Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed an electromechanical co-stimulation system to boost the effectiveness and performance of artificial skeletal muscle tissues.
Mechanical training for the artificial skeletal muscle
Published in a January issue of the peer-reviewed journal Advanced Functional Materials, the researchers developed a system to simultaneously apply electrical and mechanical training to the artificial skeletal muscle as it grows like human muscle is trained.
According to the study, Chuang Zhang and co-workers, inspired by the training mode of human skeletal muscle, proposed the electromechanical co-stimulation system for the enhanced culture of artificial skeletal muscle tissue.