3th WCSET-2014 at Nepal
Mechanical Engineering / Sustainable Energy Session:
Title:
Anatomical, physicochemical, biochemical and
bio-electronic aspects of human fascia and fat – an
attempt and evidence for obesity control
Authors:
Aithal K. S., Arvind Pandey, Pramod K.
Abstract:
Nanomaterials and nanotechnology has revolutionalized
the quick and sensitive mode of diagnosis and also in
therapy of various human diseases. Our group intend to
explore the reason for obesity in children, a growing
problem in the Indian population. Prevention of obesity
at childhood is an obvious alternative measure to the
possible precipitation of disabilities including,
arthritis, diabetes, cardiological and lever related
diseases at a later age. In this direction, a comparison
of the structure of human fasciae at upper and lower
abdomen was carried out to find the anatomical variation
and hanging of lower abdomen especially in women. The
fat obtained from twenty cadaver were subjected to
various physicochemical, biochemical parameters and it
was used as a thin film material. The microscopic and
radiological investigation of fascia and fat was also
analyzed for the cause of deposition of fat. The result
indicated the superiority of the microscopic methods
compared to the radiological procedure in children. The
elastic parameters are such that the lower abdomen
fasciae has better tensile strength. The physicochemical
parameters evaluated indicated the more fluidic behavior
of lower abdomen fat leading to the observed hanging of
lower abdomen. Biochemical parameter indicated the
difference in the fatty acid content in the fat from two
sections. The thin film parameter indicated that fat
could be a good candidate as a dielectrics material and
could be used as a probable biosensor. It is proposed
that, apart from the known causes, it is the lack of
signal communication between the selected organs is also
responsible for fat metabolism and thus signal
processing is yet another factor contribute for the fat
deposition at the early age of childhood. We propose to
use human fat a biomaterial in thin film technology as a
biosensor for the early manifestation of fat deposition
in children and propose remedial measure to control
childhood obesity.
Pages:
477-480