Clarification of tongue motion mechanism during sucking based on measurement of tongue-artificial nipple contact pressure.
| Project/Area Number |
22560431
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Measurement engineering
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| Research Institution | Osaka Electro-Communication University |
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Principal Investigator |
NIIKAWA Takuya 大阪電気通信大学, 医療福祉工学部, 教授 (50340641)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Keywords | 乳児 / 人工乳首 / 力センサ / 哺乳行動 / 新生児 / 舌-人工乳首接触圧 / 舌運動 / 計測システム / 臨床 |
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| Research Abstract |
To clarify the motor function of the infant tongue during sucking, we developed an artificial nipple that contained multiple small built-in force sensors integrated with a PC-based system which is capable of measuring tongue-artificial nipple contact pressures in real-time. The results from each force sensor showed a pressure waveform of a nearly simple harmonic motion that indicates peristalsis-like movement of the tongue; sucking frequency was about two times per second. In addition, in the low birth weight infant, the pressure changed as the infant grew.
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