Manipulator (device)In robotics, a manipulator is a device used to manipulate materials without direct physical contact by the operator. The applications were originally for dealing with radioactive or biohazardous materials, using robotic arms, or they were used in inaccessible places. In more recent developments they have been used in diverse range of applications including welding automation, robotic surgery and in space. It is an arm-like mechanism that consists of a series of segments, usually sliding or jointed called cross-slides, which grasp and move objects with a number of degrees of freedom.
Ingénierie tissulaireL'ingénierie tissulaire ou génie tissulaire (en anglais, tissue engineering) est l'ensemble des techniques faisant appel aux principes et aux méthodes de l'ingénierie, de la culture cellulaire, des sciences de la vie, des sciences des matériaux pour comprendre les relations entre les structures et les fonctions des tissus normaux et pathologiques des mammifères, afin de développer des substituts biologiques pouvant restaurer, maintenir ou améliorer les fonctions des tissus.
