Restoring the sense of touch

Amputation of damaged tissue is one of the oldest surgical techniques, reaching prevalence in the 16th century (1). Improved emergency medicine has allowed more individuals to survive traumatic injuries as amputees, but prosthetic limbs remain the only means to restore any degree of function to thes...

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Main Authors: Anikeeva, Polina Olegovna (Contributor), Koppes, Ryan (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016-05-26T19:59:50Z.
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