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Automated Benchmarking of Variable‐Property Soft Robotic Fingertips to Enable Task‐Optimized Sensor Selection

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Sensorized fingertips are needed to unlock robotic dexterity, versatility, and diverse interactions. Here, 15 identically‐shaped robotic fingertips are benchmarked by a fully automated toolchange system, covering eight different materials and six broadly‐ranging sensing mechanisms.
David Hardman, Benhui Dai, Qinghua Guan, Antonia Georgopoulou, Fumiya Iida, Josie Hughes   +5 more
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A simple silicone elastomer colonization model highlights complexities of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus interactions in biofilm formation

Gail McConnell, Liam M. Rooney, Mairi E. Sandison, Paul A. Hoskisson, Katherine J. Baxter   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

A Review on Biodegradable Materials of Sustainable Soft Robotics and Electronics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Biodegradable materials are gaining increasing attention in soft robotics and electronics due to their environmental friendliness, showing great potential for sustainability. In this review, the classification of biodegradable materials, their applications in the field of soft robotics and electronics, as well as the challenges and future prospects ...
Yizhu Xie, Jiaxin Han, Xingyi Dai, Xuyang Zhang, Kangwen Xiao, Junhui Huang, Yajun Cao, Aihua Zhong, Long‐Biao Huang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization Techniques for Improving the Performance of Silicone-Based Dielectric Elastomers [PDF]

, 2017
Skov, Anne Ladegaard, Yu, Liyun
core   +1 more source

Volumetric Additive Manufacturing of Dormant Catalytic Chemistries to Generate Silicone Micro‐ and Millifluidic Devices and Instant Molds

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We describe use of a novel zero‐dose approach to tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing that has enabled us to print silicone micro‐ and millifluidic devices and instant molds within minutes. The silicones are polymerized using photoactivated dormant platinum photohydrosilylation catalysts that would traditionally be difficult to access in ...
Johanna A. Vandenbrande, Martin P. De Beer, Erika J. Fong, Aftab Bhanvadia, Massimiliano Ferrucci, Wilson Kong, Daniel Wang, Ryan M. Hensleigh, Michell Marufu, James S. Oakdale, Fangyou Xie, Maxim Shusteff, Johanna J. Schwartz   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biohybrid Tendons Enhance the Power‐to‐Weight Ratio and Modularity of Muscle‐Powered Robots

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Biohybrid robots powered by skeletal muscle actuators are capable of dynamically adapting to environmental cues. This study takes inspiration from native muscle–tendon architecture by leveraging tough hydrogels as synthetic tendons for muscle actuators to enhance the power‐to‐weight ratio and modularity of biohybrid machines.
Nicolas Castro, Ronald Heisser, Maheera Bawa, Bastien Aymon, Sarah Wu, Annika Marschner, Sonika Kohli, Angel Bu, Laura Rosado, Martin Culpepper, Xuanhe Zhao, Ritu Raman   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimaterial 3D Printing of Soft and Stretchable Electronics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multimaterial resin for two‐photon polymerization integrates PEDOT:PSS and carbon nanotubes to enable direct 3D printing of conductive, insulating, and electroactive microstructures. The hybrid exhibits high conductivity, optical transparency, and stability under strain and pH variation, advancing scalable fabrication of flexible soft electronics and
Omid Dadras‐Toussi, Bhoomija Hariprasad, Mohammad Reza Abidian   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water‐Efficient Smart Drip Irrigation Enabled by a Low‐Power and High‐Efficiency Flexible Electromagnetic Actuator

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Water scarcity poses a critical threat to global food security. A low‐power, flexible electromagnetic actuator is presented for smart drip irrigation systems. The device achieves precise, wide‐range flow modulation (0.05–5.8 mL/min) in response to real‐time plant demands, reducing water consumption compared to conventional flood irrigation.
Duo Chen, Xubin Zhu, Minwei Zhang, Kerui Li, Qinghong Zhang, Yaogang Li, Chengyi Hou, Hongzhi Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Closed‐Loop‐Capable Neural Interface Platform for Deep Brain Modulation via Integrated Non‐Viral Gene Delivery, NIR Optogenetics, and Electrophysiological Recording

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multifunctional, 3D porous neural interface combines non‐viral gene delivery and NIR optogenetics to enable minimally invasive, closed‐loop modulation of deep‐brain circuits. Abstract Closed‐loop neuromodulation requires precise, stable, and cell‐specific control of neural circuits with minimal invasiveness.
Chao‐Yi Chu, Zih‐Huei Chen, Chun‐Wei Liang, Pu‐Wei Wu, Wei‐Qing Guo, Bo‐Wei Chen, Chih‐Chia Huang, Ssu‐Ju Li, Ching‐Wen Chang, Yao‐Wen Liang, Shun‐An Kan, Yu‐Chun Lo, Wei‐Chen Huang, You‐Yin Chen, San‐Yuan Chen   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source