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Whiskers as feedback devices

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   Cathasach
   February 2016
   "If you used any basic biomaterial like your own hair and implanted it, it would get broken down / ejected very very quickly."
   
   I don't think hair gets broken down quickly at all. It's really one of the most durable substances the body creates, and ingrown hairs are a result of that when the hair doesn't surface but instead grows under the skin. If the body could break it down then it wouldn't be a problem.