title: [Development of a massage device based on microcontroller in the field of alimentary tract].
abstract: In this artical is first reported a survey of the progress in research of MEMS technology. Then, the basic structure, features and the principles of a massage device based on microcontroller in the field of alimentary tract are introduced. Special emphasis is laid on the utilization of MSP430F123 microprocessor for producing a kind of period pulse to control the power of massage capsule. In general, the research and development of the massage device in the field of alimentary tract have active support and deep significance to therapy in the clinical and business settings as well as in the development of biomedical engineering and MEMS.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab for Biomechanics & Tissues Engineering of the State Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chenglin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Hongmei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems; D008839:Microelectrodes