Knitted robotic textile for hand oedema patients
Researchers at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA, have developed a knitted wearable tool to treat hand oedema – swelling caused by excess fluid accumulation from injury or disease – that can be personalised and used in the comfort of one’s own home.
For the full story, see the June 2023 editions of Medical Textiles and Smart Textiles & Wearables.
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Image: Hybrid Body Lab, Cornell University