Electronic fingertips could lead to smart surgical gloves

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Using industry-standard manufacturing technology, researchers have integrated ultrathin and stretchable silicon-based electronics, sensors and actuators on an artificial skin that can be worn on the tip of your fingers. The result is an artificial finger cuff that could be used to produce the ultimate hi-tech surgeon's glove, capable of sensing the electrical properties of tissue, removing it locally, or even performing ultrasound imaging with a simple touch... Continue Reading Electronic fingertips could lead to smart surgical gloves

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Dalian University of Technology, Electronic skin, Gloves, Northwestern University, Sensors, Surgery, University of Illinois

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