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UTact: Underwater Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor with Geometry Reconstruction and Contact Force Estimation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Embedded flexible sensing technologies advance underwater soft robotics, yet most systems still suffer from hysteresis and limited perceptiveness. Instead, vision‐based tactile sensors provide reliable and rapid feedback essential for complex underwater tasks.
Qiyi Zhang, Zonghao Zuo, Haoxuan Wang, Bin Liu, Yilidusi Yilihamu, Li Wen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Light‐controlled switchable underwater adhesive

SmartMat
Despite extensive efforts in designing and preparing switchable underwater adhesives, it is not easy to regulate the underwater adhesion strength locally and remotely.
Song Yang, Yanfei Ma, Chenxi Qin, Zhizhi Zhang, Jianqing Yu, Xiaowei Pei, Bo Yu, Wenbo Sheng, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microstructural and component evolution of self-assembled nanoperiod multilayered carbon-copper films with deposition pressure

AIP Advances, 2017
Here, we report a facile synthesis method for the fabrication of various nanoperiod multilayers in carbon-copper films only by conveniently changing the deposition pressure from the reactive magnetron sputter process.
Weiqi Wang, Li Ji, Hongxuan Li, Yiman Zhao, Huidi Zhou, Jianmin Chen   +5 more
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Dual‐Functional Ingestible Passive Capsules for High‐Throughput Intestinal Sampling with Sealed Containment and Targeted Drug Delivery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
To address challenges in high‐throughput intestinal sampling with sealed containment and target drug delivery, we developed a dual‐functional ingestible passive capsule with a dual‐triggered control system based on pH‐response and mechanical actuation.
Libing Huang, Houyu Ling, Xizong Chen, Yufei Duan, Yu Liu, Shuntian Cai, Yandan Ren, Wenlong Li, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Superlubricated Magnetically Steerable Microcatheter with Integrated Optical and Fluidic Channels

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A magnetically steerable microcatheter with integrated optical and fluidic channels is developed for multifunctional navigation in tortuous anatomical environments. A surface‐grafted hydrogel coating enables low‐friction actuation. The device demonstrates stable light and fluid delivery during magnetic manipulation, offering a compact platform for ...
Yuntian Du, Ruokun He, Luqi Li, Hesheng Wang, Zhuo‐Chen Ma, Bing Han   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physicochemistry aspects on frictional interfaces

Friction, 2017
Friction exists wherever relative motion occurs and is the main source of energy consumption. Lubrication plays a significant role in improving fuel efficiency, reducing emissions, and prolonging the service life of machines. Surface interactions between
Meirong Cai, Qiangliang Yu, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tumbling Magnetic Microrobots for Targeted In Vivo Drug Delivery in the GI Tract

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We introduce a microrobot design and integrated system for on‐demand targeted drug release in the gastrointestinal tract. The microrobot has an embedded magnet for actuation with external magnetic fields and is visualized in real time using ultrasound. It has two drug release ports sealed with a thermally sensitive wax. Local heating of the wax using a
Aaron C. Davis, Luis Carlos Sanjuan Acosta, Shubh P. Mehta, Baiyan Qi, Yang Yang, Luis Solorio, Craig J. Goergen, David J. Cappelleri   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Near-zero-wear with super-hard WB4 and a self-repairing tribo-chemical layer

Communications Materials
Achieving near-zero-wear remains a major challenge in mechanical engineering and material science. Current ultra-low wear materials are typically developed based on the self-consumption strategy.
Guixin Hou, Shengyu Zhu, Hui Tan, Wenyuan Chen, Jiao Chen, Qichun Sun, Juanjuan Chen, Jun Cheng, Peixuan Li, William Yi Wang, Jun Yang, Weimin Liu   +11 more
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Inspired by spider silk to prepare biomimetic high-performance bovine serum albumin adhesive to strengthen the interfacial and tribological performance of fabric composites

Friction
The interfacial adhesion between fibers and the resin matrix is considered to be one of the pivotal elements in determining the comprehensive properties of fabric composites.
Yaohui He, Zhaozhu Zhang, Yanling Wang, Meng Liu, Chaoying Liao, Junya Yuan, Peilong Li, Mingming Yang, Weimin Liu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source