Foreign body reaction to implanted biomaterials and its impact in nerve neuroprosthetics

A Carnicer-Lombarte, ST Chen… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The implantation of any foreign material into the body leads to the development of an
inflammatory and fibrotic process—the foreign body reaction (FBR). Upon implantation into a …

Neuromorphic hardware for somatosensory neuroprostheses

E Donati, G Valle - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
In individuals with sensory-motor impairments, missing limb functions can be restored using
neuroprosthetic devices that directly interface with the nervous system. However, restoring …

A review of current state-of-the-art control methods for lower-limb powered prostheses

R Gehlhar, M Tucker, AJ Young, AD Ames - Annual Reviews in Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Lower-limb prostheses aim to restore ambulatory function for individuals with lower-limb
amputations. While the design of lower-limb prostheses is important, this paper focuses on …

Biomimetic computer-to-brain communication enhancing naturalistic touch sensations via peripheral nerve stimulation

G Valle, N Katic Secerovic, D Eggemann… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Artificial communication with the brain through peripheral nerve stimulation shows promising
results in individuals with sensorimotor deficits. However, these efforts lack an intuitive and …

Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use

D Farina, I Vujaklija, R Brånemark, AMJ Bull… - Nature biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Most prosthetic limbs can autonomously move with dexterity, yet they are not perceived by
the user as belonging to their own body. Robotic limbs can convey information about the …

Sensory feedback for limb prostheses in amputees

S Raspopovic, G Valle, FM Petrini - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Commercial prosthetic devices currently do not provide natural sensory information on the
interaction with objects or movements. The subsequent disadvantages include …

Flexible electronics and devices as human–machine interfaces for medical robotics

W Heng, S Solomon, W Gao - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Medical robots are invaluable players in non‐pharmaceutical treatment of disabilities.
Particularly, using prosthetic and rehabilitation devices with human–machine interfaces can …

Myoelectric control of robotic lower limb prostheses: a review of electromyography interfaces, control paradigms, challenges and future directions

A Fleming, N Stafford, S Huang, X Hu… - Journal of neural …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Advanced robotic lower limb prostheses are mainly controlled autonomously.
Although the existing control can assist cyclic movements during locomotion of amputee …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of wristband Fitbit models in assessing sleep: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Haghayegh, S Khoshnevis, MH Smolensky… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - jmir.org
Background Wearable sleep monitors are of high interest to consumers and researchers
because of their ability to provide estimation of sleep patterns in free-living conditions in a …

Recent advances and opportunities of active materials for haptic technologies in virtual and augmented reality

TH Yang, JR Kim, H **, H Gil, JH Koo… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) are evolving. The market demands and
innovation efforts call for a shift in the key VR/AR technologies and engaging people …