TY - BOOK AU - Najjārīyān,Siyāmik AU - Dargahi,Javad AU - Mehrizi,Ali Abouei ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Artificial tactile sensing in biomedical engineering AV - R857.T32 N25 2009eb U1 - 610.28/4 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Tactile sensors KW - Robotics in medicine KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The four senses in humans : sight, hearing, smell, and taste -- The sense of touch -- Introduction to tactile sensing and tactile sensors -- Introduction to tactile sensing technologies -- Strain gauge sensors -- Piezoelectric sensors -- Application of tactile sensing in surgery -- Tactile image information -- Application and recent developments of tactile sensing in tumor detection -- Determination of mechanical properties of biological tissues including stiffness and hardness -- Application of tactile sensing in robotic surgery -- Haptics application in surgical simulation; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10327016 ER -