An <it>in vitro</it> assay of collagen fiber alignment by acupuncture needle rotation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>During traditional acupuncture therapy, soft tissues attach to and wind around the acupuncture needle. To study this phenomenon in a controlled and quantitative setting, we performed acupuncture needling in vitro.</p> <p>...

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Main Authors: Buettner Helen M, Edgar Lowell T, Julias Margaret, Shreiber David I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/7/1/19