Muscle Physiology
Aurora Scientific’s muscle physiology products are designed to test the force-length-velocity characteristics of all types of muscle …
Aurora Scientific’s muscle physiology products are designed to test the force-length-velocity characteristics of all types of muscle …
ranging from myocytes to dog hind limb muscle. Our muscle physiology instruments include Dual-Mode levers, length controllers, force transducers, stimulators, data acquisition hardware and software and experimental apparatus. All of our products are sold individually or in complete systems.
With our complete systems, muscle physiologists can precisely measure force, length, sarcomere length and ratiometric calcium. Our systems allow all standard muscle physiology protocols to be run, such as twitch, tetanus, fatigue, force-frequency, force-velocity, stiffness and work loops. In addition, our systems have the flexibility that allows the researcher to customize experimental protocols to meet their needs.
· myosin thick & thin filaments
· myofibrillar protein function
· cardiac scaffolds & constructs
· Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
· cachexia & sarcopenia
· gerontology & aging
· knockout mouse function
· signaling and transduction pathways
· muscle regulatory proteins
· muscle contractile properties
· muscle architecture
· muscle metabolism
· muscle energetics
· muscle morphology
· locomotion
Aurora Scientific has developed innovative test systems used in olfactory research to validate odors presented to specimens and to …
track pheromone and plume dispersion. In addition, Aurora Scientific utilizes their Dual-Mode muscle levers as mechanical stimulators to provide a precise, controlled force output for use by researchers measuring neuronal response to touch, pain and stretch. Furthermore, many neurophysiologists study an interdisciplinary field of neuroscience and muscle physiology looking at neural activation and sensory feedback of muscle tissue. Aurora Scientific’s Dual-Mode levers aid in characterizing muscle mechanics in models of neural regeneration and disease.
· odor plume tracking
· insect flight behaviour
· pheromone trails
· pain research
· mechanical nociception
· tactile discrimination
Aurora Scientific’s unique Dual-Mode muscle lever aids a variety of researchers looking at materials such as MEMS, hydrogels, …
artificial muscle, nanowires and carbon fibers. Easily and accurately measure tensile strength, elasticity, detaching force, shear fracture and deformation of most materials with the control and measurement of both force and length. Other Aurora Scientific products useful in materials research include our line of high-speed length controllers and our ultra-low compliance, high-sensitivity force transducers.
· connective tissue
· muscle tissue
· epithelial tissue
· dielectric elastomer actuators
· electroactive polymers (EAPs)
· gels & scaffolds
· carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
· microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
· microspheres
Aurora Scientific’s legacy applications include our fast response gas sensors, the fastest PID sensors on the market. Dispersion …
measurement, plume tracking, building infiltration and evaporation studies can all be conducted outdoors or in a wind tunnel.
Aurora Scientific’s mine monitoring products provide geophysicists and mine engineers with the tools needed to monitor a mine, providing detection and mapping of microseismic events and mapping of clay layers using ground penetrating radar. Our Microseismic Data Loggers provide real-time event detection and recording. Our ground penetrating radar ClayMapper provides clear mapping of the clay layers in the roof and floor of potash mines.
· plume dispersion
· concentration fluctuations
· building infiltration/HVAC
· microseismic monitoring
· microseismic source location
· in-seam crack detection in potash