A Biomimetic Approach for Designing a Full External Breast Prosthesis: Post-Mastectomy

A Biomimetic Approach for Designing a Full External Breast Prosthesis: Post-Mastectomy

This work presents the design of a new breast prosthesis using the biomimetic technique for cases of complete mastectomy to address the problem of the increasing number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Mexico who are candidates for a mastectomy. The designed prosthesis considers the morpholo...

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Main Authors: Pedro Cruz, F. Josue Hernandez, Ma. Lourdes Zuñiga, Jose Maria Rodríguez, Rafael Figueroa, Antonio Vertiz, Zaira Pineda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
breast cancer
biomimetic design
breast prosthesis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/3/357

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