Dielectric elastomers as actuators for upper limb prosthetics: Challenges and opportunities

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-418

  Biddiss, Elaine ^a,b   Chau, Tom ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dielectric elastomers; Electroactive polymers; Prosthetics; Rehabilitation; Upper limb prostheses

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PROSTHETICS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC IMPLEMENTATION; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; UPPER LIMB PROSTHESES;

ELASTOMERS;

ACRYLIC ACID; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER; ELASTOMER; POLYANILINE; POLYMER; POLYPYRROLE; SILICONE;

ARM PROSTHESIS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HAND GRIP; HYSTERESIS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THICKNESS; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT; YOUNG MODULUS;

AMPUTEES; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELASTOMERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 42949116443     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.05.011     Document Type: Review

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