Simple,noninvasive system for measuring the heart rate of avian embryos and hatchlings by means of a piezoelectric film |
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Authors: | H. Tazawa Y. Hashimoto M. Takami Y. Yufu G. C. Whittow |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 050 Muroran, Japan;(2) Department of Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 96822 Honolulu, HI, USA |
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Abstract: | Using a flexible piezoelectric film, the authors developed a simple system to determine noninvasively the heart rate of chicken embryos and hatchlings. The film was piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), which is sensitive enough to detect cardiogenic ballistic movements of the egg (ballistocardiogram (BCG)) and precordial movements of the hatchling attributable to cardiac contractions (apexcardiogram (ACG)). The BCG could be detected, during the second half of incubation, by placing the egg on the PVDF film on a soft substrate. The detected signal was found to be a measure of movement velocity. The ACG could be measured when the hatchling's chest wall made contact with the PVDF film installed in a box in which the hatchling was confined. The heart rate was counted from the lag time of autocorrelation calculated for a certain time segment (e.g. 2s) of the BCG and ACG recordings. |
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Keywords: | Apex-cardiogram Ballistocardiogram Egg Embryo Heart rate Noninvasive measurement Piezoelectric film |
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