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Fabrication, Properties, and Applications of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores cutting‐edge biomaterials and fabrication techniques for scaffolds in bone tissue regeneration. It conducts a critical comparison of various strategies, meticulously analyzes the key contradictions in the field, and outlines an integrated development path spanning from biomaterial selection to clinical application, while ...
Shangsi Chen, Min Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Infection Resistance and Regenerative Healing of Titanium Implants via Peptide‐Loaded Biodegradable Coatings

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a new biodegradable coating for titanium implants using a natural antimicrobial peptide, caerin 1.9. Applied via solvent casting, the coating offers sustained antibacterial protection and promotes healing. Tested on 3D‐printed porous titanium scaffolds, it effectively prevented infection—including against resistant bacteria—while ...
Hejie Li, Tianfang Wang, Nicolas Soro, Guoying Ni, Meg Allom, D. İpek Kurtböke, Xiaosong Liu, Damon Kent   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miniaturized and untethered McKibben muscles based on photothermal-induced gas-liquid transformation

Nature Communications
Pneumatic artificial muscles can move continuously under the power support of air pumps, and their flexibility also provides the possibility for applications in complex environments.
Wenfei Ai, Kai Hou, Jiaxin Wu, Yue Long, Kai Song   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review of Soft Robotic Actuators and Their Applications in Bioengineering, with an Emphasis on HASEL Actuators’ Future Potential

Actuators
This review will examine the rapidly growing field of soft robotics, with a special emphasis on soft robotic actuators and their applications in bioengineering.
Osura Perera, Ranjith Liyanapathirana, Gaetano Gargiulo, Upul Gunawardana   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane, Lyn I. Jones, Richard M. Martin, Helen Winter, Faezeh Arab Hassani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fiber-type artificial muscles for robotic actuation

npj Robotics
Fiber-type artificial muscles are emerging as innovative components in robotics due to their lightweight, flexible, and highly adaptable properties that emulate biological muscle functions.
Ji Hwan Moon, Jae Sang Hyeon, Shi Hyeong Kim, Hyun Kim, Seung Hwan Ko, Seon Jeong Kim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transducers Across Scales and Frequencies: A System‐Level Framework for Multiphysics Integration and Co‐Design

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Transducers convert physical signals into electrical and optical representations, yet each mechanism is bounded by intrinsic trade‐offs across bandwidth, sensitivity, speed, and energy. This review maps transduction mechanisms across physical scale and frequency, showing how heterogeneous integration and multiphysics co‐design transform isolated ...
Aolei Xu, Mengyao Xiao, Zhouli Sui, Yinpeng Wang, Daoye Zheng, Yuxin Liu, Luwei Wang, Huajun Liu, Chengkuo Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence artificial muscle of dielectric elastomers

Materials & Design
Artificial muscles (AMs), which encompass materials or devices capable of replicating the functions of natural muscles, have garnered significant attention in recent years, driven by the advent of various materials (advanced hydrogels, pneumatic AMs, dielectric elastomers, etc.) that exhibit exceptional properties and devices that demonstrate ...
Dongyang Huang, Jiaxuan Ma, Yubing Han, Chang Xue, Mengying Zhang, Weijia Wen, Sheng Sun, Jinbo Wu   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Chemically Doped Conductive Polymers for Wearable Health Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Among conductive polymers, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), polyaniline (PANI), and polypyrrole (PPy) are the most studied and applied. Chemical doping significantly boosts intrinsic conductivity and mechanical robustness.
Mengdi Zuo, Jian Song, Hong Hu, Le Zheng, Lei Zhang, Charles H. Lawrie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Versatile vacuum-powered artificial muscles through replaceable external reinforcements. [PDF]

Front Robot AI, 2023
Mendoza MJ, Cancán S, Surichaqui S, Centeno E, Vilchez R, Bertoldi K, Vela EA.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source