At a time when we are building self-driving cars and intelligent fridges, it therefore makes sense to make greater use of technological progress to create accessibility in everyday life.
Dr. Thomas Stieglitz from the University of Freiburg and an international research group recently achieved a breakthrough that has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life of people with disabilities in the near future.
Sensitive prostheses that give the user the feeling of being part of their own body have been developed in several EU-funded projects. Special implantable electrodes make it possible to feed electrical impulses from hand prostheses directly into the patient’s nerve pathways. This enables the patient to feel objects, open the prosthesis accordingly and adjust the grip force – no additional visual stimulus is required.
To manufacture the various components for this fascinating technology, we were able to install an ISO class 8 cleanroom at the University of Freiburg’s IMBIT. With the help of a laminar flow cabinet, the cleanliness class is increased up to ISO 5. Even if it will probably be a while before it is ready for the market: The fact that we can contribute to the progress of medical development with our cleanrooms in this way already makes us proud today.
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