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Electrostatic Zipping Actuators—Analysis of the Pull-In Effect Depending on the Geometry Parameters
Energies, 2021 Continuous work on a new generation of actuators, referred to as artificial muscles, resulted in the initiation of work on electrostatic zipping actuators, the concept of which is derived from micro electro-mechanical devices.
Jacek Szkopek +2 more
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Review of Artificial Muscle Based on Contractile Polymers [PDF]
, 1991 An artificial muscle with strength and speed equal to that of a human muscle may soon be possible. Polymer gels exhibit abrubt volume changes in response to variations in their external conditions -- shrinking or swelling up to 1000 times their ...
Brock, David L.
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Materials Today, 2007 The various types of natural muscle are incredible material systems that enable the production of large deformations by repetitive molecular motions. Polymer artificial muscle technologies are being developed that produce similar strains and higher stresses using electrostatic forces, electrostriction, ion insertion, and molecular conformational ...
Mirfakhrai, Tissaphern +2 more
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Substrate Stress Relaxation Regulates Cell‐Mediated Assembly of Extracellular Matrix
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Silicone‐based viscoelastic substrates with tunable stress relaxation reveal how matrix mechanics regulates cellular mechanosensing and cell‐mediated matrix remodelling in the stiff regime. High stress relaxation promotes assembly of fibronectin fibril‐like structures, increased nuclear localization of YAP and formation of β1 integrin‐enriched ...
Jonah L. Voigt +2 more
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Actuators, 2019 An octopus arm with a flexible structure and no rigid skeleton shows a high degree of freedom and flexibility. These excellent features are suitable for working in an environment having fragile and unknown-shaped objects.
Shota Furukawa +3 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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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz +3 more
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NanomaterialsApplying thin electrically conductive coatings to Liquid Crystalline Elastomers (LCEs) is an effective way of functionalizing two-way shape memory polymers with the ability to respond to electrical currents.
Joshua C. Ince +3 more
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Self-Sensing Ionic Polymer Actuators: A Review
Actuators, 2015 Ionic electromechanically active polymers (IEAP) are laminar composites that can be considered attractive candidates for soft actuators. Their outstanding properties such as low operating voltage, easy miniaturization, and noiseless operation are ...
Karl Kruusamäe +3 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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