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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variable friction secondary seal for face seals [PDF]

, 1986
Vibration and stability of a primary seal ring is controlled by a secondary seal system. An inflatable bladder which forms a portion of the secondary seal varies the damping applied to this seal ring.
Dirusso, E.
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3D‐Printed Dynamic Heart Model With Left‐Side Anatomy and Integrated Sensor for Edge‐to‐Edge Repair and Regurgitation Reduction

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work presents a fully synthetic, 3D‐printed dynamic heart model with left‐side anatomy featuring sutured mitral valve chordae tendineae analogs, embedded actuators for physiologic wall contraction, and customized flexible pressure sensors for the left ventricle.
Alejandro Guillen Obando, Hongyi Shen, Myles McGovern, Yusen Zhang, Vivien Lin, Darryl Fu, Ryan Baumwart, Kaiyan Qiu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Objective Assessment of Rupture Parameters in Intact and Acute Post-Cystorrhaphy Cadaveric Bladders

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
Background: Certain procedures, particularly those used to treat symptoms of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC), involve filling the bladder to or over its capacity for visualization and/or relief of symptoms.
Geoffrey D. Towers, Dani G. Zoorob, Rose A. Maxwell, Ashley N. Reid, Jerome L. Yaklic, Jason C. Massengill   +5 more
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Investigations of urethral sphincter activity in mice with bladder hyperalgesia before and after drug administration of gabapentin. [PDF]

, 2019
PurposeThis study investigated the effect of gabapentin on lower urinary tract dysfunction focusing on urethral activities and cystitis-induced hyperalgesia in a mouse model of painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis (PBS/IC). The electromyography&
Chang, Huiyi H, Chen, Jia-Jin, Choi, Hanul, Do, Rebecca, Ghoniem, Gamal, Lin, Ching-Ting, Yeh, Jih-Chao, Zi, Xiaolin   +7 more
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Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source

Mutation of the co-chaperone Tsc1 in bladder cancer diminishes Hsp90 acetylation and reduces drug sensitivity and selectivity [PDF]

, 2019
The molecular chaperone Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is essential for the folding, stability, and activity of several drivers of oncogenesis. Hsp90 inhibitors are currently under clinical evaluation for cancer treatment, however their efficacy is ...
Backe, Sarah J, Baker-Williams, Alexander J, Bourboulia, Dimitra, Bratslavsky, Gennady, Bratslavsky, Michael S, Hughes, Michael, Jacob, Joseph M, Mollapour, Mehdi, Sager, Rebecca A, Shapiro, Oleg, Wong, Michael, Woodford, Mark R   +11 more
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Toward Wireless Implantable Robotic Systems Driven by Magnetic Field for Personalized Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic materials are playing an increasingly vital role in enabling sensing and actuation at small scales. This perspective highlights recent advances in magnetic materials and magnetically actuated devices for wireless sensing, actuation, and energy harvesting toward implantable robotic systems for closed‐loop therapy.
Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Xiaoguang Dong
wiley   +1 more source

A Soft Robotic Device for Targeted Massage Therapy of Residual Limbs

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Residual limb edema after amputation can hinder recovery and delay prosthetic fitting. This study presents a soft‐robotic wearable device that delivers sequential compression through pneumatic McKibben actuators. By replicating the principles of manual lymphatic drainage, the device generates controlled mechanotherapeutic pressure patterns, providing a
Maria Grazia Polizzotto, Alessio Capecchi, Maartje Van der Lingen, Emanuele Gruppioni, Arianna Menciassi, Linda Paternò   +5 more
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Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source