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Ultrathin Hydrogel Membranes Inspired by Soap Films Enable Physiologically Relevant Breathing Lung Models

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A soap‐film inspired strategy enables the fabrication of ultrathin yet robust GelMA‐PAAm membranes for breathing lung culture. The hydrogel membrane supports long‐term cyclic deformation under air‐liquid interface conditions, enabling physiologically relevant breathing motions of engineered lung tissue culture. ABSTRACT Breathing continuously stretches
Yunji Lee, Gwang Myeong Kim, Wookyeom Kim, Fenny Soetanto, Gyungin Ryu, Taehun Chung, Youn Soo Kim, Junmin Lee, Hwa‐Rim Lee, Sungjune Jung   +9 more
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Dynamic Mechanical Loading Modulates Extracellular Vesicle Production and Cargo in Meniscus Fibrochondrocytes

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Dynamic mechanical loading of outer meniscus fibrochondrocytes increases extracellular vesicle (EV) yield and alters EV composition. When applied to progenitor cells, these mechanically primed EVs modulate the expression of matrix‐related genes.
Catherine Cheung, Zizhao Li, Sung‐Han Jo, Se‐Hwan Lee, Il Keun Kwon, Jina Ko, Su Chin Heo   +6 more
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From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong, Yucheng Luo, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas Scharff   +2 more
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao, Yiming Ma, Baihao Shao, Molly M. Stevens   +3 more
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In Situ Stress‐Dispersing Hydrogel Millispheres via Load Redistribution to Restore Nucleus Pulposus Metabolic Homeostasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Local stress concentration disrupts metabolic homeostasis and induces inflammation in the nucleus pulposus (NP), thereby accelerating intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). A biomimetic HA/ChS hydrogel millimeter sphere (ChS@HM) is developed to enable synergistic stress dispersion and sustained hydration lubrication.
Ang Li, Hui Yuan, Honglei Xiao, Xiaodong Liu, Wenguo Cui   +4 more
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Drop‐Location‐Insensitive Droplet‐Based Electricity Generator Using Polydimethylsiloxane Slippery Covalently Attached Liquid Coatings

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Drop‐location sensitivity remains a key barrier to practical droplet‐based electricity generators (DEGs). Here, a polydimethylsiloxane slippery covalently attached liquid (PDMS‐SCAL)‐coated interface promotes droplet sliding instead of splitting or bouncing, allowing stable electricity generation from randomly falling raindrops. The resulting PDMS‐SCAL‐
Jung Bin Yang, Donghyeon Yoo, Hideaki Teshima, Donghan Lee, Dongwhi Choi, Dong Rip Kim, Nenad Miljkovic   +6 more
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A Compact, High‐Performance, and Deformation‐Resilient Trielectrode Electrostatic Soft Pump for Soft Robotics

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Existing soft pumps often require tradeoffs between performance and compatibility with soft robotic systems. The proposed trielectrode electrostatic soft pump addresses these limitations through an innovative driving mechanism. Its design, which includes a trielectrode configuration and the use of compliant materials, improves operational efficiency ...
Yangqiao Lin, Xiaoli Yang, Tao Jin, Jieyu Wang, Sicheng Yi, Yue Wang, Songyi Zhong, Tao Yue, Quan Zhang, Yingzhong Tian, Long Li   +10 more
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Characterization and Selection of Contractile Actuators for Soft Robotics Operating in the Quasistatic Regime

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
We developed methods to characterize soft contractile actuators using force–displacement measurements in the passive state and the total force in the active state and define the operational range of thermal, electrothermal, and pneumatic muscles. A graphical method enables the selection of an actuator based on the required mechanical force–displacement
Qiong Wang, Liuyang Cheng, Jeongmin Kim, Samuel Tsai, Devin Roach, Sameh Tawfick   +5 more
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Bioconvective Unsteady Casson Hybrid Nanofluid Flow on a Variable Darcy Regime Between Two Rotating Disks With Variable Heat Source

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study carries significant consequences in various engineering applications, such as cooling rotating disk surfaces, improving chemical reactor performance, and designing filtration systems. Considering these main applications in view, the aim of this study is to investigate time‐dependent Casson hybrid nanofluid flow on a permeable ...
Ebrahem A. Algehyne, Abdul Bariq, Mounirah Areshi, Fahad Maqbul Alamrani, Zehba Raizah, Izharul Haq, Anwar Saeed   +6 more
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