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SUBMITTER: Kwak JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7775724 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kwak Jean Won JW Han Mengdi M Xie Zhaoqian Z Chung Ha Uk HU Lee Jong Yoon JY Avila Raudel R Yohay Jessica J Chen Xuexian X Liang Cunman C Patel Manish M Jung Inhwa I Kim Jongwon J Namkoong Myeong M Kwon Kyeongha K Guo Xu X Ogle Christopher C Grande Dominic D Ryu Dennis D Kim Dong Hyun DH Madhvapathy Surabhi S Liu Claire C Yang Da Som DS Park Yoonseok Y Caldwell Ryan R Banks Anthony A Xu Shuai S Huang Yonggang Y Fatone Stefania S Rogers John A JA
Science translational medicine 20201201 574
Precise form-fitting of prosthetic sockets is important for the comfort and well-being of persons with limb amputations. Capabilities for continuous monitoring of pressure and temperature at the skin-prosthesis interface can be valuable in the fitting process and in monitoring for the development of dangerous regions of increased pressure and temperature as limb volume changes during daily activities. Conventional pressure transducers and temperature sensors cannot provide comfortable, irritatio ...[more]