3D‐Printed Actuator Powered by Liquid Crystal Elastomer Muscles at the Water–Air Interface
Soft robots for unstructured environments require responsive, durable actuators. Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) provide large reversible deformations under thermal or optical stimuli. Direct ink writing enables fabrication of LCE actuators integrated with silicone, with mesogen chemistry and oligomers optimized for printable inks.
Cecilie Ryberg +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Bio-Inspired Suture Joints Enable Tuned Load Transfer in Digitally Fabricated Timber with Hybrid Thermoplastic Connectors. [PDF]
Sandoval M +9 more
europepmc +1 more source
Extrusion‐Based Bioprinting of Living Bioinks for Tissue and Organ Engineering
Extrusion‐based bioprinting is presented as the most versatile route for fabricating living, heterogeneous tissues. Its ability to combine diverse bioinks, support matrices, and advanced printhead geometries transforms familiar constraints into powerful biofabrication opportunities.
Eric Silberman +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Experimental dataset for effective bending stiffness and load-carrying capacity of CLT-concrete composite floor systems. [PDF]
Shahnewaz M, Jackson R, Tannert T.
europepmc +1 more source
Bridging rigid electrodes with soft, irregular tissues demands more than conductivity alone. Modular conductive hydrogels autonomously reconfigure into conformal electrode‐tissue interfaces, coupling mixed ionic‐electronic conduction with tissue‐like mechanics, self‐healing, and degradability.
Matthew K. Burgess +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Analysis of Steel-Concrete Composite Beam with an Innovative Connector Made of Corrugated Metal Sheet and Shot Nails. [PDF]
Derlatka A, Kania P.
europepmc +1 more source
Self‐Sealing Microneedles Improve Precision and Reduce Reflux in Subretinal Cell Transplantation
Ultrafine 49G microneedles enable subretinal delivery of induced pluripotent stem cell‐derived retinal pigment epithelial cells through a 50 µm outer diameter tip. Compared with conventional 38G microcannulas, these microneedles reduce cell suspension reflux in a rabbit model, highlighting the potential of microinvasive delivery instruments to improve ...
Jared Ching +9 more
wiley +1 more source
Machine learning framework for predicting the shear capacity of demountable bolted connectors in composite beams. [PDF]
Saleh AI +4 more
europepmc +1 more source
Low‐Outgassing Liquid Metal–Silicone Composites for Multifunctional Space Applications
Integrating liquid metal microdroplets into a space‐grade silicone creates a multifunctional composite while preserving its inherent flexibility and low‐outgassing behavior. The composite has 11×$\times$ higher thermal conductivity while remaining thermally stable and maintaining a total mass loss of ≤$\le$ 1% under thermal vacuum testing.
Spencer Pak +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Vessel-on-a-Chip to Study Vascular Endothelial Inflammation. [PDF]
Palii SM +6 more
europepmc +1 more source

