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AI–Guided 4D Printing of Carnivorous Plants–Inspired Microneedles for Accelerated Wound Healing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work presents an artificial intelligence (AI)‐guided 4D‐printed microneedle platform inspired by carnivorous plants for wound healing. A thermo‐responsive shape memory polymer enables body temperature–triggered self‐coiling for autonomous wound closure.
Hyun Lee, Moon‐Jo Kim, DongEung Kim, Chan Ho Moon, Seojoon Bang, Hyeong Seok Kang, Ju Yeong Gwon, Jong Hwa Seo, Junhyub Jeon, Junhyuk Son, Munwon Lim, Minho Kang, Dong Yun Lee, Donghyun Lim, Jung‐Hoon Park, Gi Doo Cha, Soo‐Hong Lee, Tae‐Sik Jang, Kisuk Yang, Yunho Jeong, Youngho Eom, Hyun‐Do Jung   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polymers Functioning as Artificial Muscles

, 2013
Current research in the field of polymers has led to the development of synthetic muscles that function similar to biological muscles. Scientists have engineered polymers to contract up to one thousand times their original volume when exposed to changes ...
Pitt, William, Stanonis, Nicholas
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DEyeA: Artificial Muscles for the Restoration of Eye Blinking Following Facial Paralysis

Facial nerve palsy results in the inability to control facial muscles, including the Orbicularis Oculi, which is the main muscle enabling the blinking action.
Benouhiba, Amine, Perriard, Yves, Civet, Yoan, Konstantinidi, Stefania, Koenigsdorff, Markus, Gerlach, Gerald, Martin, Pierre-Jean   +6 more
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Engineering Strain‐Stiffening Granular Hydrogels for 3D‐Printed Tissue‐Mimicry

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D‐printable strain‐stiffening double‐network granular hydrogel (SDGH) enables independent, region‐specific tuning of toe (EToe) and heel (EHeel) moduli through control of microgel packing and network composition. This platform replicates tissue‐like nonlinear mechanics and allows fabrication of high‐fidelity, multilayered aortic valves with ...
Hyeokju Chae, Joohwan Han, Jeong‐Wook Seo, Taehoon Lee, Kihyeon Bae, Yeontaek Lee, Dong Soo Kim, Ikjin Kim, Jin‐Oh Kim, Steve Park   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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.
openaire   +3 more sources

Weaving Intelligence: Thermally Drawn Multimaterial Fibers Toward AI‐Enabled Smart Textiles

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally drawn multimaterial fibers are rapidly advancing as intelligent structural units for next‐generation smart textiles. Integrating multimaterial architectures with neuromorphic and spiking‐neural‐network principles enables fabrics that can sense, compute, and adapt autonomously.
Vuong Dinh Trung, Jiaxiang Yi, Hieu Nguyen‐Duc, Tien Nu Hoang Lo, Weili Zhao, Chaoqun Dong, Fabien Sorin, Baris Caglar, Lei Wei, Tung Nguyen‐Dang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatigue Characteristics of Pressurized Artificial Muscles

, 2014
Pressurized artificial muscles show promise in both standard aircraft actuation operations and in morphing structures as an alternative to currently used actuation systems due to their high power-to-weight ratio.
Capps, Ryan Anthony
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All‐Polyimide‐Mediated Liquid Metal Assembly on Aerogels for Breathable and Robust Electronic Skins

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An all‐polyimide‐mediated assembly strategy resolves the fundamental conflict between physiological breathability and electromechanical robustness in wearable electronics. By integrating a polyamic acid‐encapsulated liquid metal ink onto an ultralight polyimide aerogel, imidization‐induced contraction enables low‐temperature conductive activation and ...
Haijun Zhu, Jiancheng Dong, Hao Qiu, Je Hyeong Kim, Xingyu Liu, Shiyin Lin, Mengting Zheng, Chang Zhou, Yuduo Zhang, Jiayu Hou, Kangjia Geng, Yuchen Wang, Yidong Peng, Haoran Liu, Guanzheng Wu, Yunpeng Huang, Yongsheng Luo, Steve Park, Tianxi Liu   +18 more
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Interface‐Engineered Binary Framework Composites: Advancing Porous Materials for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Binary framework composites integrate two complementary porous architectures into a unified platform, enabling multifunctional design, enhanced structural tunability, and improved physicochemical performance. By combining high surface area, ordered porosity, interfacial synergy, and versatile functionalization, these hybrid materials offer new ...
Navid Rabiee, Mohammad Rabiee, Mohammad Akrami‐Hasan‐Kohal, Sidi A. Bencherif   +3 more
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Artificial muscles based on nematic gels

, 1997
Mechano-chemical conversion through the swelling of polymer gels suffers from several limitations, as far as the artificial muscles applications are concerned: mechanical response is too slow and strong local stress damages the sample.
De Gennes, Pierre-Gilles, Hébert, Matthieu, Kant, Rama   +2 more
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