Artificial muscle: the human chimera is the future

Severe heart failure and cerebral stroke are broadly associated with the impairment of muscular function that conventional treatments struggle to restore. New technologies enable the construction of “smart” materials that could be of great help in treating diseases where the main problem is mu...

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Main Author: Swiss Medical Weekly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2011-12-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1397