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A Magneto‐Mechanically Activated Nerve Guidance Conduit Promotes Peripheral Nerve Regeneration via TIMP1‐Mediated Membrane Tension Transfer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a magneto‐mechanical strategy that incorporates FP@MSCs into an aligned PCL/GelMA nerve guidance conduit. Magnetic stimulation increases membrane tension in FP@MSCs, triggering cytoskeletal remodeling, Schwann cell‐like differentiation, and TIMP1 secretion. TIMP1 activates ITGB1/CD63–FAK signaling in NE‐4C cells, increasing membrane
Xinyu Zhu, Yumin Wu, Xiang Gao, Tianlu Wang, Wanting Jia, Xueying Mei, Huanzhong Ji, Zongxi Wu, Yujie Liang, Xiang Li, Kan Li, Jingyuan Li, Guangsen Zheng, Guiqing Liao, Siyong Gao   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetically Programmed Shape‐Morphing of Engineered Living Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, bacterial and mammalian engineered living materials (ELMs) are presented, in which living cells direct genetically programmed and enzymatically mediated shape‐morphing. The resulting deformation and shape‐recovery can be actuated in a genetically controlled manner by an ELM incorporating out‐of‐equilibrium counteracting biochemical reactions with
Jan Becker, Yuchen Liu, Miguel Baños, Rosanne Schmachtenberg, Mahmudul Hasan, Claudia Fink‐Straube, Luai R. Khoury, Wilfried Weber   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEMS-actuated wavelength drop filter based on microsphere whispering gallery modes [PDF]

, 2011
MEMS-enabled tuneable optical coupling between optical microsphere resonators and optical fibre waveguides is reported. We describe the design, fabrication and experimental characterization of a MEMS platform, based on electrothermal actuators, which ...
Li, Li, Uttamchandani, Deepak, Blue, Robert, Flockhart, Gordon M H   +3 more
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A V-Shaped Actuator Utilizing Electrostatic Force

Actuators, 2018
In this study, we propose a new ‘V’-shaped actuator with two panels and experimentally and theoretically investigate its actuation to find the most efficient structure. The V-shaped actuator operates like a seesaw.
Kahye Song, Hyeongyu Lee, Youngsu Cha
doaj   +1 more source

Structure‐Property Relationships in Catecholamine Coatings for Broad Surface Functionalization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by mussel adhesive proteins (MAPs), six catecholamine molecules with different molecular structure were systematically characterized and compared based on their ability to form homogeneous, reactive coatings. Highlighting candidates capable of balancing coating properties of interest, their successful use as primer layers for organic and ...
Caroline F. Harms, Qiming Li, Ye‐Sol Kim, Anish Tuteja, Jinsang Kim, Abdon Pena‐Francesch   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An FEM Study on Minimizing Electrostatic Cross-Talk in a Comb Drive Micro Mirror Array

Micromachines
We are developing a phase-modulating micro mirror-array spatial light modulator to be used for real holography within the EU-funded project REALHOLO, featuring millions of pixels that can be individually positioned in a piston mode at a large frame rate.
Andreas Neudert, Peter Duerr, Mario Nitzsche   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Full‐Field Damage Monitoring in Architected Lattices Using In situ Electrical Impedance Tomography

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In situ electrical impedance tomography (EIT) turns 3D‐printed, CNT‐infused architected lattices into full‐field damage‐imaging systems. Tunable Voronoi‐based geometries act as active sensing architectures, enabling conductivity maps to detect early‐stage damage and localise sequential ligament fracture before catastrophic failure.
Akash Deep, Andrea Samore, Alistair McEwan, Andrew McBride, Shanmugam Kumar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a micromachined electrostatically suspended gyroscope

, 2009
In this thesis, a new approach based on an electrostatically suspended gyroscope (ESG) was explored in order to improve the performance of micromachined gyroscopes.
Damrongsak, Badin
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Blood–Brain Barrier Regulation: Evolving From Classic Strategies to Electrochemical Ion and Reactive Oxygen Species Control

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Conventional therapies suffer from poor blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration and disordered ion/reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis, hindering precise neurological treatment. Electrochemical strategies achieve accurate spatiotemporal regulation of neural homeostasis.
Xiaokang Hu, Caiyu Liu, Meijun Pang, Zhiyuan Shi, Dong Ming, Xiuyun Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dielectric charging effects on Parylene electrostatic actuators [PDF]

, 2002
We report here the first characterization of dielectric charging effects on Parylene electrostatic actuators. High-resistivity Parylene in-between air gaps can cause undesirable charging effects due to air ionization when operating as electrostatic ...
Tai, Yu-Chong, Yao, Tze-Jung, Walsh, Ken
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