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Microfluidic-based soft robotic prosthetics promise relief for diabetic amputees
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Microfluidic-based soft robotic prosthetics promise relief for diabetic amputees

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS IMAGE: PROOF-OF-CONCEPT RENDERING (LEFT) AND PHOTO (RIGHT) OF THE PROTOTYPE OF THE NEW MICROFLUIDICS-ENABLED SOFT ROBOTIC PROSTHESIS FOR LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES. CREDIT: WATERLOO MICROFLUIDICS LABORATORY AT UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Every 30 seconds, a leg is amputated somewhere in the world due to diabetes. These patients often...