Electronic fingertips could lead to smart surgical gloves
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A newly-developed electronic finger cuff could lead to smarter surgical gloves that make performing surgery and scans as easy as pointing your finger (Image: John Rogers/University of Illinois)
A newly-developed electronic finger cuff could lead to smarter surgical gloves that make performing surgery and scans as easy as pointing your finger (Image: John Rogers/University of Illinois)
To create the device, a flexible polymer is repeatedly poured onto a model finger until it achieves the desired thickness (Image: John Rogers/University of Illinois)
The electronic finger cuff could allow surgeons to perform heat-induced local ablation, or even obtain ultrasound imagery (Image: John Rogers/University of Illinois)
Article Summary
Using industry-standard manufacturing technology, researchers have integrated ultrathin and stretchable silicon-based electronics, sensors and actuators on an artificial skin that can be worn on the tip of your fingers. The result is an artificial finger cuff that could be used to produce the ultimate hi-tech surgeon's glove, capable of sensing the electrical properties of tissue, removing it locally, or even performing ultrasound imaging with a simple touch.
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