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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, Hayeon Shin, Seik Park, Changbeom Shim, Seonggun Joe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

New opportunities for bioscaffold‐enabled spinal cord injury repair

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of bioscaffolds for spinal cord injury repair. We summarize the effects of bioscaffold properties on SCI repair, highlight different types of bioscaffolds, various fabrication strategies, and in vivo transformations for the clinical development of SCI‐repairing bioscaffolds.
Xiaoqing Qi, Yicheng Fu, Zhaoliang Su, Li Li, Subrata Chakrabarti, Peng Li, Yilun Wu, Fang Liu, Teng Gao, Zhifeng Dong, Lei Liu, Pei Cao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of High Heat Flux of Helium and Hydrogen Plasma Jet on the Material Properties of Piezoelectric PZT-Ceramics

Ceramics
A set of experimental and measurement techniques to study the influence of a plasma jet on the main material parameters of piezoelectric ceramics has been presented. A series of plasma experiments has been carried out using a pulsed plasma jet system. It
Galina Yu. Sotnikova, Alexander V. Ankudinov, Alexander V. Voronin, Gennady A. Gavrilov, Alexey L. Glazov, Valery Yu. Goryainov, Nina V. Zaitseva, Alexey V. Nashchekin, Rostislav S. Passet, Alexander A. Vorob’ev, Andrey V. Sotnikov   +10 more
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Fiber‐type soft bioelectronics for wearable and implantable sensing and therapy

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Fiber‐type soft bioelectronics are emerging as versatile platforms for wearable and implantable health monitoring and therapeutic applications. These bioelectronics use organic and inorganic matrices combined with advanced fillers, which feature high conductivity, electrochemical sensitivity, softness, and biocompatibility.
Haneul Kim, Hak Yong Kim, Ja Hoon Koo, Gi Doo Cha, Dae‐Hyeong Kim, Hye Jin Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on a Miniature Underwater Vehicle Based on a Multi-Unit Underwater Coupled Jet Drive

Actuators
The underwater unstructured environment poses new challenges for the miniaturization and flexibility of underwater vehicles. This paper proposes a method of using micrometer-scale vibrations of piezoelectric vibrators to drive macroscopic jets.
Dong Zhang, Xingming Ma, Xue Zhang, Peng Gao, Kai Li   +4 more
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Structural design and 3D printing of flexible integrated electronic systems

FlexMat, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of design and integration strategies for individual components in flexible electronics, highlights the 3D‐printing fabrication techniques, and discusses recent advances in system‐level integration and their applications in real‐time monitoring and intelligent robotics.
Jiani Gong, Jiaying Wang, Changsong Shi, Chi Guo, Songze Fu, Jie Tao, Xiaolong Chen, Yunfei Chen, Zhiyang Lyu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implantable drug delivery system: Frontiers of medicine‐engineering interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
This review systematically summarizes the driving mechanisms of implantable on‐demand drug delivery systems (IDDS), including endogenous, exogenous, and closed‐loop strategies. It highlights the pivotal roles of flexible electronics and miniaturization in enhancing the tissue conformity and spatial adaptability.
Yu Zeng, Rongtai Su, Manyu Zhao, Xin Song, Ran Liu, Yuhao Zhou, Chaojuan Yang, Yanli Jiao, Xiao‐Wei Xiang, Lingqian Chang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review on Processing Control Strategy for Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing

MetalMat, EarlyView.
This review systematically summarizes recent progress in processing control strategies for ECAM, with three key regulation dimensions: current monitoring and closed‐loop control, temperature regulation, and electrolyte flow/nozzle design. The roles of these parameters in governing electrochemical kinetics, mass transport, deposition stability, and ...
Xin Li, Yu Xie, Wangping Wu
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Mechanical Reinforcement and Piezoresistive Self‐Sensing in Carbon Nanotube Fiber Composites

Polymer Composites, EarlyView.
PSPP‐TRL mapping of CNT‐modified CFRP literature, with four recurring confusions resolved and five scale‐up problems quantified. ABSTRACT Carbon nanotube‐modified fiber composites are often presented as a route to stronger, tougher, and self‐sensing structural materials.
Sanan H. Khan
wiley   +1 more source