Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Synthetic Plastic Skin - Touch-sensitive and Heals Itself

Nobody knows the remarkable properties of human skin like the researchers struggling to emulate it. Not only is our skin sensitive, sending the brain precise information about pressure and temperature, but it also heals efficiently to preserve a protective barrier against the world. Combining these two features in a single synthetic material presented an exciting challenge for Stanford Chemical Engineering Professor Zhenan Bao and her team.

URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/synthetic-skin.php

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