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Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Biophysics of muscle contraction

Frontiers in Physics
Alexandre Lewalle
doaj   +1 more source

ZFP36 Regulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction and Maintains Blood Pressure. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
Cui X, Wang Y, Lu H, Wang L, Xie X, Zhang S, Kovarik P, Li S, Liu S, Zhang Q, Yang J, Zhang C, Tian J, Liu Y, Zhang W.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

The 5-HT7 receptor contributes to increased hindquarter blood flow caused by skeletal muscle contraction. [PDF]

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol
Krieger-Burke T, Yoder E, Frisbee JC, Garver H, Fink GD, Watts SW.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza, Hiroshi Kaminaga, Philippe Fraisse, Gentiane Venture   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptome profiling of tendon fibroblasts at the onset of embryonic muscle contraction reveals novel force-responsive genes. [PDF]

Elife
Nayak PK, Subramanian A, Schilling TF.
europepmc   +1 more source

Backpropagation Through Soft Body: Investigating Information Processing in Brain–Body Coupling Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study explores how information processing is distributed between brains and bodies through a codesign approach. Using the “backpropagation through soft body” framework, brain–body coupling agents are developed and analyzed across several tasks in which output is generated through the agents’ physical dynamics.
Hiroki Tomioka, Katsuma Inoue, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Kohei Nakajima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

<i>Acridocarpus smeathmannii</i> root extracts inhibit human prostate and bladder smooth muscle contraction, porcine arterial vasoconstriction, and cytotoxicity of prostate stromal cells. [PDF]

Front Pharmacol
Kale OE, Hu S, Huber C, Schierholz F, Ciotkowska A, Tamalunas A, Stief CG, Eisenreich W, Hennenberg M.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source