Tissue engineering skeletal muscle – An important link in the neuro-prosthetic interface of bionic limbs.

肿瘤、创伤、疾病或退化后肢体丧失是致残的主要原因。利用病人自己的神经信号可以提供一种直观的方法来控制机器人肢体以重新获得独立性。记录神经信号所需的电极会损伤脆弱的神经，但肌肉能很好地忍受电极。该项目旨在创造一种人造肌肉结构，作为神经信号和记录电极之间的桥梁，使患者能够控制机械肢体。

Limb loss after tumour, trauma, disease or degeneration is a major cause of disability. Use of a patient’s own nerve signals may offer an intuitive method for controlling a robotic limb to regain independence. Delicate nerves are damaged by the electrodes required for recording nerve signals, but muscles tolerate electrodes well. This project aims to create an artificial muscle construct as a bridge between nerve signals and recording electrodes to enable patient control of robotic limbs.