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Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu, Camilla Mussoni, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Paula Buettner, Nathaly Chicaiza‐Cabezas, Yi‐Yu Robin Dai, Jessica Faber, Maren Fiedler, Zan Lamberger, Xuen Jen Ng, Vanessa Moessler, Anna Rederer, Jonas Roeder, Sabrina Stecher, Katinka Theis, Jeanette Weigelt, Silvia Budday, Gregor Lang, Natascha Schaefer   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hierarchical Compliance Control of a Soft Ankle Rehabilitation Robot Actuated by Pneumatic Muscles [PDF]

, 2017
Traditional compliance control of a rehabilitation robot is implemented in task space by using impedance or admittance control algorithms. The soft robot actuated by pneumatic muscle actuators (PMAs) is becoming prominent for patients as it enables the ...
Aiming Liu, Awad, Beyl, Blaya, Burdea, Cao, Choi, Deutsch, Duschau-Wicke, Duschau-Wicke, Fleerkotte, Hussain, Hussain, Hussain, Hussain, Hussain, Ibarra, Jamwal, Johnson, Jutinico, Kong, Koopman, Leconte, Lerner, Meng, Meng, Meng, Meuleman, Park, Pérez-Ibarra, Qingsong Ai, Quan Liu, Reinkensmeyer, Renquan, Saglia, Sarosi, Sawicki, Shahbazi, Sheng Q. Xie, Sugar, Tondu, Tsagarakis, Veneman, Wei Meng, Wilkening, Zariffa, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhu   +52 more
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Robot-assisted voluntary initiation reduces control-related difficulties of initiating joint movement: A phenomenal questionnaire study on shaping and compensation of forward gait [PDF]

, 2018
Humans employ various control strategies to initiate and maintain bodily movement. In case that the normal gait function is impaired, exoskeleton robots provide motor assistance during therapy.
Grüneberg Patrick, Hada Yasushi, Kadone Hideki, Kuramoto Naomi, Sankai Yoshiyuki, Suzuki Kenji, Ueno Tomoyuki, Yamazaki Masashi, 上野 友之, 山崎 正志, 山海 嘉之, 羽田 康司, 鈴木 健嗣, 門根 秀樹   +13 more
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Highly Sensitive Oxidation‐Resistant Degradable Janus Piezoresistive Electronic Skin for Sustainable Wearable Electronics

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a highly sensitive, oxidation‐resistant, biocompatible, and degradable Janus piezoresistive electronic skin for sustainable wearable electronics. The electronic skin exhibits sensitive and stable response across a broad pressure range, exceptional oxidation resistance, and Janus wettability.
Joon Kim, Mohammad Zarei, Deristisya Zahra, Yuhan Lee, Daegun Kim, Seung Goo Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Path Control of a Rehabilitation Robot Using Virtual Tunnel and Adaptive Impedance Controller [PDF]

, 2015
Interactive control strategies have been widely used in many rehabilitation robotic devices. The distinctive feature of these strategies is that the patient can be encouraged to actively participant in the therapy program. In this paper, a novel adaptive
Ai, Q, Ding, B, Liu, Q, Meng, W
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Serotonergic System‐Targeted Nucleic Acid Hydrogel Coordinates Excitability Restoration and Circuit Reconstruction for Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The study reports a DNA/RNA heteroduplex hydrogel (SeroPTEN‐CG) that undergoes DNase‐mediated hydrogel‐to‐nanogel transition for spinal cord injury therapy by targeting the serotonergic system, combining 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT)‐mediated excitability restoration to reactivate dormant interneurons with phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)‐targeted ...
Chunlin Li, Xiaoqing Zhao, Kai Jiang, Haixia Kang, Shuo Liu, Linlin Jiang, Baoshuai Bai, Haonan Cui, Ziyang Zhang, Menglei Dong, Ruizhi Zhang, Chenbo Zou, Shenghui Shang, Chi Zhang, Xiangchuang Fan, Lijuan Zhu, Huiquan Duan, Chuan Zhang, Shiqing Feng, Hengxing Zhou   +19 more
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Interventions to Reduce Spasticity and Improve Function in People With Chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Distinctions Revealed by Different Analytical Methods. [PDF]

, 2015
Background. Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in impaired function, and ankle joint spasticity is a common secondary complication. Different interventions have been trialed with variable results. Objective.
Brown, GL, Duffell, LD, Mirbagheri, MM
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Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Muscle Synergies Facilitate Computational Prediction of Subject-Specific Walking Motions. [PDF]

, 2016
Researchers have explored a variety of neurorehabilitation approaches to restore normal walking function following a stroke. However, there is currently no objective means for prescribing and implementing treatments that are likely to maximize recovery ...
Andrew J Meyer, Anil V Rao, Benjamin J Fregly, Carolynn Patten, Carolynn Patten, Ilan Eskinazi, Jennifer N Jackson   +6 more
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