The revolutionary technology of implanting artificial muscles will allow people with severe facial injuries begin to blink again. Artificial muscles developed by researchers from California.
To some this may seem a minor achievement, but it should be borne in mind that the blinking is vital to the human eye. Without this process, has a cleaning and lubricating effect on the eyeball, or may be formed in the eyes of sores that lead to blindness. So creation artificial muscles It can actually save the vision of many patients with facial injuries received as a result of armed conflicts, stroke, or nerve damage.
Artificial muscles They represent a combination of electrodes associated with silicone polymers. Maxillofacial Surgery University of California at Davis has demonstrated the viability of this technology experts. Researchers report published in the January-February issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
But one blinking the scope of the artificial muscle is not limited. Experts hope that in the near future, this technology will help people affected by paralysis. Through artificial muscles they can control the person or bladder.
"This is only the first stage of Use artificial muscles in any biological system, - said Travis Tollefson, facial plastic surgeon Department of Otolaryngology at the University of California. - But there are many ideas and concepts where this technology can be used. "
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