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Sound‐Based Assembly of Magnetically Actuated Soft Robots Toward Enhanced Release of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Magnetic soft robots offer promise in biomedicine due to their wireless actuation and rapid response, but current fabrication methods are complex and have limited cellular compatibility. A new, contactless bioassembly strategy using hydrodynamic instabilities is introduced, enabling customizable, centimeter‐scale robots.
Wei Gao, Riccardo Tognato, Micaela Natta, Elena Della Bella, Alessandro Cianciosi, Tiziano Serra   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An eel-like robot based on a dielectric elastomer.

PLoS One
Zhang C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Vibration study of dielectric elastomer conical structure based on fractional viscoelasticity. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhao D, Du H, Xiao A, Cao G, Lian Z, Liu J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim, Hayeon Shin, Seik Park, Changbeom Shim, Seonggun Joe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Enhanced Breakdown Strength via Regulating the Layer Thickness Ratio. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Zhang X, Zhao Z, Wang Z, Xu W, Ke K, Liu Z, Yang W.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Microfluidic Valve‐Integrated Garment for Smooth Sequential Gradient Mechanotherapy

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
We present a soft wearable sleeve that delivers smooth, gap‐free compression using overlapping air‐filled actuators and tiny microfluidic valves. The system reduces bulk, lowers power needs, and uses a smartphone‐sized control box. It can provide sequential gradient compression, gradient pressure holding, and fast deflation, supporting more portable ...
Run Ze Gao, Chen Xi Huang, Drew M. Werbowski, Jacqueline Mary Kormylo, Clark R. Dickerson, Carolyn L. Ren   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of an Oblique Cone Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Module-Connected Vertebrate Fish Robot. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Hitomi T, Sato R, Ming A.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Two‐Stage Characterization Pipeline and Open‐Source Framework for Reproducible Tactile Sensing

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The same soft tactile sensor returns different numbers when embodied in different robots. This is an Embodiment Gap that no shared framework currently captures transparently. A two‐stage characterization pipeline, paired with a FAIR open‐source digital datasheet, decouples intrinsic sensor behavior from embodiment effects and condenses cross‐laboratory
Matteo Lo Preti, Weng Buxiu, Petr Trunin, Muhammad Sunny Nazeer, Lucia Beccai, Perla Maiolino, Cecilia Laschi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator and Its Application in Flexible Gripper. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Meng X, Xie J, Pang H, Wei W, Niu J, Zhu M, Gu F, Fan X, Fan H.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Dielectric Elastomer Actuators as Safe and Effective Tools for Mechanostimulation of Human Cells

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Replicating physiological forces is crucial for realistic cell models. Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) offer a soft alternative, though their high voltages raised toxicity concerns. We demonstrate that DEA stimulation causes no cell damage, cell death or cell‐cycle disruption, while activating mechanosensitive responses.
Simon Holzer, Chaimae Bahou, Noe Syfrig, Katia Monastyrskaya, Yoan Civet, Ali Hashemi Gheinani, Yves Perriard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source