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Surgical Gloves in Orthopedic Trauma Procedures: How Many Lose Their Integrity?

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Introduction The possibility of perforation of gloves during orthopedic surgeries can reach 56.8%, and it mainly related to the manipulation of blunt instruments.
Maurício Pandini Monteiro de Barros   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Stretching‐Orientation Reinforced Double Network Solvent‐Free Eutectic Gels for Ultrarobust, Flexible Human‐Machine Interaction Devices

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work develops an ultrarobust, flexible, and solvent‐free eutectic gel featuring stretch‐induced orientation. Overcoming hydrogel limitations, the gel achieves record toughness (133.86 MJ m−3) while integrating strain/temperature/capacitive sensing.
Tingzhong Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence and under-reporting of needle-stick injuries among dental healthcare workers in Pakistan: a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are a major occupational health problem among dental healthcare workers (HCWs) in Pakistan, which places them at a significant risk of acquiring blood-borne infections.
Ali, Nasreen   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Perspectives on Surgical Data Science [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2016
The availability of large amounts of data together with advances in analytical techniques afford an opportunity to address difficult challenges in ensuring that healthcare is safe, effective, efficient, patient-centered, equitable, and timely. Surgical care and training stand to tremendously gain through surgical data science.
arxiv  

Designing for Degradation: Transient Devices Enabled by (Nano)Cellulose

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Recent progress in transient devices enabled by (nano)cellulosic materials is reviewed. Transiency mechanisms, advantages of nanocelluloses, and a suite of applications are discussed. A circular thinking approach coupled with life cycle assessment is applied to critically revisit the potential, advantages, and challenges of nanocellulose‐enabled ...
Lucas J. Andrew   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensory Glove-Based Surgical Robot User Interface [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Robotic surgery has reached a high level of maturity and has become an integral part of standard surgical care. However, existing surgeon consoles are bulky, take up valuable space in the operating room, make surgical team coordination challenging, and their proprietary nature makes it difficult to take advantage of recent technological advances ...
arxiv  

Materials, Structure, and Interface of Stretchable Interconnects for Wearable Bioelectronics

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Stretchable interconnects are one of the fundamental components in achieving robust wearable devices, but their importance is often overlooked. This review highlights their importance and provides insightful information on various materials, configurations, and manufacturing approaches being studied for interconnects.
Yue Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

RoHan: Robust Hand Detection in Operation Room [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Hand-specific localization has garnered significant interest within the computer vision community. Although there are numerous datasets with hand annotations from various angles and settings, domain transfer techniques frequently struggle in surgical environments.
arxiv  

10 Years Development of Potassium‐Ion Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Significant progress is made in PIBs over the past decade, but the improvements based on half‐cell testing, low mass loading, and low energy density are insufficient for practical applications. This review summarizes the challenges and strategies for PIBs, highlights the importance of further research focusing on full cells, and provides an analysis of
Mingnan Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart haptic gloves for virtual reality surgery simulation: a pilot study on external ventricular drain training

open access: yesFrontiers in Robotics and AI
Smart haptic gloves are a new technology emerging in Virtual Reality (VR) with a promise to enhance sensory feedback in VR. This paper presents one of the first attempts to explore its application to surgical training for neurosurgery trainees using VR ...
Jonah Boutin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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