Liquid interface cushion.LiquiCell Technologies' LiquiCell, an ultrathin ul·tra·thin adj. Very thin. , liquid interface technology, is designed to improve comfort over time at the point of contact between the resident's body and an object. When LiquiCell is used as an interface, such as in a wheelchair cushion, soft-tissue shear stress shear stress n. See shear. shear stress A form of stress that subjects an object to which force is applied to skew, tending to cause shear strain. is reduced, blood flow becomes less restrictive, and nerve depression is lessened. As the body shifts and/or moves, the liquid cell allows the opposing forces Those forces used in an enemy role during NATO exercises. See also force(s). to move without friction. LiquiCell acts like a bursa Bursa, city, Turkey Bursa (b  rsä`), city (1990 pop. 838,323), capital of Bursa prov., NW Turkey. by channeling the liquid within its pad
as pressure is applied or shifted across its surface area. By equalizing
vertical pressure at the point of contact, soft tissue compression is
reduced.
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