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Master Artificial Tactile Sensing Design for Biomedical Engineering ApplicationsFilled with high-quality photographs and illustrations, including some in color, this definitive guide details the design and manufacturing of artificial tactile systems and their applications in surgical procedures. Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering explains the fundamentals of the human sense of touch and the latest techniques for artificially replicating it. The book describes the mechanistic principles of static and dynamic tactile sensors and discusses cutting-edge biomedical applications, including minimally invasive surgery, tumor detection, robotic surgery, and surgical simulations.

Artificial Tactile Sensing in Biomedical Engineering covers:

Capacitive, magnetic, inductive, conductive elastomeric, optical, and thermal sensors

Strain gauge and piezoelectric sensors

Tactile sensing in surgery and palpation

Tactile image information through palpation

Tumor detection via artificial tactile sensing

Estimating tumor parameters using the finite element method and an artificial neural network

Determination of mechanical properties of biological tissues

Tactile sensing in remote and robotic surgery

Haptics application in surgical simulation

Contents:

Chapter 1. The Four Senses in Humans: Sight, Hearing, Smell, and Taste
Chapter 2. The Sense of Touch
Chapter 3. Introduction to Tactile Sensing and Tactile Sensors
Chapter 4. Introduction to Tactile Sensing Technologies
Chapter 5. Strain Gauge Sensors
Chapter 6. Piezoelectric Sensors
Chapter 7. Application of Tactile Sensing in Surgery
Chapter 8. Tactile Image Information
Chapter 9. Application and Recent Developments of Tactile Sensing in Tumor Detection
Chapter 10. Determination of Mechanical Properties of Biological Tissues Including Stiffness and Hardness
Chapter 11. Application of Tactile Sensing in Robotic Surgery
Chapter 12. Haptics Application in Surgical Simulation
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