Artificial sensibility based on the use of piezoresistive sensors: Preliminary observations

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 620-626

  Lundborg, G ^a   Rosn B ^a   Lindstrom K ^a   Lindberg, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HAND PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; NERVE REGENERATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRESSURE SENSE; SENSIBILITY; SENSOR; SKIN ELECTRODE; TOUCH;

ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PRESSURE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SENSATION; SENSATION DISORDERS; SKIN; SPACE PERCEPTION; THUMB; TOUCH;

EID: 0031762621     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80016-8     Document Type: Article

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