APA 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Apple Watch, Strava, Cochlear Implant
6 Apr 2017
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Videos: using 3d printing & ink with living cells to create real body part implants. Beneficial because body accepts them more readily, implants last longer, replicates the dysfunctional/missing structure. (ex: create an ear for a cochlear implant, more realistic, mimics cartilage. Better for environment, animal welfare, more sustainable/faster production to meet demands. Technology: making/modification/knowledge and use of tools/machines/systems to solve a problem, improve a pre-existing solution to a problem, achieve a goal, or perform a specific function: examples of technology: invention of printing press (15th century-ability to write. 3500 pages a day vs 2-5 handwritten. : think of how technology has impacted our health & pa? (ex: phone apps strava,
