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Development of an elbow power assist device with a water-hydraulic muscle actuator
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2016 Robotic technologies for supporting human activities have received much attention in recent years. The purpose of this study is to develop a wearable power assist device with a water-hydraulic artificial muscle actuator.
Takahiro KOSAKI +3 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Coagulative granular hydrogels are composed of packed thrombin‐functionalized microgels that catalyze the conversion of fibrinogen into a secondary fibrin network, filling the interstitial voids. This bio‐inspired approach stabilizes the biomaterial to match the robustness of bulk hydrogels without compromising injectability, mimicking the initial ...
Zhipeng Deng +16 more
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A Self-Deformation Robot Design Incorporating Bending-Type Pneumatic Artificial Muscles
Technologies, 2019 With robots becoming closer to humans in recent years, human-friendly robots made of soft materials provide a new line of research interests. We designed and developed a soft robot that can move via self-deformation toward the practical application of ...
Hiroki Tomori +4 more
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Artificial muscle: facts and fiction
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2011 Mechanical devices are sought to support insufficient or paralysed striated muscles including the failing heart. Nickel-titanium alloys (nitinol) present the following two properties: (i) super-elasticity, and (ii) the potential to assume different crystal structures depending on temperature and/or stress.
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Sensitivity to Hand Path Curvature during Reaching [PDF]
, 2003 People optimize reaching to make straight and smooth movements. We performed experiments characterizing human sensitivity to hand path deviations from a straight reach. Vision of the arm was blocked.
Lillis, Kyle P., Scheidt, Robert A.
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.The repair and regeneration of brain tissue faces both biological and technical challenges. Injectable bioscaffolds offer new opportunities to stimulate tissue regrowth in the brain by recruiting neural stem cells. Here, the translational issues are reviewed that need to be address to advance this promising new therapeutic approach from the bench to ...
Michel Modo, Alena Kisel
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Within-socket Myoelectric Prediction of Continuous Ankle Kinematics for Control of a Powered Transtibial Prosthesis [PDF]
, 2014 Objective. Powered robotic prostheses create a need for natural-feeling user interfaces and robust control schemes. Here, we examined the ability of a nonlinear autoregressive model to continuously map the kinematics of a transtibial prosthesis and ...
Beardsley, Scott A. +3 more
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Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu +18 more
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, 2000 6 pages, 5 eps figures, submitted Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 11/8 ...
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.We developed a micro‐sized, biocompatible implant for postoperative sustained delivery of anti‐fibrotic antibodies in glaucoma surgery. Machine learning‐guided optimization of polymer composition, implant geometry, and porosity enabled precise control of drug release.
Mengqi Qin +5 more
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