2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research for applying new materials to the orthodontic treatment - Application of actuators (artificial muscles) -
| Project/Area Number |
26670879
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Orthodontics/Pediatric dentistry
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 人工筋肉 / 矯正力 / 歯科矯正治療 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
I experimented in order to apply an artificial muscle to a orthodontic treatment. As an artificial muscle material, I experimented by choosing a coil shape memory alloy actuator. I applied the electric current controlled by Pulse Width Modulation. Tension was become to 45.8gf when the electric current was adjusted to the voltage 5.7V and the average voltage 0.62V. Tension was 44.7gf (97.7%) in 4 hours after an experiment start.
The results of this study suggest that when adjusting the electric current to apply, it proved that for a long time almost constant force appears. From this, if the electric current which apply to an artificial muscle is turned on or turned off, a force will turn into continuous force, intermittent force, and interrupted force.
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| Free Research Field |
歯科矯正学
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