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Chemically Doped Conductive Polymers for Wearable Health Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Among conductive polymers, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), polyaniline (PANI), and polypyrrole (PPy) are the most studied and applied. Chemical doping significantly boosts intrinsic conductivity and mechanical robustness.
Mengdi Zuo, Jian Song, Hong Hu, Le Zheng, Lei Zhang, Charles H. Lawrie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Passive Shape‐Adaptive Fluidic Interface for Enhanced Skin‐Sensor Coupling in Wearable Devices

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a passive fluidic interface for wearable biosensors that adapts to static and dynamic body shape changes to maintain consistent skin contact. Flexible, fluid‐filled pouches redistribute pressure from high‐load areas to regions requiring improved contact, enhancing signal quality and comfort in a compact, low‐energy design for ...
Natalia Sanchez‐Tamayo, Andrew Akerson, Ehsan Hajiesmaili, Tianshu Liu, Ryan Stull, Jonathan Stewart, Amirhossein Amini   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three-dimensional finite element analysis of tooth and implant-supported telescopic prosthesis using zirconia, PEKK, and cobalt chromium crowns

BMC Oral Health
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanical behavior and stress distribution of tooth–implant-supported telescopic prostheses using different combinations of zirconia, polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), and cobalt–chromium (Co-Cr) materials for ...
Sarah Zaman Sahib Awad, Khloud Ezzat Mourad, Ahmed Sameh, Ahmed Heji Albaqawi, Aisha Zakaria Hashem Mostafa   +4 more
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Peripheral Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infection: A 5-Year Retrospective Study

Medical Sciences
Background/Objectives: Peripheral prosthetic vascular graft infection represents a very serious complication after lower limb revascularization, with amputation and mortality rates up to 70% and 30%, respectively. This study was designed to determine the
Giovanni De Caridi, Mafalda Massara, Chiara Barilla, Filippo Benedetto   +3 more
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Disturbance of the stato-dynamic function in patients with foot amputation defects and their compensation by prosthetic orthopedic products

Гений oртопедии, 2018
Material and methods The article discusses the features of the changes in the dynamic characteristics of the foot-support interaction in patients with foot amputation defects that reflect the state of their stato-dynamic function and the success of ...
Andrei A. Trofimov, Ludmila M. Smirnova, Igor' V. Shvedovchenko, Oksana E. Gaevskaya   +3 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi, Sang Won Lee, Mohammad Abrar Uddin, Sina Hassanpoor, Neha Suvindran, Katherine Le, Harun Arkaz, Harishkumar Narayana, Saeid Soltanian, Danial Khorsandi, Negar Hosseinzadeh Kouchehbaghi, Taeil Kim, Yangzhi Zhu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liver Transplantation Utilizing Mixed Biologic and Synthetic Arterial Conduits

Case Reports in Surgery, 2016
Arterial conduits are necessary in nearly 5% of all liver transplants and are usually constructed utilizing segments of donor iliac artery. However, available segments of donor iliac artery may not be lengthy enough or may not possess enough quality to ...
Marcio F. Chedid, Tomaz J. M. Grezzana-Filho, Aljamir D. Chedid, Luiz Pedro P. Hendges, Ian Leipnitz, Mario R. Alvares-da-Silva, Ariane N. Backes, Matheus J. Reis, Cleber Dario P. Kruel, Cleber R. P. Kruel   +9 more
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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wear Evaluation of Prosthetic Materials Opposing Themselves

Operative Dentistry, 2018
SUMMARY The purpose of the present in vitro study was to compare the two-body wear resistance of a type 3 gold alloy (Aurocast8), two lithium disilicate glass ceramics (IPS e.max CAD and IPS e.max Press), a heat-pressed feldspathic porcelain (Cerabien ZR Press), an yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal ceramic (Katana ...
D'Arcangelo, C, Vanini, L, Rondoni, G D, Vadini, M, De Angelis, F   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources