junio de 2017

Section

Artículos (Ingeniería Biomédica)

How to Cite

Karami, M., Calvo, B., Zohor, H., Firoozbakhsh, H., & Grasa, J. (2017). Chemo-mechanical model for skeletal muscle contraction. Jornada De Jóvenes Investigadores Del I3A, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.26754/jji-i3a.201711989