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Learning‐Based Soft Robotic Grasping: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review analyzes learning‐based soft robotic grasping from a pipeline‐oriented perspective, encompassing soft gripper design, multimodal sensing, and learning‐based planning and control. It surveys key neural network architectures and benchmark datasets and identifies critical challenges such as sim‐to‐real transfer, generalization, and continual ...
Arnab Majumder, Jelizaveta Konstantinova, Graham Deacon, Kaspar Althoefer   +3 more
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Optimized Dual-Stokes Raman Laser for 1.1 µm Emission and Temperature Sensing

Photonics
This work experimentally validates an improved Raman fiber laser, developed through cascade core variation splicing of optical fibers and the integration of fiber Bragg gratings.
Jesus Alberto Coba-Ramos, Lelio de la Cruz May, Angeles Yolanda Pages-Pacheco, Efrain Mejia-Beltran, Daniel Jauregui-Vazquez, Manuel May-Alarcon, Rafael Sanchez-Lara, Jose Alfredo Alvarez Chavez   +7 more
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A Low‐Cost, Handheld Optical Stiffness Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel handheld stiffness sensor is presented for real‐time tissue stiffness characterization. By simultaneously sensing contact force and tissue deformation, the device enables accurate stiffness quantification without requiring precise manual control. This approach offers a promising solution for intraoperative tumor detection and minimally invasive
Qianyu Ma, Ruxiang Jiang, Kaspar Althoefer, Nicolas Herzig, Hareesh Godaba   +4 more
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Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring

Sensors
Epoxy resins are widely used in the manufacture of composite materials for a wide range of applications. Control of the curing process is an important consideration in ensuring product quality and minimizing production times. The curing of epoxy resin is
Oleg V. Ivanov, Kaushal Bhavsar, James M. Gilbert   +2 more
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Arrays of Regenerated Fiber Bragg Gratings in Non-Hydrogen-Loaded Photosensitive Fibers for High-Temperature Sensor Networks

Sensors, 2009
We report about the possibility of using regenerated fiber Bragg gratings generated in photosensitive fibers without applying hydrogen loading for high temperature sensor networks.
Hartmut Bartelt, Johan Vlekken, Martin Becker, Christoph Chojetztki, Manfred Rothhardt, Sven Brueckner, Eric Lindner   +6 more
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Chiral Nanoparticles Suppress Inflammatory Infiltration to Promote Extracellular Matrix Remodeling for Ectopia Lentis Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
L‐cysteine‐configured chiral polyurethane nanoparticles suppress ocular inflammation and reduce extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation in ectopia lentis by regulating macrophages polarization and inhibiting nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway. By promoting zonular fiber‐associated protein restoration and tissue repair, this minimally invasive ...
Yinuo Wen, Yan Yang, Haihan Gao, Yan Liu, Xinyue Wang, Linghao Song, Ruohong Li, Ao Miao, Jie Xu, Zhennan Zhao, Dan Li, Shenjie Peng, Linzhao Li, Min Zhang, Yonghang Liu, Liren Wang, Tianhui Chen, Yongxiang Jiang   +17 more
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Novel Fabrication Technique of Superimposed LPG with Different Grating Pitches for the Simultaneous Detection of Refractive Index and Temperature

Proceedings, 2019
Optical fiber sensors based on in-fiber Long Period Gratings (LPG) have attracted considerableinterest in the context of environmental, chemical and biochemical sensing. [...]
Cosimo Trono, Federico Valeri, Francesco Baldini   +2 more
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Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in smart nanotechnologies are expanding the toolbox for brain interfacing, from wireless neuromodulation and high‐resolution sensing to targeted delivery within the central nervous system. By combining responsive nanomaterials with bioinspired design, these platforms enable multimodal interactions with neurons and glia, while also ...
Tommaso Curiale, Marie Celine Lefevre, Alessio Carmignani, Maria Cristina Ceccarelli, Matteo Battaglini, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani   +6 more
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Multidimensional and Multifunctional Laser‐Induced Graphene (LIG) for Point‐of‐Care and Wearable Biosensing, Theranostics, and Bioactive Interfaces Toward Personalized Healthcare and Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multidimensional laser‐induced graphene (LIG) spanning from 0D to 3D architectures is comprehensively reviewed for multifunctional biomedical platforms, including biosensing, theranostics, and bioactive interface applications, which highlights its potentials for point‐of‐care diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, smart drug delivery, and tissue ...
Li Zhang, Yurou Yuan, Xiaohong Ding, Wing Cheung Mak   +3 more
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Organoid Brain‐Machine‐Interface Devices for Central Nervous System Repair

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We envision organoid brain‐machine‐interface (Organoid‐BMI) devices as new biohybrid bidirectional communication pathways to connect the human CNS and the external world for personalized CNS repair and regeneration. ABSTRACT Central nervous system (CNS) repair and regeneration suffer from tremendous clinical challenges due to current limitations in ...
Yantao Xing, Yang Yang, Zichen Hong, Chunhui Tian, Huiyu Chu, Susanne Clara Prokop, Hongwei Cai, Mingxia Gu, Jason Tchieu, Ken Mackie, Feng Guo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source