Above the Knee Prosthetic Lining Using Braided Composites and Natural Fibers

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Estefania Santos
  • Eric Lepp
  • Ahmed Samir Ead
  • Jason Carey

• This project focuses on the design of an above the knee prosthetic lining made up of a natural
  and a synthetic fiber using a braided composite approach. Prosthetic linings are a part of an
  artificial limb that the amputee puts on their residual leg to protect the skin from any type of
  lacerations that may occur while in movement. Current linings are typically made only of
  silicone which traps heat inside and causes discomfort for amputees. The design that is explored
  in this report is composed of two separate layers which fixes present problems. Consequently,
  this allows amputees to wear their prosthetic without nuisances.

• Date created

  2021-08-12

• Subjects / Keywords

  • braided composite material
  • hemp
  • silicone
  • WISEST
  • STEM
  • SRP
  • Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

• Type of Item

  Conference/Workshop Poster

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-d472-aj17

• License

  Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International