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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"artificial skin"”.
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Effects of degradation rate and crosslink density of artificial skin on wound contraction
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1986
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The effects of an artificial skin on scarring and contraction in open wounds
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology Program in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, 1983.
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The interplay of matrix rigidity and mechanical stretching for the development of artificial skin
… have been attempted in the past decade including skin, blood vessel, cartilage and bone but they lack the mechanical properties and biological functionality of their real counterparts which leads to failure in vivo. Matrix rigidity and mechanical forces are key regulators of tissue homeostasis and …
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The effects of porosity and crosslinking of a collagen based artificial skin on wound healing
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1982.
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Effects of glutaraldehyde crosslinking and chondroitin-6-sulfate upon the mechanical properties and in vivo healing response of an artificial skin
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1983.
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Development and Verification of Poroelastic Barrier Model With Active Transport: Application in Human Epidermis
… applications such as drug delivery, functioning artificial skin and thermal comfort. We propose a more detailed, physiologically motivated, model in which the outmost layer of the skin is treated as an active membrane rather than a passive one. Our work can be divided in two stages: (a) modeling …
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Tactile sensors based on soft polymers
… is a widely used material in the field of artificial skin development because of its high gauge factor to all forms of stress, including tension, compression and shear. While its durability, inexpensive-ness and customizability make CB/PDMS makes it the quintessential active material for …
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Development and Characterization of Flexible Double-Gate Organic Transistors for Sensing Applications
… ultra-thin substrates, have been employed for artificial skin, a logical consequence of the flexibility properties of such materials. Effects of deformation are discussed and analysed, since integrity of devices is paramount to the effectiveness of this technology. Since its invention, a …
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Electro-chemo-mechanics of solids: application to all-solid-state batteries, polyelectrolyte gels, and actuators.
… to electrostatic/chemical stimuli are useful in artificial muscles, artificial skin, and drug delivery applications (among others). We have formulated a thermodynamically-consistent, fully-coupled, theoretical electro-chemo-mechanical framework accounting for large deformations, electrostatic …
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Design and fabrication of a prototype aluminum nitride-based pressure sensor with finite element analysis and validation
… Such a sensor could serve as a key component in artificial skin or be equipped on the end of a surgical robotic arm in the future.</p>
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Development and Characterization of highly flexible and conformable electronic devices for wearable applications
… devices that can be directly attached to the skin with a minimally invasive, comfortable, and possibly enabling long-term application. The main object of this Ph.D. research activity is the development and optimization of a technology for the realization of wearable and more-than-wearable …
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Design and Characterization of Electrospun Mats with Tailored Morphologies for Enhanced Active Layer Performance in Energy Conversion and Energy Storage Applications
… electrospun mats could lead to interesting artificial skin and wound healing applications. Upon crosslinking at elevated temperatures (~40 degrees C), the fiber mats exhibit improved tensile strength and much higher ultimate stress at break. The porous nature of the materials lend to easy …
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Adipose stromal cells enhance keratinocyte survival and migration in vitro, and graft revascularization in mouse wound healing model
… phase even with very large areas of skin being burned away, wound care has become increasingly important to ensure continued patient survival and improvement. While currently a common treatment for third degree burn wounds, skin grafts have several drawbacks. The availability of donor …
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Creating Human-Like Facial Expressions Utilizing Artificial Muscles and Skin
… of the linkages between actuation points within skin, and implementation of the deformation matrix with respect to global skull coordinates. In this dissertation, humanoid faces were designed and fabricated to investigate all the parameters mentioned above. A prototype face and neck was developed …