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

open access: yesAdvanced 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   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges

open access: yesAdvanced 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degradation Mechanisms in PEM Water Electrolysis: Diagnosis and Impact

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review provides an analysis of degradation mechanisms in proton electrolyte membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE), focusing on all key components. It discusses diagnostic and measurement techniques for evaluating degradation, less‐studied mechanisms, and an expert survey.
Annik Bernhardt   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tunable Applicator for Microneedle‐Based Medical Devices

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This paper presents a simple, low‐cost tunable applicator (TAPP) for microneedle array patches that uses a material‐agnostic controlled‐fracture mechanism to ensure reliable skin penetration and uniform array engagement. The scalable, modular design is compatible with injection molding and 3D printing, can be integrated directly into patches, and is ...
Dan Ilyn   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel grid-assisted pie-crusting technique for achieving soft tissue balance in total knee arthroplasty

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery
BackgroundTo evaluate the effectiveness of a novel grid-based pie-crusting technique for soft tissue release at different locations of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) during total knee arthroplasty (TKA).MethodsTwelve fresh-frozen cadaveric knee ...
Qisheng Cheng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Directions in Focused Ion Beam Induced Deposition for the Nanoprinting of Functional 3D Heterostructures

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Here, it is shown that focused ion beam induced deposition (FIBID) using helium and neon ions enables advanced high‐resolution 3D nanoprinting achieving precise multimaterial architectures and engineered internal voids. Thus, FIBID with finely focused noble gas ion species is presented as a unique platform for designing functional nanomaterials for ...
Frances Isabel Allen
wiley   +1 more source

Graphene‐Interfaced Stretchable Sweat Patch for Multiplexed Electrochemical Monitoring of IL‐6, Glucose, and Calcium Ions

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Flexible sweat sensor patch integrating graphene‑interfaced gold microelectrodes functionalized with bio‑receptors and ion‑selective membrane, coupled with a capillary‑driven microfluidic layer and portable potentiostat electronics for multiplexed monitoring of inflammatory, metabolic, and electrolyte biomarkers in microliter sweat volumes.
Roomia Memon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective Durability Testing of a Vascular Access Phantom

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2010
Introduction: We assessed the acoustic transmission, image quality, and vessel integrity of the Blue PhantomTM 2 Vessel Original Ultrasound Training Model with repeated use.Methods: The study consisted of two phases.
Schofer, Joel M   +3 more
doaj  

From Rigid to Soft Robotic Approaches for Neuroendoscopy

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic assistance has had minimal impact on deep intraventricular surgeries, where small‐scale, precision, and reduced invasiveness can contribute to improved patient outcomes. Emerging technologies in rigid, soft, and hybrid robotics are reviewed to identify the most promising mechanisms for deep brain navigation in addition to an attempt to identify
Kieran Gilday   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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