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Graphene loaded into dental polymers as reinforcement of mechanical properties: A systematic review
Japanese Dental Science Review, 2023 Graphene compounds are incorporated into polymers in order to improve their mechanical properties and in dentistry this modification favors the clinical performance of these materials.
Beatriz Danieletto Sahm +2 more
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The Effects of Interlocking a Universal Hip Cementless Stem on Implant Subsidence and Mechanical Properties of Cadaveric Canine Femora. [PDF]
, 2016 ObjectiveTo determine if an interlocking bolt would limit subsidence of the biological fixation universal hip (BFX(®)) femoral stem under cyclic loading and enhance construct stiffness, yield, and failure properties.Study designEx vivo biomechanical ...
Buks, Yonathan +3 more
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Design of a Semipowered Stance-Control Swing-Assist Transfemoral Prosthesis
IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics, 2020 This article describes the design of a new type of knee prosthesis called a stance-control swing-assist (SCSA) knee prosthesis. The device is motivated by the recognition that energetically passive stance-controlled microprocessor-controlled knees ...
Jantzen T. Lee, H. Bartlett, M. Goldfarb
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Antibiotics, 2021 Biofilm formation on biomaterials is a challenge in the health area. Antimicrobial substances based on nanomaterials have been proposed to solve this problem.
Carla L. Vidal +5 more
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From satisfaction to expectation: The patient's perspective in lower limb prosthetic care [PDF]
, 2007 Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint and a relationship with reduced work-related functional capacity is assumed. A validated instrument to test functional capacity of patients with neck pain is unavailable.
Geertzen, J.H.B. +4 more
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IEEE Transactions on robotics, 2018 Control systems for powered prosthetic legs typically divide the gait cycle into several periods with distinct controllers, resulting in dozens of control parameters that must be tuned across users and activities.
David Quintero +4 more
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Risk factors of laryngeal cancer in patients attended in the oral oncology center of Araçatuba
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015 The laryngeal cancer is the second most common respiratory cancer worldwide. The aim of this study is to perform a survey on data related to the incidence of laryngeal cancer that would enable its analysis among patients with larynx cancer attended at ...
Marcelo Coelho Goiato +1 more
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Proprioception from a neurally controlled lower-extremity prosthesis
Science Translational Medicine, 2018 An agonist-antagonist myoneural interface in a subject with a transtibial amputation improves prosthetic control. A leg up for neuroprosthetics Amputation severs bone, nerves, and muscles used for limb movement, limiting an amputee’s ability to sense and
Tyler R. Clites +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2018 The loss of a hand has many psychosocial repercussions. While advanced multi-articulated prostheses can improve function, without sensation, they cannot restore the full experience and connection of a hand.
Emily L. Graczyk +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2020 Prostheses are used to at least partly restore the body after limb amputation. Making the user accepting the prosthetic device as part of his or her body, i.e., inducing prosthesis embodiment, has been identified as major aim of prosthetic treatment ...
R. Bekrater-Bodmann
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