Transdermals
Seems like the inability to get transdermals to work is a big pain in grinding's ass. It's something I'd like to try to fix. I'm even willing to do some experimentation on it.
What are the main problems associated with them? Does anyone have any ideas to overcome those problems?
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After all, necessity is the mother of invention, and we've got plenty of necessity. By a (rather weak) analogy, a model in physics called string theory is unsolvable, at least at the moment, because we haven't discovered the mathematics necessary to do so. Some physicists, therefore, have suggested that, instead of waiting for mathematicians to figure that out, they should discover it for themselves.
Saying that, @Unqualified did once hint at a research paper that included a potential method, which involved attaching the transdermal component to the bone. I'll link to that paper as soon as I can find it.
~Ian
That's great; let us know how well it goes, and if @Hughligen still has a leg to loan when you're done.
~Ian
P.S. It looks like the activity is slowly starting to run back into this forum. That's good to know :-D
~Ian
Okay so I made a couple pegs, using different mixes and coatings. Turns out the HAP won't just stick to sugru, what with it being such a fine powder, so I opted for a 50/50 mixture. The peg is pretty tiny so if it does fuck up, I don't get too bad of an infection, and I can cut it out easily.
If this doesn't work I'd like to spend a little time and cash finding out how to make the HAP form more of a coating, perhaps have it clump a little so it can adhere to the sugru.
implant procedure was standard, disinfect everything with isopropyl alcohol, cut a hole with a 6ga and stick it half way in. It sits flat on the skin to minimise knocks, and because it's over my shin bone.
I'm getting fairly used to this, actually, I don't mind the pain and I don't feel queasy when I do it.
I've done it in my leg because @Hughligen has no end of prior commitments, and I want to get this out of the way so I can move up to bigger, better things.
@Ian time stops when college goes out. That's why, if you ask us, the things we've done on break never actually happened ;)
The 90º -> promote better healing makes intuitive sense; I'll try and formalize it and post back why that is, if I can.