Development of Soft Tactile Sensor for Prostatic Palpation Diagnosis: Sensor Structure Design and Analysis

This paper is concerned with the development of a palpation probe for assessment of prostatic cancer and hypertrophy. The sensor is constructed by layering two polivinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films into soft material layers such as vulcanized rubber and sponge rubber sheets. Since the contact conditi...

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Main Authors: Zhongwei Jiang, Seiji Chonan, Yoshikatu Tanahashi, Takuji Kato, Mami Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/835749
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