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Hydrogel Confinement Strategies for 3D Cell Culture in Microfluidic Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Hydrogel confinement structures are key to organizing 3D cell cultures in microfluidic devices. This review classifies five structural strategies (micropillar, phaseguide, porous membrane, stepped‐height, and support‐free) and examines their trade‐offs alongside fabrication methods.
Soohyun Kim, Min Seok Lee, Sung Kyun Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Mifepristone and misoprostol versus misoprostol alone for induction of labor in women with intrauterine fetal death: A meta‐analysis and systematic review [PDF]

Paloma Oliveira, Artur Menegaz de Almeida, Mauro André Azevedo Silva Kaiser Cabral, Gustavo Lima Guilherme, Ana Filipa D Castilho M Ribeiro, João Antônio Zanette Giusti, Rafael Morais Esteves de Lima, Jéssica Cristine da Silva Garcia, Ricardo de Oliveira   +8 more
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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang, Zhipeng Jiang, Sun Hwa Kwon, Matthew Ibrahim, Alexander Dang, Lin Dong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Labor Induction, its Indication, and Feto-Maternal Outcomes in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Labor induction (IOL) is a common obstetric intervention to stimulate uterine contractions before the spontaneous onset of labor, with the goal of achieving vaginal delivery.
Zerihun Figa MSc, Addisu Getnet Zemeskel MSc, Asrat Alemu MSc, Anteneh Gashaw MSc, Aschalew Gossaye Ejigu MSc, Nigatu Tilahun MSc, Tesfaye Temesgen MSc, Fikru Bedecha MSc, Bereket Tesfaye Gebre MD   +8 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

Pre-induction cervical ripening and hygroscopic cervical dilators in pre-labor induction [PDF]

, 2023
Marco D’Indinosante, Annalisa Vidiri, Laura Giorgi, Irene Turrini, Amelia Spanò, Federica Perelli, Elisa Scatena, Alberto Mattei, Antonio Lanzone, Giovanni Scambia, Anna Franca Cavaliere   +10 more
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Auto‐Routing Fluidic Printed Circuit Boards

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work introduces (STREAM) software tool for routing efficiently advanced macrofluidics, an open‐source software tool for automating the design of 3D‐printable fluidic circuit boards. STREAM streamlines tube routing and layout, enabling the rapid fabrication of fluidic networks for soft robotics, lab‐on‐a‐chip devices, microfluidics, and biohybrid ...
Savita V. Kendre, Lehong Wang, Haotian Liu, Markus P. Nemitz   +3 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances in late pregnancy: Associations with experience of induction of labor with a catheter [PDF]

, 2023
Henna Haavisto, Kirsi Rinne, Terhi Kolari, Ella Anttila, Elina Ojala, Päivi Polo‐Kantola   +5 more
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Identifying Physical Interactions in Contact‐Based Robot Manipulation for Learning from Demonstration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robots can learn manipulation tasks from human demonstrations. This work proposes a versatile method to identify the physical interactions that occur in a demonstration, such as sequences of different contacts and interactions with mechanical constraints.
Alex Harm Gert‐Jan Overbeek, Herman van der Kooij, Douwe Dresscher, Mark Vlutters   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source