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Recycled Polymer Orthoses for Post-Stroke Neurorehabilitation in Kazakhstan: Development and Biomechanical Evaluation of Low-Cost 3D-Printed Orthoses

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: This paper presents a narrative review and conceptual engineering design study on low-cost, 3D-printed hand orthoses for post-stroke neurorehabilitation in Kazakhstan, fabricated from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET). The work reviews international literature on 3D-printed and tendon-driven soft wearable devices for stroke rehabilitation and proposes a patient-specific orthosis design intended to integrate with rehabilitation-robotics platforms already developed in Kazakhstan. The design is grounded in published mechanical data for rPET-based FDM parts and compared against PLA and TPU as candidate materials. This is a design-stage conceptual study: it does not report original tensile, fatigue, finite-element, or clinical data, and is intended as a first step toward a mechanically validated and clinically tested device.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22030597

Authors: Nurgozhayeva, Amaliya, Umarova, Zhanat

Institution: M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State University

Language: English

Topic: Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7203881227

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