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Design of a cosmetic glove stiffness compensation mechanism for toddler-sized hand prostheses

The addition of a cosmetic glove to an upper limb prosthesis has a distinct effect on the cosmetic value, but its viscoelastic behaviour adds a substantial amount of stiffness and hysteresis to the system. As a result, the overall usability of the prosthesis is degraded. A novel negative stiffness e...

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Autores principales: Bos, Ronald A., Plettenburg, Dick H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5553851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28800635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183233