title: An electro-tensile bioreactor for 3-D culturing of cardiomyocytes. A bioreactor system that simulates the myocardium's electrical and mechanical response in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-System Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan. zhgfeng@yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Zhonggang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Toyoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Yasutomo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019149:Bioreactors; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods