A soft wearable exoglove for rehabilitation assistance: a novel application of knitted shape-memory alloy as a flexible actuator
Abstract We developed the knitted shape-memory alloy (SMA) as a flexible actuator and applied it to a soft wearable exoglove for rehabilitation assistance. Based on user needs and anthropometric data, we custom-designed the exoglove for three hemiplegic patients using the knitted-SMA actuator and ev...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Fashion and Textiles |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40691-024-00377-9 |