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E‐CAD: Electroactive Polymer‐Based Cardiac Assist Device with Low Power Consumption

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Conventional cardiac assist devices often require high power, involve direct blood contact, and risk driveline infections. This work presents a soft electroactive polymer‐based system that compresses the heart externally while consuming <0.3 W. With no blood contact, a 0.3 mm driveline, and a compact design, E‐CAD demonstrates enhanced output and ...
Jiyeop Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermally Responsive Architected Actuators with Programmable Shape Morphing and Tunable Stiffness

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A tunable‐stiffness architected morphing structure enables programmable shape transformation and load‐bearing functionality through thermal activation. By tessellating rigid particles with shape memory alloy‐based soft connectors, the system achieves simultaneous morphing and stiffness modulation.
Yu Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Soft Pneumatic Exosuit to Assist Pronosupination in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A lightweight (30 g) textile‐based pneumatic exosuit assists forearm pronosupination in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury. The soft robot enhances forearm range of motion and reduces muscle effort without hindering hand function. Tested in 10 patients during an interactive exergame, it improves motor performance and demonstrates promise for ...
Roberto Ferroni   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary Codesign and Fabrication of Tensegrity Joints with Integrated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a tensegrity joint with pneumatic artificial muscles integrated directly into its tensile network. Inspired by tensegrity spine structures, the joint's topology is developed and further optimized through an evolutionary algorithm, taking into account fabrication constraints and target applications.
Jan Petrš   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wearable Pneumatic Soft Physiotherapy Device for Shoulder and Neck Acupoint Massage

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A finger‐inspired wearable pneumatic soft physiotherapy device integrates embedded miniature pneumatic systems, flexible bionic thumbs and forefingers capable of mimicking the motions of human fingers such as bending and straightening. It replicates traditional kneading and pointing massage techniques for acupoint stimulation, providing portable ...
Zixin Huang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expert Strategies: Skull Base Reconstruction—Global Perspectives, Insights, and Algorithms through a Mixed Methods Approach

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There is limited consensus on endoscopic skull base surgery (ESBS) reconstruction principles. This study aims to generate comprehensive themes regarding ESBS reconstruction by pooling the experiences of ESBS experts, with comparison to a literature review of current published evidence.
Edward C. Kuan   +77 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of different anesthetic protocols during anesthesia for the establishment of a porcine model of acute kidney injury

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This study details the adaptations required to establish a long‐term anesthetic protocol in pigs. Three protocols were evaluated, with some causing malignant hyperthermia, hypoglycemia, or hemoynamic instability. The final protocol proved effective for developing a porcine AKI model requiring adequate arterial pressure maintenance.
Axel Guilpin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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