Controllable Dynamic Mechanical Cell Stimulation using Magnetically Actuated Artificial Cilia
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This paper introduces a platform based on magnetic artificial cilia for providing controllable dynamic mechanical stimulation to single cells, suitable for investigating large cell populations and enabling live cell imaging. Proof‐of‐principle experiments show that cell morphology is strongly influenced by the artificial cilia, that cellular forces can
Roel Kooi +5 more
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Development and mathematical modelling of a dual-rotor machine for wind turbine power generation system. [PDF]
Sci RepLi Y, Cui J, Li H, Zhao B.
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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong +4 more
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Magnetoelectric Energy Harvesting for Industrial IoT Applications: Frequency-Tunable Converter with Enhanced Performance. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Naifar S, Kanoun O.
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In vitro arterial models offer ethical and robust alternatives for vascular research but require cytocompatible materials that replicate physiological mechanics. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels produced by directional freezing and salting‐out (PVA DFSO) are anisotropic yet lack stability for cell culture. Herein, methacrylated PVA (PVA‐MA)
Javiera Sanhueza Ortega +4 more
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In Situ Pixel-Scale Magnetic Programming 3-Dimensional Printing for Multimode Soft Miniature Robots with Multifunctions. [PDF]
Research (Wash D C)Zhao S +8 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A superhydrophobic 3D cell culture platform enables rapid and consistent formation of heterotypic tumor–stroma clusters, and reveals how physiological shear conditions influence metastatic signaling. Mechanical stimulation of cancer‐associated fibroblasts promotes sustained cytokine secretion and survival‐promoting pathways, showing how multicellular ...
Alexandria T. Carter +5 more
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Mechanical-electrical conversion performance of electromagnetic-triboelectric hybrid generator for wind energy harvesting. [PDF]
iScienceWang Z, Huang C, Cao J, Li X, Bian J.
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Fully Wireless and Flexible Valves for Multiplexed and Prolonged Intravesical Liquid Release
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A fundamental mechanism for the simultaneous control of multiple magnetic valves is reported in a miniature soft robotic patch for intravesical drug delivery, enabling fully wireless and programmable liquid release. Integrated with a bioadhesive interface and induction‐coupling‐based liquid volume sensing, the soft robotic patch is promising to enable ...
Boyang Xiao +5 more
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Analysis of double side ironless permanent magnet linear synchronous machine with low normal force. [PDF]
Sci RepHe X, Sun Q, Yan L, Xiang P, Zheng T.
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