Investigating the Design and Manufacture of PneuNet Actuators as a Prosthetic Tongue for Mimicking Human Deglutition
The number of Total Glossectomy cases in the United States is seeing an increasing trend as per the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. Patients, who have undergone such aggressive surgical procedures, have extensive limitations performing basic oral functions such as swallowing (deglutition), eat...
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Digital WPI
2019
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/1300 https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2299&context=etd-theses |