Design and microfabrication of a flexible oral electrotactile display

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-36

  Tang, Hui ^a   Beebe, David J ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroplating; Electrotactile displays; Flexible devices; Sensory aids; Stimulator arrays

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPLATING; MICROMACHINING; POLYIMIDES; TACTILE READING AIDS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

FLEXIBLE DEVICES; FLEXIBLE ORAL ELECTROTACTILE DISPLAY; STIMULATOR ARRAYS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0037302393     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2002.807478     Document Type: Article

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