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Advances in Safe, Flexible, and Stretchable Batteries for Wearable Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Unlike previous reviews centered on component‐based deformability, this work highlights safety‐driven design strategies for flexible and stretchable batteries. By integrating material‐level engineering, geometry‐controlled structures, biocompatibility, and self‐protection mechanisms, it establishes a unified framework that connects mechanical ...
Hyewon Kang, Garan Byun, Seunghyeb Ban, Yunuo Huang, Woon‐Hong Yeo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robust hydrogels with orderly assembly of hydroxyapatite induced by temperature gradient

Friction
Hydrogels with high water content, excellent permeability, and biocompatibility are widely used in the biomedical field. In this study, an ordered structure-reinforced hydroxyapatite (HA) composite hydrogel with high water content, high strength, low ...
Xinyue Zhang, Qin Chen, Kai Chen, Haiyan Feng, Cunao Feng, Xiaowei Li, Dekun Zhang, Shirong Ge   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Macro-mechanical and microscopic study of the fatigue damage behaviour of a carbon fabric/PPS thermoplastic composite [PDF]

, 2011
This manuscript elaborates on the tension-tension fatigue behaviour of a carbon fabric reinforced polyphenylene sulphide. The damage behaviour will be investigated by (i) conducting fatigue experiments, in order to determine the macroscopic behaviour ...
Daggumati, Subareddy, De Baere, Ives, Degrieck, Joris, Lapeire, Linsey, Van Paepegem, Wim, Verbeken, Kim   +5 more
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Life Estimation in the Railway Wheels Under the Influence of Residual Stress Field [PDF]

International Journal of Railway Research, 2014
This paper presents the prediction of fatigue life and crack propagation in the railway wheel due to the stress field caused by mechanical loads and press fitting process of a railway wheel.
S.M Salehi, G.H. Farrahi, R. Masoudi Nejad   +2 more
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Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang, Nan Li, Yujia Song, Chen Hua, Tangzhen Guan, Yibing Ma, Cai Cheng, Jing Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal Cracking and Friction Performance of Two Kinds of Compacted Graphite Iron Brake Discs under Intensive Braking Conditions

Metals
The limited thermal conductivity of compacted graphite iron constrains its application in brake discs. The matrix plays a crucial role in balancing the thermal conductivity and mechanical performance of compacted graphite iron.
Zhuo Xu, Guiquan Wang, Yanxiang Li
doaj   +1 more source

Fatigue strength evaluation for bolt-nut connections having slight pitch difference considering incomplete threads of nut [PDF]

, 2015
Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Fracture Fatigue and Wear, FFW 2015, Ghent University, Belgium, 27-28 August 2015The high strength bolts and nuts are widely used in various fields.
Abdel Wahab, Magd, Chen, Xin, Fujisawa, Ryota, Maruyama, Hikaru, Noda, Nao-Aki, Sano, Yoshikazu, Takase, Yasushi   +6 more
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A fretting crack initiation prediction taking into account the surface roughness and the crack nucleation process volume

, 2005
This paper presents an experimental study of the fretting crack nucleation threshold, expressed in terms of loading conditions, with a cylinder/plane contact.
Buffiere, Jean-Yves, Fouvry, Siegfried, Proudhon, Henry   +2 more
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Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing of Soft Robotic Systems: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores the transformative role of multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the development of soft robotic systems. It presents current techniques, materials, and design strategies that enable functionally graded and adaptive structures.
Ritik Raj, Quan‐Chen Song, Jia‐Yang Juang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source