Biomask: An Advanced Robotic System for the Real-time, Autonomous Monitoring and Treatment of Facial Burns of Wounded Soldiers
Abstract
The ultimate goal of our research effort is to produce a system called the Biomask, intended for use in facial reconstruction after severe burn or blast injury. The expected outcome of this one-year funding period was to develop modules and systems that can be readily used in animal studies to obtain biological and engineering parameters in order to produce a Biomask. Two types of bioreactors were successfully designed, manufactured and implemented for mice and rabbit wound models. Custom developed portable fluid exchange systems were implemented with bioreactors to perform the fluid delivery and extraction process from mice and rabbit wound models. In addition to the bioreactor systems, a microfluidic-based flexible fluid exchange patch was developed for porcine wound models. A novel design and fabrication process for the fluid exchange patch has been demonstrated. The device integrity during fabrication and operation has been verified using computational simulations and experimental laboratory tests. The fluid exchange patch is currently being applied to porcine wound models and its effectiveness is yet to be established.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA610692
Entities
People
- Eileen M. Clements
- Muthu Wijesundara
Organizations
- University of Texas at Arlington