{"id":6975,"date":"2020-09-17T10:38:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T09:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=6975"},"modified":"2020-09-17T10:38:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T09:38:05","slug":"new-electronic-artificial-skin-instantly-reacts-to-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/new-electronic-artificial-skin-instantly-reacts-to-pain\/6975\/","title":{"rendered":"New electronic artificial skin instantly reacts to pain"},"content":{"rendered":"
The prototype of the electronic artificial skin can electronically replicate the way human skin senses pain by mimicking 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.<\/p>\n
Lead researcher, Professor Madhu Bhaskaran<\/a> said the pain-sensing prototype was a significant advance towards next-generation biomedical technologies and intelligent robotics. Bhaskaran said: “Skin is our body’s largest sensory organ, with complex features designed to send rapid-fire warning signals when anything hurts. We’re sensing things all the time through the skin, but our pain response only kicks in at a certain point, like when we touch something too hot or too sharp.<\/p>\n \u201cNo electronic technologies have been able to realistically mimic that very human feeling of pain – until now. Our artificial skin reacts instantly when pressure, heat, or cold reach a painful threshold. It’s a critical step forward in the future development of the sophisticated feedback systems that we need to deliver truly smart prosthetics<\/a> and intelligent robotics.”<\/p>\nThe process of creating electronic artificial skin<\/h3>\n