Bruisable Artificial Skin Could Help Prosthetics, Robots Sense Injuries (IMAGE)

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Bruisable Artificial Skin Could Help Prosthetics, Robots Sense Injuries

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An artificial skin attached to a person's knee develops a purple "bruise" when hit forcefully against a metal cabinet.

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Adapted from <i>ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces</i> <b>2021</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04911

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