Bionic prosthetics: current tendencies, achievements and prospects for development

Abstract

In medicine, bionics involves the replacement of organs or other body parts by implants which closely imitate or even surpass the original function. Bionics constitutes a revolutionary branch of modern science which can deal with previouslyincurable conditions, which renders the present research relevant. The aim of the paper is to consider the status of bionic prosthetics in modern medicine, delineate the prospective directions and possible challenges of this branch of research.The scientific novelty consists in the authors’ critical analysis of available scholarly literature upon the subject under consideration.