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Coaxially printed magnetic mechanical electrical hybrid structures with actuation and sensing functionalities

Nature Communications, 2023
Soft electromagnetic devices have great potential in soft robotics and biomedical applications. However, existing soft-magneto-electrical devices would have limited hybrid functions and suffer from damaging stress concentrations, delamination or material
Yuanxi Zhang, Chengfeng Pan, Pengfei Liu, Lelun Peng, Zhouming Liu, Yuanyuan Li, Qingyuan Wang, Tong Wu, Zhe Li, Carmel Majidi, Lelun Jiang   +10 more
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Rotating magnetic field actuation of a multicilia configuration [PDF]

, 2009
This paper was presented at the 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009), which was held at Brunel University, West London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IPEM, the ...
2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009), Isvoranu, D, Ioan, D, Parvu, P   +3 more
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Actuation system design with electrically powered actuators [PDF]

, 2011
This project addresses the actuation system architecture of future All-electric aircraft (AEA) with electrically powered actuators (EPA). Firstly, the information of EPAs is reviewed, and then an electro-hydrostatic actuator (EHA) and electro ...
Meng, Fanliang
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A finite element approach for the implementation of magnetostrictive material terfenol-D in automotive CNG fuel injection actuation [PDF]

, 2008
Magnetostriction is the deformation that spontaneously occurs in ferromagnetic materials when an external magnetic field is applied. In applications broadly defined for actuation, magnetostrictive material Terfenol-D possesses intrinsic rapid response ...
Choadhury, Habibullah Amin
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Optimal Actuation of Flagellar Magnetic Micro-Swimmers [PDF]

, 2020
We present an automated procedure for the design of optimal actuation for flagellar magnetic microswimmers based on numerical optimization. Using this method, a new magnetic actuation method is provided which allows these devices to swim significantly ...
Giraldi, Laetitia, Régnier, Stéphane, Pomet, Jean-Baptiste, El Alaoui-Faris, Yacine   +3 more
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Towards Functional Mobile Microrobotic Systems

Robotics, 2019
This paper presents our work over the last decade in developing functional microrobotic systems, which include wireless actuation of microrobots to traverse complex surfaces, addition of sensing capabilities, and independent actuation of swarms of ...
Georges Adam, Sagar Chowdhury, Maria Guix, Benjamin V. Johnson, Chenghao Bi, David Cappelleri   +5 more
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Giving Penetrable Remote-Control Ability to Thermoresponsive Fibrous Composite Actuator with Fast Response Induced by Alternative Magnetic Field

Nanomaterials, 2021
An alternative magnetic field (AMF)-induced electrospun fibrous thermoresponsive composite actuator showing penetrable remote-control ability with fast response is shown here for the first time.
Li Liu, Wenjing Song, Shaohua Jiang, Gaigai Duan, Xiaohong Qin   +4 more
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Advanced Microrobots Driven by Acoustic and Magnetic Fields for Biomedical Applications

Cyborg and Bionic Systems
Microrobots driven by magnetic and acoustic fields have shown great potential in multiple biomedical applications due to their excellent biocompatibility, wireless actuation, access to confined environments, and tissue penetration.
Tingting Wang, Zhuo Chen, Qiang Huang, Tatsuo Arai, Xiaoming Liu   +4 more
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Investigation of Mechanical Clearance Change with Thermal Flying-height Control Slider at High Altitude

Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2010
Clearance change between a magnetic head with a thermal flying-height control (TFC) function and a magnetic disk at high altitude was investigated. To clarify the change of head-disk clearance in the case of TFC actuation at high altitude, head-disk ...
Satoru OOKUBO, Toshiya SHIRAMATSU, Masayuki KURITA, Hidekazu KOHIRA, Yoshinori TAKEUCHI   +4 more
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Femtosecond Laser Microfabrication and Magnetic Manipulation of Functional Magnetic Microspheres

Optics
The precise fabrication and controllable actuation of magnetic microspheres hold significant application value in biomedicine, microfluidic chips and other fields.
Jingwen Wang, Shuang Zhang, Wei Cheng, Zhixue Xing, Shengying Fan, Galina Melnikova, Vasilina Lapitskaya, Shoufa Di, Jincheng Ni   +8 more
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