Development of a Modularized Seating System to Actively Manage Interface Pressure
Pressure ulcers can be a fatal complication. Many immobile wheelchair users face this threat. Current passive and active cushions do reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers and they have different merits. We proposed an active approach to combine their advantages which is based on the concept that t...
Main Authors: | Chung-Huang Yu, Tung-Yu Chou, Cheng-Huan Chen, Poyin Chen, Fu-Cheng Wang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-08-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/8/14235 |
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