PMID- 36975357
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230415
IS  - 2313-7673 (Electronic)
IS  - 2313-7673 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 1
DP  - 2023 Mar 22
TI  - A 3D-Printed Soft Haptic Device with Built-in Force Sensing Delivering 
      Bio-Mimicked Feedback.
LID - 10.3390/biomimetics8010127 [doi]
LID - 127
AB  - Haptics plays a significant role not only in the rehabilitation of neurological 
      disorders, such as stroke, by substituting necessary cognitive information but 
      also in human-computer interfaces (HCIs), which are now an integral part of the 
      recently launched metaverse. This study proposes a unique, soft, monolithic 
      haptic feedback device (SoHapS) that was directly manufactured using a low-cost 
      and open-source fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer by employing a 
      combination of soft conductive and nonconductive thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 
      materials (NinjaTek, USA). SoHapS consists of a soft bellow actuator and a soft 
      resistive force sensor, which are optimized using finite element modeling (FEM). 
      SoHapS was characterized both mechanically and electrically to assess its 
      performance, and a dynamic model was developed to predict its force output with 
      given pressure inputs. We demonstrated the efficacy of SoHapS in substituting 
      biofeedback with tactile feedback, such as gripping force, and proprioceptive 
      feedback, such as finger flexion-extension positions, in the context of 
      teleoperation. With its intrinsic properties, SoHapS can be integrated into 
      rehabilitation robots and robotic prostheses, as well as augmented, virtual, and 
      mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) systems, to induce various types of bio-mimicked 
      feedback.
FAU - Mutlu, Rahim
AU  - Mutlu R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5576-8744
AD  - Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong in 
      Dubai, Dubai P.O. Box 20183, United Arab Emirates.
AD  - Intelligent Robotics & Autonomous Systems Co (iR@SC), RA Engineering, 
      Shellharbour, NSW 2529, Australia.
FAU - Singh, Dilpreet
AU  - Singh D
AD  - Biofabrication and Tissue Morphology (BTM) Group, Centre for Biomedical 
      Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 
      Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
FAU - Tawk, Charbel
AU  - Tawk C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2917-5985
AD  - School of Engineering, Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, 
      Lebanese American University, Byblos P.O. Box 36, Lebanon.
FAU - Sariyildiz, Emre
AU  - Sariyildiz E
AD  - Applied Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering Research (AMBER) Group, School of 
      Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of 
      Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
LA  - eng
GR  - 'Smart Limb Rehab'/Global Challenges Program Seed Grant, University of 
      Wollongong, Australia/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230322
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Biomimetics (Basel)
JT  - Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101719189
PMC - PMC10099733
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - 3D printing
OT  - bio-mimetics
OT  - biofeedback
OT  - haptics
OT  - human-computer interface
OT  - proprioception
OT  - soft haptics
OT  - soft sensing
OT  - tactile feedback
OT  - wearable robotics
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/03/29 06:00
MHDA- 2023/03/29 06:01
PMCR- 2023/03/22
CRDT- 2023/03/28 09:05
PHST- 2023/02/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/03/07 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/03/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/03/29 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2023/03/28 09:05 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/03/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/03/22 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - biomimetics8010127 [pii]
AID - biomimetics-08-00127 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/biomimetics8010127 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Biomimetics (Basel). 2023 Mar 22;8(1):127. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics8010127.