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Triple Valve Replacement With Bileaflet Mechanical Valves

Japanese Circulation Journal, 2001
A more durable mechanical valve may be a better choice for the tricuspid position than a bioprosthesis when the patient already has mechanical prosthesis in the left side of the heart. Eleven cases of triple valve replacement (total follow-up period, 49.5 patient years), all with mechanical valves, are reviewed to assess optimal valve selection.
E, Tayama, H, Kawano, T, Takaseya, R, Hiratsuka, T, Oda, N, Hayashida, S, Fukunaga, S, Aoyagi   +7 more
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MXene/Carboxymethyl Chitosan Moisture Responsive Soft Actuator with Diode‐Like Actuation for Versatile Applications Driven by Human Metabolism

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A MXene‐based actuator with gradient thickness is fabricated by a novel and simple vacuum‐assisted “tilt‐filtration” approach. The actuator exhibits a “diode‐like” controllable unidirectional deformation behavior under moisture gradient, and its deformation direction is strictly correlated to its thickness gradient direction and moisture source ...
Liangliang Xu, Yangyang Ling, Ziqing Li, Xinyu Xu, Xiaoxia Li, Longfei Chang, Qingyu Peng, Ying Hu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant Robotics for Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Robots: Insights from Actuation Characteristics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Plants are promising materials for building sustainable and eco‐friendly robots due to their inherent multifunctionality, with actuation playing a crucial role. This article focuses on the physical movements of plants and, from the perspective of actuation characteristics, explores representative plant species and their behaviors, the current state of ...
Kazuya Murakami, Misao Sato, Yu Ikeda, Tatsuhiro Horii, Yukari Nagatoshi, Miki Fujita, Toshinori Fujie, Yasunari Fujita, Jun Shintake   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

4D Printing of Magnetically Responsive Shape Memory Polymers: Toward Sustainable Solutions in Soft Robotics, Wearables, and Biomedical Devices

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Merging 4D printing with magneto‐responsive shape memory polymers opens new avenues for intelligent, reconfigurable systems. This review navigates cutting‐edge fabrication techniques, magnetic fillers, and smart polymer matrices, unveiling their potential in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and wearable tech.
Kiandokht Mirasadi, Mohammad Amin Yousefi, Liuchao Jin, Davood Rahmatabadi, Majid Baniassadi, Wei‐Hsin Liao, Mahdi Bodaghi, Mostafa Baghani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water‐Efficient Smart Drip Irrigation Enabled by a Low‐Power and High‐Efficiency Flexible Electromagnetic Actuator

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Water scarcity poses a critical threat to global food security. A low‐power, flexible electromagnetic actuator is presented for smart drip irrigation systems. The device achieves precise, wide‐range flow modulation (0.05–5.8 mL/min) in response to real‐time plant demands, reducing water consumption compared to conventional flood irrigation.
Duo Chen, Xubin Zhu, Minwei Zhang, Kerui Li, Qinghong Zhang, Yaogang Li, Chengyi Hou, Hongzhi Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chloroplast Stress Signals Orchestrate Epidermis‐Specific Remodeling of Mitochondria and ER Under High Light

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
High light exposure triggers an epidermis‐specific remodeling of mitochondria and ER in Arabidopsis, driven by chloroplast‐derived signals. Live‐cell imaging shows that HL rapidly suppresses mitochondrial motility, followed by fusion‐driven elongation and ER cisternal expansion.
Evan R. Angelos, Hee‐Seung Choi, Jingzhe Guo, Andrea A. Zanini, Tessa M. Burch‐Smith, Emily Snyder, Matthew Part, Wilhelmina van de Ven, Manhoi Hur, Gerd Ulrich Balcke, Alain Tissier, Quanqing Zhang, Katayoon Dehesh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

System safety in Stirling engine development [PDF]

The DOE/NASA Stirling Engine Project Office has required that contractors make safety considerations an integral part of all phases of the Stirling engine development program.
Bankaitis, H.
core   +1 more source

Integrated Microfluidic Platform for High‐Throughput Generation of Intestinal Organoids in Hydrogel Droplets

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organoid research offers valuable insights into human biology and disease, but reproducibility and scalability remain significant challenges, particularly for epithelial organoids. Here, we present an integrated microfluidic platform that addresses these limitations by enabling high‐throughput generation of uniform hydrogel microparticles ...
Barbora Lavickova, Hannah Kronabitter, Mar Cervera‐Negueruela, Eylul Ceylan, Laura Benito‐Zarza, Rubén López‐Sandoval, Irineja Cubela, J. Gray Camp, Jose L. Garcia‐Cordero   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Válvula mecânica em carbono, de disco basculante, com revestimento de material biológico: princípios e desenvolvimento Pivoting disc carbon mechanical valve covered with biological material: principles and development

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 1995
INTRODUÇÃO: após estudo experimental de implante de material biológico e carbono em átrio esquerdo e aorta, foi desenvolvida uma nova prótese, primeira válvula de carbono feita inteiramente no País.
Hélio Pereira de Magalhães, Ana Lúcia Machado, Artur J Raoul, Ary Fernandes Soutello Filho, Jairo Vaidergorn, José Alberto dos Santos, Márcia Valéria A. P Souza, Maria Paula Cruz   +7 more
doaj  

The Reliability of a Tunnel Boring Machine [PDF]

Greater levels of complexity in tunnelling with Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) allow higher chances of fail-ures that may increase the potential hazardous risks. This paper presents the results of a study on TBM reliability using risk analysis.
جعفری, محمدجواد, قراری, نورالدین   +1 more
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