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Liquid Metal Microrobots for Magnetically Guided Transvascular Navigation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Liquid metal‐based microrobots combine magnetic steering, intrinsic X‐ray visibility and softness, to navigate blood vessels even against flow. Under clinically relevant magnetic fields, liquid metal microrobots roll along vessel walls, cross endothelial barriers, and accumulate in target tissues.
Xiaohui Ju, Roshan Velluvakandy, Xianghua Wu, Miguel Angel Merlos Rodrigo, Zbyněk Heger, Kamila Bendíčková, Jan Frič, Martin Pumera   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of Displacement and Force Characteristics of Piezoelectric Multilayer Actuator for Active Preload Control System in Ultrasonic Motors. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Saini HS, Kilikevičienė K, Čeponis A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Topology and Material Optimization in Ultra‐Soft Magneto‐Active Structures: Making Advantage of Residual Anisotropies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Residual magnetization induces pronounced mechanical anisotropy in ultra‐soft magnetorheological elastomers, shaping deformation and actuation even without external magnetic fields. This study introduces a computational‐experimental framework integrating magneto‐mechanical coupling into topology optimization for designing soft magnetic actuators with ...
Carlos Perez‐Garcia, Rogelio Ortigosa, Jesús Martínez‐Frutos, Daniel Garcia‐Gonzalez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental characterization and modeling of a new bulk multi-mode magnetostrictive actuator. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ansari S, Karafi MR.
europepmc   +1 more source

Rewriting Polymer Fate via Chemomechanical Coupling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a life‐like “living” polymer platform that can grow, degrow, and reprogram its properties after fabrication. By integrating mass transport, reversible polymerization, and controlled catalysis, the material achieves on‐demand changes in size, shape, and mechanical properties.
Jiahe Huang, Haohui Zhang, Jiehao Chen, Xuelin Sui, Febby Krisnadi, Dongjing He, Huajian Ji, Will R. Gutekunst, Michael D. Dickey, Yuhang Hu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A unified framework for soft inflatable fabric actuators. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Simatos O, Tsintzira K, Chatziathanasiou GM, Polygerinos P.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Freeform Manufacturing of Plant‐Based Structural Colors for Scalable Photonic and Mechanochromic Devices

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A green, freeform manufacturing approach that utilizes robust aqueous two‐phase systems to create intricate and scalable photonic structures and non‐planar mechanochromic hydrogel actuators from plant‐based hydroxypropyl cellulose. This approach broadens the structural possibilities of sustainable photonic devices and mechanochromic systems, offering ...
Xiao Song, Peiqi Niu, Wenxi Gu, Chun Lam Clement Chan, Jiuhong Yi, Xu Liu, Peng Tan, Chon In Haydn Cheong, Qingwen Guan, Dan Fang, Bingpu Zhou, Zi Liang Wu, Ji Liu, Yan Yan Shery Huang, Iek Man Lei   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motorized semi-automated prism bar technique for enhanced prismatic evaluation. [PDF]

Indian J Ophthalmol
Suresh G, Srinivasan M, Muthukumar B, Meenakshi N, Rajesh H.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Photochemical Fuel Carrier Molecules for Robotic Embodied Energy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We designed a novel fuel carrier photoresponsive molecule for on‐demand energy storage and release. Carrier molecules undergo bond scission under UV light to release chemical fuel and locally generate propulsive Marangoni flows. We demonstrate this photochemical embodied energy strategy in small‐scale robots and active matter systems, enabling ...
Chuqi Huang, Songah Jeong, Ji Woo Kim, Kanyarat Mantala, Zenghao Zhang, Hyungwoo Kim, Abdon Pena‐Francesch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and control of a robotic assistant walking aid for fall risk reduction. [PDF]

Front Robot AI
Naderer M, Kim Y, Kim TH, Kim Y.
europepmc   +1 more source