Auxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form-fitting and personalization
Abstract Each year 65% of young athletes and 25% of physically active adults suffer from at least one musculoskeletal injury that prevents them from continuing with physical activity, negatively influencing their physical and mental well-being. The treatment of musculoskeletal injuries with the adhe...
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| author | Luna Meeusen Sara Candidori Laura Loredana Micoli Gabriele Guidi Tino Stanković Serena Graziosi |
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| description | Abstract Each year 65% of young athletes and 25% of physically active adults suffer from at least one musculoskeletal injury that prevents them from continuing with physical activity, negatively influencing their physical and mental well-being. The treatment of musculoskeletal injuries with the adhesive elastic kinesiology tape (KT) decreases the recovery time. Patients can thus recommence physical exercise earlier. Here, a novel KT based on auxetic structures is proposed to simplify the application procedure and allow personalization. This novel KT exploits the form-fitting property of auxetics as well as their ability to simultaneously expand in two perpendicular directions when stretched. The auxetic contribution is tuned by optimizing the structure design using analytical equations and experimental measurements. A reentrant honeycomb topology is selected to demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach. Prototypes of auxetic KT to treat general elbow pains and muscle tenseness in the forearm are developed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fc4d75e88d74834af18d02b51bf6d5d2022-12-22T04:01:49ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-08-0112111310.1038/s41598-022-17688-wAuxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form-fitting and personalizationLuna Meeusen0Sara Candidori1Laura Loredana Micoli2Gabriele Guidi3Tino Stanković4Serena Graziosi5Engineering Design and Computing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH ZürichDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico Di MilanoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico Di MilanoLuddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Luddy Center for Artificial Intelligence, Indiana UniversityEngineering Design and Computing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH ZürichDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico Di MilanoAbstract Each year 65% of young athletes and 25% of physically active adults suffer from at least one musculoskeletal injury that prevents them from continuing with physical activity, negatively influencing their physical and mental well-being. The treatment of musculoskeletal injuries with the adhesive elastic kinesiology tape (KT) decreases the recovery time. Patients can thus recommence physical exercise earlier. Here, a novel KT based on auxetic structures is proposed to simplify the application procedure and allow personalization. This novel KT exploits the form-fitting property of auxetics as well as their ability to simultaneously expand in two perpendicular directions when stretched. The auxetic contribution is tuned by optimizing the structure design using analytical equations and experimental measurements. A reentrant honeycomb topology is selected to demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach. Prototypes of auxetic KT to treat general elbow pains and muscle tenseness in the forearm are developed.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17688-w |
| spellingShingle | Luna Meeusen Sara Candidori Laura Loredana Micoli Gabriele Guidi Tino Stanković Serena Graziosi Auxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form-fitting and personalization Scientific Reports |
| title | Auxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form-fitting and personalization |
| title_full | Auxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form-fitting and personalization |
| title_fullStr | Auxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form-fitting and personalization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Auxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form-fitting and personalization |
| title_short | Auxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form-fitting and personalization |
| title_sort | auxetic structures used in kinesiology tapes can improve form fitting and personalization |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17688-w |
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