Bioengineering could improve prosthetic hand use for wounded soldiers

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 12:28 in Physics & Chemistry

Prosthetic hand devices used by wounded soldiers have limited motor control and no sensory feedback. But a bioengineered interface, developed at the University of Michigan and made of muscle cells and a nano-sized polymer, could go a long way in creating prostheses that move like a normal hand. Animal studies show the interface may possibly restore a sense of touch.

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