Title :
Induction of variation in impedance of zebrafish embryos by explicit force feedback control
Author :
Nam, Joo Hoo ; Chen, Peter C Y ; Zhe Lu ; Luo, Hong ; Ge, Rouwen ; Lin, Wei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of an explicit force control system for exerting a suitable force on the zebrafish chorion while simultaneously measuring its impedance, and presents results demonstrating that the application of an external force leads to significant change in the impedance of a zebrafish embryo. These results offer support for a plausible explanation that activities of pore canals in the chorion are responsible for the observed change in impedance.
Keywords :
biocontrol; force control; force feedback; explicit force feedback control; ion channels; micromanipulation; pore canals; zebrafish chorion; zebrafish embryo impedance; Biomembranes; Circuits; Embryo; Force control; Force feedback; Force measurement; Impedance measurement; Irrigation; Proteins; Virtual manufacturing; Micromanipulation; chorion; explicit force control; impedance; ion channels; pore canals; zebrafish embryo;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2009 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guilin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4774-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4775-6
DOI :
10.1109/ROBIO.2009.5420417
