Engineers at UBC get under the skin of ionic skin - EurekAlert

In the quest to build smart skin that mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin, ionic skins have shown significant advantages. They’re made of flexible, biocompatible hydrogels that use ions to carry an electrical charge. These hydrogels can generate v…

image: Yuta Dobashi, a graduate of UBCs master in biomedical engineering program, and faculty advisor Dr. John Madden, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the faculty of applied scien… [+4839 chars]

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