{"id":182487,"date":"2024-02-11T11:22:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/3d-printed-electronic-skin-provides-promise-for-human-machine-interaction"},"modified":"2024-02-11T11:22:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:22:26","slug":"3d-printed-electronic-skin-provides-promise-for-human-machine-interaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/3d-printed-electronic-skin-provides-promise-for-human-machine-interaction","title":{"rendered":"3D-Printed Electronic Skin provides promise for Human-Machine Interaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/3d-printed-electronic-skin-provides-promise-for-human-machine-interaction2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With more than 1,000 nerve endings, human skin is the brain\u2019s largest sensory connection to the outside world, providing a wealth of feedback through touch, temperature and pressure. While these complex features make skin a vital organ, they also make it a challenge to replicate.<\/p>\n<p>By utilizing nanoengineered hydrogels that exhibit tunable electronic and thermal biosensing capabilities, researchers at Texas A&amp;M University have developed a 3D-printed electronic skin (E-skin) that can flex, stretch and sense like human skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability to replicate the sense of touch and integrate it into various technologies opens up new possibilities for human-machine interaction and advanced sensory experiences,\u201d said Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar, professor and director of research for the Department of Biomedical Engineering. \u201cIt can potentially revolutionize industries and improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With more than 1,000 nerve endings, human skin is the brain\u2019s largest sensory connection to the outside world, providing a wealth of feedback through touch, temperature and pressure. While these complex features make skin a vital organ, they also make it a challenge to replicate. By utilizing nanoengineered hydrogels that exhibit tunable electronic and thermal [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":707,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1902,11,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bioengineering","category-biotech-medical","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}