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An Optimization Method for an Active Multi-Unit Prosthetic Socket with Dynamic Adaptability in Multi-Task Scenarios

Biomimetics
As a core functional component of the prosthetic system, the prosthetic socket’s adaptability to the residual limb is directly correlated with the prosthetic’s performance, comfort level, and safety profile. Although traditional sockets can satisfy basic
Yawen Hu, Li Jiang, Chunying Zou, Bangchu Yang, Tianquan Han, Ming Cheng   +5 more
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Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios, Léon Chiriatti, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Vincent Le Houérou   +4 more
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A Compact Multijoint Finger Motion Sensing Module for Flexible Exoskeleton Applications

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Addressing the motion estimation gap in underactuated wearable electronics, a highly integrated sensor alongside a customized readout circuit is proposed. Featuring a screen‐printed layout and optimized horseshoe geometry, this design establishes an optimal feedback mechanism for flexible hand exoskeletons while eliminating wiring clutter.
Huawei Zheng, Frédéric Lamarque, Hani Al Hajjar, Andreas Dietzel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Review on Additive Manufacturing of Smart Components: Technologies, Applications, and Future Scope

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
How can additive manufacturing enable components that sense, adapt, heal, and power themselves? This review synthesizes recent advances in smart functionalities, manufacturing technologies, and intelligent design strategies, revealing a pathway toward fully integrated, autonomous, and multifunctional systems across diverse engineering sectors. Additive
Aiswarya Rony, P. M. Ushasree, Michael Short, Jinoop Arackal Narayanan   +3 more
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COORDINATED PHENOMENA IN THE MARINE DEMOSPONGE CHONDROSIA RENIFORMIS: PHYSIOLOGICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL, BIOMECHANICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ASPECTS.

, 2014
Although sponges (phylum Porifera) are still often considered to be simple, inactive animals, both larvae and adults of different species show clear coordination phenomena triggered by both extrinsic and intrinsic stimuli. Moreover although sponges lack a nervous system, they show a range of behavioural responses that are affected by exogenously ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Space Pump: Repairable 3D‐Printed Bioinspired Pneumatic Peristaltic Pump for Fluid and Regolith Transport in Space

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The space pump transports lunar regolith under vacuum condition. A fully 3D‐printed biomimetic peristaltic pump demonstrates reliable transport of liquids and solids using pneumatic ring actuators and flexible fused filament fabrication. The system operates under atmospheric and vacuum conditions, achieves high flow rates, and enables self‐priming ...
Daniel Bellin, Amke Falkenberg, Frank Balle, Thomas Speck, Falk J. Tauber   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Covalent Immobilisation of PVA‐MA Hydrogels on Plasma‐Activated Coatings: Achieving Superior Adhesion by Reagent‐Free Formation of a Nanoscale Primer Layer

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Robust attachment of hydrogels to solid substrates is critical to success in cell culture where hydrostatic and contractile forces can contribute to delamination of weakly adhered gels. This novel approach forms a nanometer‐scale, reagent‐free hydrogel primer layer to provide improved resistance to delamination of subsequent bulk hydrogel layers in a ...
Sophia C. Franklin, Clara T. H. Tran, Matthew Hadden, David Martinez‐Martin, Laura Poole‐Warren, Marcela M. M. Bilek, Ulises Aregueta Robles, Aaron D. Gilmour   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Lumbar Kinematic After Static Lumbar Flexion in Healthy Subjects

Journal of Modern Rehabilitation
Introduction: The application of Kinesio taping (KT) is a rehabilitation technique used to provide muscle and joint support and stability, without limiting the range of motion (ROM).
Zahra Chakeri, Saeed Talebian, Fariba Ghaderi   +2 more
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Tooth row allometry in domestic rabbits and nondomestic lagomorphs: Evidence for a decoupling of body and tooth row size changes in evolutionary time

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Domestic rabbits of different body sizes differ disproportionately in the length of their tooth row or the length of their diastema. Abstract In various domestic mammals, smaller breeds tend to have proportionally larger teeth, whereas this is not a universal trend across mammals.
Ursina L. Fasciati, Christine Böhmer, Stefanie Ohlerth, Marcus Clauss   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary radiation of large‐bodied gorgonopsians from the lower Abrahamskraal formation of South Africa

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The middle Permian represents a critical interval in therapsid evolution, when gorgonopsians emerged as some of the first specialized apex predators within terrestrial ecosystems. Despite their significance, the early diversification of Gorgonopsia in Gondwana remains poorly understood due to scarcity and fragmentary material.
Zanildo Macungo, Ricardo Araújo, Bruce S. Rubidge, Michael O. Day, Kathleen N. Dollman, Julien Benoit   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source