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Origami‐Inspired Structural Design for Aquatic‐Terrestrial Amphibious Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a lightweight amphibious origami robot actuated by a single shape memory alloy wire. A rigid foldable origami structure with displacement amplification enables efficient terrestrial crawling and aquatic swimming. The addition of fan‐shaped units allows controllable turning in both environments.
Weiqi Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Finite element modeling of the nitinol micro-milling process

open access: yesТехнічна інженерія
The demand for miniature precision products is growing rapidly in many industries, which stimulates the need for efficient manufacturing technologies. Micro-milling is the most versatile process for micromachining metals and alloys.
O.O. Tomashevskyi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Histological evaluation of a cochlear implant electrode array with electrically activated shape change for perimodiolar positioning

open access: yesCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2018
For the treatment of deafness or severe hearing loss cochlear implants (CI) are used to stimulate the auditory nerve of the inner ear. In order to produce an electrode array which is both atraumatic and reaches a perimodiolar final position a design ...
Rau Thomas S.   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Examination of Bacterial Colonisation on Nickel-Titanium Arch-wires with Different Surface Properties [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Microbial dental plaque accumulation during fixed orthodontic treatment, leads to iatrogenic decalcification of the enamel and to development of the white spot lesions.
Selcan Hasipek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miniaturized Magnetic Tip Design for Endoluminal Vine Robot Navigation

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A magnetic tip mount is designed for a miniaturized 7 mm soft‐growing vine robot to enable wireless magnetic steering and onboard imaging, while preserving a 3 mm working channel. The internal–external ring magnets design balances magnetic attachment with low eversion pressure. Experiments demonstrate ±90° steering, 34 mm bending radius, and successful
Andrea Yanez Trujillo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart 4D-printed implants and instruments

open access: yesCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2020
Selective laser melting (SLM) was used to manufacture smart programmed structures with customized properties made of biocompatible NiTi shape-memory alloy.
Wild Michael de   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interpretable Machine Learning Framework for Nb─Si Based Alloy Design with Enhanced Fracture Toughness

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
An interpretable machine learning framework integrating SHAP and PDP analysis identifies critical design descriptors from 139 physicochemical features for Nb─Si alloys. The framework achieves <7% prediction error and guides the discovery of Nb38.5Ti38.5Si3Zr18V2 alloy with 22.791 MPa·m1/2 fracture toughness, breaking the 20 MPa·m1/2 barrier.
Dezhi Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical Intelligence in Bone Regeneration: Bridging Material and Cellular Memory for Enhanced Healing

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Mechanical intelligence reframes bone regeneration as a time‐dependent coupling between material and cellular memory. Biomaterials store and release mechanical history, while cells retain prior cues and remodel the repair niche. Matching these memories to healing stages may guide stage‐specific scaffolds, sensing‐assisted prediction, mechanical dosing,
Jin Tian   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Pore Size and Porosity on the Biomechanical Properties and Cytocompatibility of Porous NiTi Alloys. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Five types of porous Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) alloy samples of different porosities and pore sizes were fabricated. According to compressive and fracture strengths, three groups of porous NiTi alloy samples underwent further cytocompatibility experiments ...
Yu-Tao Jian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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