SI-H Standard Muscle Research

A study device called SI-H Standard Muscle Research combines mechanical and optical recording of whole muscles and dissected muscle fibers.

A number of contemporary research techniques in the area of muscle physiology are incorporated into a single instrument by the SI-H Standard Muscle Research system. The system of linear motors, laser diodes, photometers, perfusion cuvettes, and thermostats can be added to the KG mechanosensors on a solid platform. Complex experiments benefit from this flexibility.

SI-H Standard Muscle Research is capable of conducting the following five crucial muscular physiology experiments:

• Skeletal muscle responses to electrical stimulation or tetanus are characterized by measuring the mechanical characteristics of the contracting and relaxing muscle fibers.
• Jerk force measurement, kinetic analysis, time to maximum force, semi-"viscosity," relaxation's start curve, and diastolic force change.
• In order to assess the mechanical properties of the muscle fibers, a linear motor must be connected to a control unit. These properties include sagging, isotonic relaxation, "viscosity" of relaxation, vibration tests, post-load contractions, and eccentric contractions.
• By observing diffraction from a laser diode, it is feasible to measure sarcomere length simultaneously.
• A gradient-creation function is added to allow for the automated analysis of force-pCa ratios and the impact of calcium on individual muscle fibers.

Features:

• Collecting and analyzing data
• Design flexibility and modularity
• A pair of cuvette tables
• Construction with stainless steel (stainless steel, anodised aluminium, plastic)
• The optical register has a lifetime warranty

Accessories

• Linear motor for the study of changes in muscle length
• Ergometer for postload contraction in cardiac muscle and eccentric contraction
• Stimulator and thetanizer for stimulation of intact muscles
• Photometer for the study of intracellular calcium.
• Cuvette system for the study of contraction during rapid cooling
• Rapid temperature change system for individual muscle fibers
• Software controlled gradient creation for calcium studies
• Laser diode for the diffraction study of sarcomeres in muscle and muscle fibres
• Laser controlled perfusion system for accurate measurement of weak forces
• Optional accessories like load cells, amplifiers, data acquisition systems (ADC)