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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"1004 Medical Biotechnology"”.
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Factors affecting the excitability of skinned fibres of the rat
During the last decade, the rat mechanically skinned fibre preparation has been used with increasing frequency to investigate cellular aspects of excitation-contraction (EC) coupling processes in mammalian skeletal muscle. The main aim of this thesis was to increase awareness of factors that affect …
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Adaptive defibrillator design
Defibrillators are medical equipments which are widely used to resume the normal pacemaking activities of the heart in patients with myocardivim abnormalities. Electrical defibrillation is usually achieved by passing an electrical current pulse transthoracically through the heart of the patient. …
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Synthesis of novel thyroid hormone analogues
A series of twenty two 2-phenoxybenzoic acids were prepared in various yields using two different methods. It was found that the method involving a modified Ullmann coupling of a phenol with 2-chlorobenzoic acid gave the best yields. Reaction between diphenyliodo-2-carboxylate and a phenoxide gave …
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Design and implementation of MEMS biomechanical sensors for real-life measurements of gait parameters
Foot clearance above the ground during walking is an important clinical and rehabilitation gait analysis parameter. Current bulky and laboratory environment based instruments are not suitable for measurement in the natural environment such as in the outdoors. This research analyses three promising …
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Anthropomorphic thigh for impact assessment
The aim of this investigation was to design and construct a prototype anthropomorphic thigh model which could assess the effectiveness of thigh protectors. This involved utilising data generated from living subjects and cadavers to select the soft tissue component of the model.