Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi
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Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi · Oct 2005
Comparative Study[Modeling for activating peripheral nerves by transverse electric field].
The classical cable function has been used to represent the response of peripheral nerves stimulated by external parallel electric field. It can not describe the excitation of peripheral nerves stimulated by perpendicular electric field. In this paper, responses of the nodes of Ranvier to transverse-field are deeply investigated by mathematic simulation and in-vitro experiments. ⋯ Based on the two-stage process, a novel model is introduced to describe peripheral nerves stimulated by transverse-field, and the classical cable function is modified. The new model and the improved cable function are verified by several in-vitro experiments. They can be used to represent peripheral nerves responses by arbitrary electric field stimulation.