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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
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Self‐Assembled Inorganic Nanomembrane Tubes: Rolled‐Up Piezoelectrics for Microacoustic Wave‐Based Actuators and Sensors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a self‐assembly process to generate free‐standing piezoelectric nanomembranes, forming ultracompact microtubular acoustic wave sensors and actuators. The miniaturized 3D piezoelectric platform reported in this work can be applied in telecommunication, energy harvesting, and acoustofluidics. Moreover, the 3D self‐assembly can add
Raphaël C. L‐M. Doineau, Christian N. Saggau, Stefan Baunack, Thomas Gemming, Yara Abdelaal, Robert Weser, Oliver G. Schmidt, Hagen Schmidt, Andreas Winkler, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +9 more
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Study on Compliant Actuator of the Knee Joint for Exoskeleton

Jixie chuandong, 2021
The compliance of the joint for exoskeleton is very important in adapting to the wearer's motions and human-machine compatibility. However，the conventional rigid or passive compliant mechanisms cannot achieve the purpose of active compliance due to the ...
Pingxin Ji, Peng Song, Xinmin Mo, Zuba Wei, Hao Zhao   +4 more
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Eutectozymes as Soft Hybrid Materials for Advanced Biocatalysis

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Eutectozymes are sustainable hybrid materials that embed a GOx–HRP cascade within hydrophobic eutectogels featuring a dual supramolecular–covalent network. This architecture preserves native enzyme structure and stability, enables efficient heterogeneous biocatalysis in aqueous media, and positions eutectogels as robust platforms for next‐generation ...
Manuel Eduardo Martinez Cartagena, Lucia Suarez, Aitor Ontoria, Francisca J. Benitez, Elixabete Rezabal, María Soledad Orellano, Marcelo Calderón, Cristián Huck‐Iriart, Agustin S. Picco, Matias L. Picchio, Ana Beloqui   +10 more
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Design of a test structure based on chevron-shaped thermal actuator for in-situ measurement of the fracture strength of MEMS thin films

Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering, 2019
A novel test structure to characterize the fracture strength of MEMS (Micro-electro-Mechanical Systems) thin films is presented. The test structure is comprised of a micro fabricated chevron-shaped thermal actuator and test specimen.
Mengjie Li, Zaifa Zhou, Liyan Yi, Xijie Wang, Saeed Adnan   +4 more
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Position and torque tracking: Series elastic actuation versus model-based-controlled hydraulic actuation

2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2011
Robotics used for diagnostic measurements on, e.g. stroke survivors, require actuators that are both stiff and compliant. Stiffness is required for identification purposes, and compliance to compensate for the robots dynamics, so that the subject can move freely while using the robot.
Otten, Alexander, van Vuuren, Wieke, Stienen, Arno, van Asseldonk, Edwin H.F., Schouten, Alfred, van der Kooij, Herman   +5 more
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Topology and Material Optimization in Ultra‐Soft Magneto‐Active Structures: Making Advantage of Residual Anisotropies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Residual magnetization induces pronounced mechanical anisotropy in ultra‐soft magnetorheological elastomers, shaping deformation and actuation even without external magnetic fields. This study introduces a computational‐experimental framework integrating magneto‐mechanical coupling into topology optimization for designing soft magnetic actuators with ...
Carlos Perez‐Garcia, Rogelio Ortigosa, Jesús Martínez‐Frutos, Daniel Garcia‐Gonzalez   +3 more
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Elastomeric Micro‐Balloons for Remote Control of Cerebral Blood Flow and Real‐Time In vivo Imaging of Rodent Brain Response to Hypoperfusion

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports the fabrication of MRI‐compatible elastomeric micro‐balloons via a multi‐step bubble casting process, where the monolithic elastomeric wall is selectively stiffened for reversible and controlled inflation and elasticity, depending on the target vessels for graded occlusion of cerebral arteries.
Jong Bin Kim, Jinghui Wang, Yinding Chi, Jingxian Wu, Alicia Ng, Guanda Qiao, Honglin Tan, Miroslaw Janowski, Piotr Walczak, Yajie Liang, Shu Yang   +10 more
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2D Nanomaterials Toward Function‐Ready Superlubricity in Advanced Microsystems

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A unified framework links structural and transformation superlubricity with microsystem functions and deployment requirements. Mechanisms, device architectures, integration strategies, AI‐guided discovery, and benchmarking protocols are connected to define function‐ready superlubricity in advanced microsystems.
Yushan Geng, Jun Yang, Yong Yang
wiley   +1 more source

A Bionic Knee Exoskeleton Design with Variable Stiffness via Rope-Based Artificial Muscle Actuation

Biomimetics
This paper presents a novel design for a bionic knee exoskeleton equipped with a variable stiffness actuator based on rope-driven artificial muscles. To meet the varying stiffness requirements of the knee joint across different gait modes, the actuator ...
Shikai Jin, Bin Liu, Zhuo Wang
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