A new biomedical mechanical impedance bridge.
A system is described which measures directly the driving-point force, velocity and complex mechanical impedance of biological, non-biological and viscoelastic materials and structures. The system uses a single transducer and is capable of measuring the velocity responses to sinusoidal, linear, step and other forcing functions.
D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001703:Biophysics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014159:Transducers