320
Index
Nanoindentation, stiffness
measurement of single cells
using, 169–176
Nanomanipulation, 166–167
inside electron microscopes, 176–177
Nanoprobes
fabrication of, 182–183
stiffness measurement using, 173–174
Nanorobotic manipulation, background
of, 166–167
Nanosurgery system
elemental technologies of, 177
single-cell analysis and, 167–168
Nanotechnology, 166–167
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS),
190–191
Neural oscillator, CPG models of, 16
Neuron modeling, 266
electrophysiological, 264
Nonverbal communication, 297–298
Nuclear transplantation, 127
O
Ocular torsion, 299
On-chip cloning technology
materials and methods for, 128–129
use of microfluidic technologies for,
127–128
On-chip microinjection, 127
Oocytes
cell cloning using, 129–130
digital imaging of, 137
suction of, 138–139
Open-loop CPG networks, control of
snake-like robots using, 16–17
Optical data
collection experiment results using
hybrid sensor probe, 199–200
collection experiment using hybrid
sensor probe, 197–198
measurement of blood information
of the brain using, 192–194
Optical force calibration, 155–156
Optical signals, measuring, 191–192
Optical stretching, 150–153, 158–161
human RBCs, 157–158
Optical tweezers
bead manipulation by, 156–157
cell manipulation with, 153–158
robotic manipulations technology
using, 149
Optically induced cell stretching, 149
Osmotic stress, 149, 160
Ostraciiform propulsion, 87–89
Overrunning clutches, 38–39
P
Parallel humanoid neck mechanisms,
106–107
PARO seal-mimetic robot, 4
Passive brain waves, 191–192
PDMS chips, 127–129
connecting cell suction system to,
130–131
direction control in, 139–143
manufacture of, 131–132
valve control principle for, 132–133
vision system for, 133–134
Pearson’s product-moment coefficient,
224
Penicillin-streptomycin, use of in
automatic single-cell transfer
design, 130
Physical rehabilitation, machineassisted, 278
Pitch and roll motions, robotic neck
mechanism, 111–114
Planar manipulators, 59
Pneumatic actuators, 279
Pollutants
bio-inspired coverage of, 97–101
flock distribution of, 102
Pollution detection, use of robotic fish
for, 95–101
Polyacrylonitrile artificial muscle, 9
Polydimethylsiloxane chips. See PDMS
chips
Polyps
CE recognition of, 208
color and shape feature analysis of,
209–213
Position resistance, 46
Positron emission tomography (PET),
190
Primary afferents, 265
Index
Nanoindentation, stiffness
measurement of single cells
using, 169–176
Nanomanipulation, 166–167
inside electron microscopes, 176–177
Nanoprobes
fabrication of, 182–183
stiffness measurement using, 173–174
Nanorobotic manipulation, background
of, 166–167
Nanosurgery system
elemental technologies of, 177
single-cell analysis and, 167–168
Nanotechnology, 166–167
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS),
190–191
Neural oscillator, CPG models of, 16
Neuron modeling, 266
electrophysiological, 264
Nonverbal communication, 297–298
Nuclear transplantation, 127
O
Ocular torsion, 299
On-chip cloning technology
materials and methods for, 128–129
use of microfluidic technologies for,
127–128
On-chip microinjection, 127
Oocytes
cell cloning using, 129–130
digital imaging of, 137
suction of, 138–139
Open-loop CPG networks, control of
snake-like robots using, 16–17
Optical data
collection experiment results using
hybrid sensor probe, 199–200
collection experiment using hybrid
sensor probe, 197–198
measurement of blood information
of the brain using, 192–194
Optical force calibration, 155–156
Optical signals, measuring, 191–192
Optical stretching, 150–153, 158–161
human RBCs, 157–158
Optical tweezers
bead manipulation by, 156–157
cell manipulation with, 153–158
robotic manipulations technology
using, 149
Optically induced cell stretching, 149
Osmotic stress, 149, 160
Ostraciiform propulsion, 87–89
Overrunning clutches, 38–39
P
Parallel humanoid neck mechanisms,
106–107
PARO seal-mimetic robot, 4
Passive brain waves, 191–192
PDMS chips, 127–129
connecting cell suction system to,
130–131
direction control in, 139–143
manufacture of, 131–132
valve control principle for, 132–133
vision system for, 133–134
Pearson’s product-moment coefficient,
224
Penicillin-streptomycin, use of in
automatic single-cell transfer
design, 130
Physical rehabilitation, machineassisted, 278
Pitch and roll motions, robotic neck
mechanism, 111–114
Planar manipulators, 59
Pneumatic actuators, 279
Pollutants
bio-inspired coverage of, 97–101
flock distribution of, 102
Pollution detection, use of robotic fish
for, 95–101
Polyacrylonitrile artificial muscle, 9
Polydimethylsiloxane chips. See PDMS
chips
Polyps
CE recognition of, 208
color and shape feature analysis of,
209–213
Position resistance, 46
Positron emission tomography (PET),
190
Primary afferents, 265