Developing an anti-spastic orthosis for daily home-use of stroke patients using smart memory alloys and 3D printing technologies
Spasticity is an important factor limiting independency and activity of daily living for post-stroke patients. Our aim was to develop a cost effective, customized, lightweight active orthosis, which is convenient for daily home use.The study describes the steps of the development by using cutting ed...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-10-01
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Series: | Materials & Design |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520305645 |