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High Center‐of‐Mass, Multi‐Legged Soft Robots Powered by Geometrically Encoded Liquid Crystal Elastomer Arc Appendages

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by the octopus and the golden wheel spider, soft robots with liquid crystal elastomer arc fibers as appendages are fabricated to transcend surface constraints through an elevated center of mass and minimal contact footprints. By leveraging curvature‐encoded deformation‐recovery cycles, these robots exhibit contractile, torsional, and flexural ...
Jong Bin Kim, Antonio Proctor Martinez, Yaoye Hong, Ziyun Zhang, Kun‐Yu Wang, Shu Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Light-induced assembly and repeatable actuation in Ca²⁺-driven chemomechanical protein networks. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Lei X, Floyd C, Casas-Ferrer L, Chakrabortty T, Chandrasekharan N, Dinner AR, Coyle S, Honts J, Bhamla S.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Dual‐Bioresponsive and Programmable Microneedle Matrix as a Bioinspired Coupler for Orchestrating Diabetic Bone Regeneration

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This project developed a smart bandage‐like patch (a microneedle array) for repairing diabetic bone damage. It intelligently senses signals from infection and inflammation, then releases its medicines in a specific, timed sequence: first an antibacterial agent, then an anti‐inflammatory agent, and finally growth factors.
Yu Wang, Rui Chen, Yu Chen, Haowen Lu, Yuchen Qian, Zhiheng Gao, Zheming Shen, Xiaofei Zheng, Huilin Yang, Jun Zou, Yusen Qiao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine-Learning-Enabled Hydrogel Biosensors for Wearable Health Monitoring. [PDF]

Gels
Zhang Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

A 3D‐Printed Blister Test Platform for Quantifying Biointerface Adhesion Mechanisms

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A 3D‐printed blister platform enables energy‐resolved characterization of soft hydrogel–rigid interfaces. Integrating precision pressure control with hyperelastic modeling directly quantifies adhesion energy (G) and R‐curve toughening. Results reveal that modulating hydrogel concentration and surface roughness drives a tunable transition from cohesive ...
Yoontae Kim, Rahul Patil, Argyris K. Lazaris, Xinran Zhang, Stella Alimperti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strain amplitude sweep testing of oscillatory shear of transient networks with controlled network structures. [PDF]

Sci Technol Adv Mater
Sato R, Yamagata Y, Araida M, Sato T, Naito M, Sekiguchi H, Akada K, Chung UI, Katashima T.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An Injectable Electroactive Hydrogel Engineered for Stable Bioelectronic Interfaces

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Injectable electroconductive hydrogels enable soft, conformal, and stable bioelectronic interfaces for electroceutical therapies. A catechol‐modified hyaluronic acid/alginate/edge‐functionalized graphene platform combines wet adhesion, shear‐thinning injectability, tissue‐matched mechanics, and electrochemical functionality.
Ying Zhou, Peng Zheng, Beverley Cheung, Chien Yu Huang, Greg Ryder, Jonathan R Clark, D S Abdullah Al Maruf, Yi‐Hui Wu, Ming‐Dou Ker, Xufeng Huang, Gordon G Wallace, Xiao Liu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing Surface Instabilities for Functional Materials: Mechanics, Morphology, and Emerging Applications. [PDF]

Nanomicro Lett
Zhang Q, Li Y, Zhang R, Wang E, Xu Y, Ke Y, Chen X, Lin G.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Smart and Sustainable Sizing: Investigating the Sensing Behavior of Glass Fabrics Coated With Waterborne Polyurethane/Graphene Dispersions

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Waterborne polyurethane/graphene formulations are developed as piezoresistive coatings on glass fabric to enable flexible strain sensing. The graphene‐enabled conductive network provides a stable electromechanical response under cyclic compression. The coating demonstrates reliable pressure‐dependent resistance changes, highlighting its potential for ...
Vishnu Vijayan Pillai, Premika Govindaraj, Sai Aditya Pradeep, Olivia Sequerth, Srikanth Pilla, Franz Konstantin Fuss, Peter Kingshott, Nishar Hameed, Nisa V Salim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How channel elasticity enhances and directs flow in dendritic microfluidic networks. [PDF]

Microsyst Nanoeng
Mitropoulos E, Stamp CH, Marbini A, Milster S, Dzubiella J, Pfohl T.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source