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Biorobotics: An Overview of Recent Innovations in Artificial Muscles
Actuators, 2022 In this overview of recent developments in the field of biorobotics we cover the developments in materials such as the use of polyester fabric being used as artificial skin and the start of whole new ways to actuate artificial muscles as a whole. In this,
Matthew Craddock +3 more
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, 2007 Whereas the acuity of the position sense at the ankle can be disturbed by muscle fatigue, it recently also has been shown to be improved, under normal ankle neuromuscular state, through the use of an artificial tongue-placed tactile biofeedback.
Boisgontier, Matthieu +4 more
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Evaluating Morphological Computation in Muscle and DC-motor Driven Models of Human Hopping [PDF]
, 2015 In the context of embodied artificial intelligence, morphological computation refers to processes which are conducted by the body (and environment) that otherwise would have to be performed by the brain.
Ay, Nihat +4 more
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Disordered but rhythmic—the role of intrinsic protein disorder in eukaryotic circadian timing
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Unstructured domains known as intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are present in nearly every part of the eukaryotic core circadian oscillator. IDRs enable many diverse inter‐ and intramolecular interactions that support clock function. IDR conformations are highly tunable by post‐translational modifications and environmental conditions, which ...
Emery T. Usher, Jacqueline F. Pelham
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Modeling a Microtubule Filaments Mesh Structure from Confocal Microscopy Imaging
Micromachines, 2020 This study introduces a modeling method for a supermolecular structure of microtubules for the development of a force generation material using motor proteins.
Yutaka Ueno +5 more
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Regulation of metabolism by miR-378 [PDF]
, 2014 The present invention provides a method of regulating fatty acid metabolism in a cell by contacting the cell with a modulator of miR-378 and/or miR-378* activity or expression.
Carrer, Michele, Olson, Eric N.
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Cryptochrome and PAS/LOV proteins play intricate roles in circadian clocks where they act as both sensors and mediators of protein–protein interactions. Their ubiquitous presence in signaling networks has positioned them as targets for small‐molecule therapeutics. This review provides a structural introduction to these protein families.
Eric D. Brinckman +2 more
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Shape-Memory Polymeric Artificial Muscles: Mechanisms, Applications and Challenges
Molecules, 2020 Shape-memory materials are smart materials that can remember an original shape and return to their unique state from a deformed secondary shape in the presence of an appropriate stimulus.
Yujie Chen +6 more
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Stiffness Graded Electroactive Artificial Muscle
Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 AbstractIn nature, hydrostatic, endo‐ and exo‐skeletons are widely observed, and provide essential rigidity and anchoring points for the application of muscular forces. The efficient interface between a hard skeleton and soft muscle in biology is made possible by a complex hierarchy of structures and composite materials, extending from the nano‐ to the
Majid Taghavi +3 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
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