Title :
Incorporation of Novel MEMS Tactile Sensors into Tissue Engineered Skin
Author :
Muhammad, H.B. ; Hunt, N.C. ; Shelton, R.M. ; Grover, L.M. ; Ward, M.C.L. ; Oddo, C.M. ; Recchiuto, C.T. ; Beccai, L.
Author_Institution :
MEMS Group, Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Tactile sensation is important for the performance of daily tasks and prevention of injury. Full thickness wounds of greater than 4cm diameter will not spontaneously heal. Tissue engineering can be used to replace the lost skin, but this skin will often fail to be reinnervated. This results in loss of tactile sensations. Here we have developed a novel, silicon based MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) sensor array that is capable of detecting tactile experiences of the tissue engineered skin. Tissue engineered skin with tactile experiences can also be useful in the replacement of animal testing in the pharmaceutical industry.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; injuries; patient treatment; skin; tactile sensors; tissue engineering; touch (physiological); MEMS tactile sensors; microelectromechanical systems; silicon based MEMS sensor array; tactile sensation loss; tissue engineered skin; wounds; Injuries; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Silicon; Skin; Tactile sensors; Tissue engineering; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE), 2010 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4712-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2151-7614
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5516011
