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Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim +4 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 27, 2 April 2026.Microscale hydrogels (microgels) feature improved mass transport characteristics supportive of fast actuation and chemical tunability amenable to programmed stimuli response. A unique soft actuator architecture is realized by encapsulating microgels in soft microcirculatory systems which enable the convenient delivery of liquid stimuli for powering and
Nengjian Huang +2 more
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Design and test of a three-stage amplifying flexible piezoelectric microgripper
河南理工大学学报. 自然科学版ObjectivesIn order to develop a high performance piezoelectric microgripper with large stroke， high natural frequency and precise control of force/displacement，Methodsa novel design and development scheme of piezoelectric microgripper was proposed based ...
WANG Haitao, CHEN Guoqiang, WANG Geng
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 15, Issue 13, 3 April 2026.This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman +12 more
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A microgripper sensor device capable of detecting ion efflux from whole cells [PDF]
, 2014 Electrothermally actuated microgripper sensor devices that are capable of simultaneous manipulation of live mouse oocytes and the sensing of potassium ion efflux are presented.
Wood, D. +7 more
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Design, Modeling, and Analysis of a Novel Microgripper Based on Flexure Hinges
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2014 A new 2-DOF microgripper, which can perform the processing of the objects assembly and biological cells injection, is designed and modeled in this paper. The clamping action of the microgripper with the x direction is completed, however, when anything is
Zhigang Wu, Yangmin Li
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A Review on Biodegradable Materials of Sustainable Soft Robotics and Electronics
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 15, 13 March 2026.Biodegradable materials are gaining increasing attention in soft robotics and electronics due to their environmental friendliness, showing great potential for sustainability. In this review, the classification of biodegradable materials, their applications in the field of soft robotics and electronics, as well as the challenges and future prospects ...
Yizhu Xie +8 more
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Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 15, 13 March 2026.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 +7 more
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A Disposable Pneumatic Microgripper for Cell Manipulation with Image-Based Force Sensing
Micromachines, 2019 A new design for a single-use disposable pneumatic microgripper is presented in this paper. It enables very cost-effective batch microfabrication in SU-8 with a single lithography mask by shifting manufacturing complexity into reusable components.
Benjamin Gursky +5 more
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Micromachines, 2019 Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have established themselves within various fields dominated by high-precision micromanipulation, with the most distinguished sectors being the microassembly, micromanufacturing and biomedical ones.
Marija Cauchi +4 more
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