Fake Skin That Seem To Be Real

Researchers at RMIT University on Melbourne Australia have developed a fake skin or an artificial skin that can mimic true human skin; it is like having a true skin though it is not true.

The fake skin can sense pain and other sensations which a true human skin sense like for example touching a hot object or wounded by a sharp object.

The development of it makes way for improved prosthetics, skin grafting and intelligent or smarter robotics.

“Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive alternatives to skin grafts. The prototype device developed by a team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, can electronically replicate the way human skin senses pain. The device mimics the body's near-instant feedback response and can react to painful sensations with the same lighting speed that nerve signals travel to the brain.” (Tech Explore)

“…….electronic skin that can sense touch, pain, and heat.” (Tech Explore)

“Lead researcher Professor Madhu Bhaskaran said the pain-sensing prototype was a significant advance towards next-generation biomedical technologies and intelligent robotics.” (Tech Explore)

The main point : Artificial skin that seem to be like true human skin in terms of sensing pain, touch and heat as the news said can help skin related procedures like skin grafting, prosthetics, and robotics.

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