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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

Entropic analysis of cilia-modulated slip flow of trimetallic nanofluid through electroosmotic corrugated pump in the presence of inclined magnetic field

Scientific Reports, 2023
An incredible eradication of thermal indulgence is required to enhance the flow and heat transfer enhancement in micro/nanofluidic devices. In addition, the rapid transport and instantaneous mixing of colloidal suspensions of metallic particles at ...
Sufian Munawar, Najma Saleem, Farkhanda Afzal, Arif Mehmood, Malik Khurram Shahzad Awan, Poom Kumam   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robust Smart Superhydrophobic Cilia

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
To date, ciliated surfaces cannot withstand mechanical damage because cilia/wires are inherently fragile. By aligning magneto‐responsive, flexible, superhydrophobic microwires on the sidewall of vertical frames, the frames act as armors to protect microwires from mechanical damage; when needed, the microwires re‐align uprightly under a magnet field to ...
Chuanqi Wei, Baixue Li, Yimeng Zhang, Oleg V. Gendelman, Youhua Jiang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mimicking Life: Autonomous Oscillating Artificial Cilia Driven by Chemical Power

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The synthesis and motion analysis of chemically actuated, individually autonomous artificial cilia are presented. Driven by an internal chemical reaction, the self‐driven individual cilia require no external stimuli. They undergo periodic oscillatory motion with a 3D beat pattern and exhibit chemotactic shifts, reminiscent of biological systems.
Rajata Suvra Chakrovorty, Yaqeen Salatneh Ashqer, Suzanne Ahmed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermal analysis of blood flow of Newtonian, pseudo-plastic, and dilatant fluids through an inclined wavy channel due to metachronal wave of cilia

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2021
This paper is organized to study the heat and mass transfer analyses by considering the motion of cilia for Newtonian, Pseudo-plastic, and Dilatant fluids through a horizontally inclined channel in the presence of metachronal waves and variable liquid ...
Abdou Al-Zubaidi, Mubbashar Nazeer, Khadija Khalid, Sidra Yaseen, Salman Saleem, Farooq Hussain   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kinematics and directionality of body turning in water striders (Gerris argentatus) on the water surface

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the kinematics and directionality of body turning in water striders (Gerris argentatus). The top image shows a water strider making turns, with arrows indicating possible directions and a dashed line tracing its path, highlighting its dynamic turning capabilities.
Javad Meshkani, Hamed Rajabi, Alexander Kovalev, Stanislav N. Gorb   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expanding the Ichnofacies Model to Tidal Straits: Testing Predictions and Assessing Anomalies

Terra Nova, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 19-26, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Trace fossils are instrumental in facies analysis, but some depositional environments remain underexplored. Cenozoic deposits in Italy have been studied to evaluate the ichnology of tidal straits. These comprise four zones: (1) strait centre, (2) dune‐bedded strait zone, (3) strait end and (4) strait margin.
Luis A. Buatois, M. Gabriela Mángano, Valentina M. Rossi, Sergio G. Longhitano, Julio Leva Lopez, Marcello Gugliotta, Domenico Chiarella   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Homoscleromorph Sponges Have Ciliated Epithelia: Evidence for an Ancestral Role in Mucociliary Driven Particle Flux

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 344, Issue 8, Page 505-516, December 2025.
Epithelia are typically ciliated, except in sponges. Of all Porifera only Homoscleromorphs have motile cilia on their epithelia. Our data highlight the presence of cilia and mucociliary particle transport as a common feature of metazoa and a secondary loss in other sponge lineages.
Veronica L. Price, Anudi Nanayakkara, Andrea Pasini, Elsa Bazellières, Amelie Vernale, Caroline Rocher, Carole Borchiellini, Andre Le Bivic, Emmanuelle Renard, Sally P. Leys   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of Thermally Radiative and Mass Wavy Flow Analysis Affected by Induced Magnetic Field and Joule Heating

Energy Science &Engineering, Volume 13, Issue 10, Page 4917-4932, October 2025.
ABSTRACT The role of magnetic induction is declared fundamental in many technological systems, including electric generators, inductors, transformers, and so on. This is an important source for converting energy from one form to another while utilizing electromagnetic induction. This phenomenon is efficient when the induced magnetic field is introduced
Ahmed M. Galal, Latif Ahmad, Saleem Javed, Umair Khan, Nermeen Abdullah, Samia Elattar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Mechanisms and Actuation of Soft Robotic Crawlers

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 16, April 24, 2025.
Researchers have been developing soft materials and robotic crawlers inspired by soft‐bodied animals to mimic effective crawling in complex environments. This review explores the state‐of‐the‐art in soft crawlers, highlighting the interaction between materials, crawling mechanisms, actuation, and applications. The review concludes by providing insights
Min Pan, Miaomiao Liu, Jiayi Lei, Yunyi Wang, Changhong Linghu, Chris Bowen, K. Jimmy Hsia   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source