I have no idea if this even answers the prompt, and if anyone could give me another word for prosthetic (I think I used it too much), that would be great. It's supposed to be around half a page/250 words and I have 293 words. Help would be greatly appreciated!
Prompt: If you were given a $10,000 budget and the opportunity to build a small team of talented motivated individuals, what would you propose to accomplish?
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In that hospital room, amongst the drab curtains, boring furniture, seeing him on the bed- this was my epiphany. This was what I felt the need to prevent; this was my future. It took a fragile man who lost one arm, a cold January evening, and a street in Downtown Toronto for me to realize the increasing problems in current prosthetics.
Prosthetics have been used as augments of the body for over a century. From prosthetic arms to prosthetic eyes, humans have been able to replace the most vital parts of themselves. However, amputees still experience great difficulties with the prosthetics they use. These artificial body parts can be very heavy in weight and inefficient, lowering an amputee's ability to perform simple daily tasks.
Electroactive polymers, the substances that create artificial muscle, are polymers that have the ability to change in size and shape depending on the stimulation of an electrical field. These polymers are fairly light weight when considering their exceptional strength, since they can in fact withstand great amounts of force. With the use of ionic electroactive polymers, the artificial arm will be able to be almost as strong, if not as strong, as an actual human arm, without any excess baggage.
Though various scientists have previously researched the use of artificial muscle polymers to create a replication of the human arm, this concept has not come into affect. A plausible reason for this lack of progress is need of funding for projects concerning prosthetics. Amputees face many complications with their current prosthetics body supplements, and cannot function like average people. This is a growing problem in our society, and when I first met the man that cold January evening, I did not foresee the awareness I would grow concerning prosthetics.
Prompt: If you were given a $10,000 budget and the opportunity to build a small team of talented motivated individuals, what would you propose to accomplish?
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In that hospital room, amongst the drab curtains, boring furniture, seeing him on the bed- this was my epiphany. This was what I felt the need to prevent; this was my future. It took a fragile man who lost one arm, a cold January evening, and a street in Downtown Toronto for me to realize the increasing problems in current prosthetics.
Prosthetics have been used as augments of the body for over a century. From prosthetic arms to prosthetic eyes, humans have been able to replace the most vital parts of themselves. However, amputees still experience great difficulties with the prosthetics they use. These artificial body parts can be very heavy in weight and inefficient, lowering an amputee's ability to perform simple daily tasks.
Electroactive polymers, the substances that create artificial muscle, are polymers that have the ability to change in size and shape depending on the stimulation of an electrical field. These polymers are fairly light weight when considering their exceptional strength, since they can in fact withstand great amounts of force. With the use of ionic electroactive polymers, the artificial arm will be able to be almost as strong, if not as strong, as an actual human arm, without any excess baggage.
Though various scientists have previously researched the use of artificial muscle polymers to create a replication of the human arm, this concept has not come into affect. A plausible reason for this lack of progress is need of funding for projects concerning prosthetics. Amputees face many complications with their current prosthetics body supplements, and cannot function like average people. This is a growing problem in our society, and when I first met the man that cold January evening, I did not foresee the awareness I would grow concerning prosthetics.