Soft robotics in wearable and implantable medical applications: Translational challenges and future outlooks

Autor: Linda Paternò, Lucrezia Lorenzon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Vol 10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-9144
DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2023.1075634
Popis: This work explores the recent research conducted towards the development of novel classes of devices in wearable and implantable medical applications allowed by the introduction of the soft robotics approach. In the medical field, the need for materials with mechanical properties similar to biological tissues is one of the first considerations that arises to improve comfort and safety in the physical interaction with the human body. Thus, soft robotic devices are expected to be able of accomplishing tasks no traditional rigid systems can do. In this paper, we describe future perspectives and possible routes to address scientific and clinical issues still hampering the accomplishment of ideal solutions in clinical practice.
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