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Cellular Biology in Tissue Engineering
Published in Joseph W. Freeman, Debabrata Banerjee, Building Tissues, 2018
Joseph W. Freeman, Debabrata Banerjee
The main goal of heat shock stimulation therapy is to promote and enhance differentiation in MSCs and other co-factors necessary for maturation of cells. It has been known for some time, that when heat therapy is applied to diseased joints, it directly stimulates the activity of various cells such as chondrocytes, osteoblasts, and progenitor cells. Moreover, studies have also shown that a slight change in temperature (1.5°C–3°C above body temperature) has stimulated embryonic development and growth.120,121
Medical Devices and Systems Exposure and Dosimetry
Published in James C. Lin, Electromagnetic Fields in Biological Systems, 2016
In heat therapy, also called thermotherapy, heat is applied to the body via different sources, among them electrical medical devices such as electric heating blanks, pads, and mattresses or low-temperature infrared cabins with intended medical use.
Numerical simulation of electroosmotic force on micropolar pulsatile bloodstream through aneurysm and stenosis of carotid
Published in Waves in Random and Complex Media, 2021
A. M. Abdelwahab, Kh. S. Mekheimer, Khalid K. Ali, A. EL-Kholy, N. S. Sweed
In many clinical applications, transfer of heat in blood flow through arteries has a significant impact. For example, heat therapy is used for rehabilitation purposes, the therapeutic impacts of heat include increased stretching of collagen tissues, reduced discomfort, reduced joint stiffness, relief of muscle spasms, inflammatory control, oedema, post-acute recovery aids and increased blood flow [18]. Sarifuddin et al. [19] improved the unsteady mathematical model of non-Newtonian blood flow through constricted arteries with effect of heat transfer. The flow and heat transfer of viscoelastic electrically conductive fluid under the effect of a magnetic field was analyzed by Misra et al. [20].