SELF Materials Database

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This page provides useful context about materials and its uses in surgical education. You can help us improve this page by providing feedback.

This surgical simulator materials database is a technical resource to aid the construction of surgical simulators with a focus on the various fidelity types needed to learn and practice a surgical procedure, including visual, tactile, auditory, consequence, etc. This resource is an ongoing collaborative effort to document and categorize the development of surgical simulators, especially for use in low-cost settings. The database will provide insight for simulator developers regarding material fidelity in clinical settings.

Explore the database by browsing by the tissue you wish to reproduce on a simulator, or the material you'd like to use.

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This resource is an ongoing collaborative effort. Thanks for contributing!

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