Mediating different-diameter Aβ nerve fibers using a biomimetic 3D TENS computational model.

Background: Significant progress has been made over the last 50 years in the design, development and testing of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in mediating different levels of tactile sensations. However, without knowing how best to stimulate the nerve fibers, the elicited sensation quality will always remain poor and unnatural.

New Method: A new biomimetic 3D TENS computational model is developed to quantify the neural activation mechanism with varied surface electrodes.