Glossary of Terms

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• Debriding

  Debridement is a process by which necrotic tissue and foreign bodies are removed from a wound to accelerate healing.

• Deep Brain Stimulation

  A neurosurgical treatment utilizing a neurostimulator placed in the brain to deliver electrical signals to specific parts of the brain to help control unwanted movements such as in Parkinson’s disease or regulate the firing of neurons in the brain to help control the symptoms of disorders such as epilepsy or depression.

• Deep Learning (DL)

  A form of machine learning that uses many layers of computation to form what is described as a deep neural network, capable of learning from large amounts of complex, unstructured data. Deep neural networks are responsible for voice-controlled virtual assistants as well as self-driving vehicles, which learn to recognize traffic signs.

• Digital twin

  Digital twin is a concept in the domains of science, engineering, and medicine. A digital twin couples computational models with a physical counterpart to create a system that is dynamically updated through bidirectional data flows as conditions change.

• Drug Delivery Systems

  Engineered technologies for the targeted delivery and/or controlled release of therapeutic agents.