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Design optimization of permanent magnet actuators. [PDF]

, 1992
This study describes the design optimization of permanent actuators, of both rotary and linear topologies. Parameter scanning, constrained single and multi-criterion optimization techniques are developed, with due emphasis on the efficient ...
Widdowson, G P
core  

Bioengineered Interfaces for Peripheral Nerve Sensory Restoration

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Half of amputees abandon their prosthetics for lack of feeling. This review charts the full path from peripheral nerve injury to restored sensation, through surgical, regenerative, noninvasive, and implanted approaches, and shows how injury type and interface material properties determine which strategy can deliver naturalistic feedback, and why ...
Sydney Swedick, Salim El Hadwe, Kesi Liang, George G. Malliaras, Damiano G. Barone   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Pore‐Engineered 3D‐Printed Materials for Sorption Water Harvesting, Interfacial Evaporation, and Radiative Cooling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Water harvesting, radiative cooling, and interfacial solar evaporation are fundamentally governed by coupled heat, mass, and light transport processes. These processes are mediated by pore architecture, including pore size, connectivity, and hierarchical organization.
Dejan J. Trajkovski, Higgins M. Wilson, Abdallah Y. M. Ali, Jiaxing Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Primož Poredoš   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inductively Expandable Supraparticles as Microscopic Force Generators for Remote Mechanical Actuation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates the combination of magnetic nanoparticles and functional blowing agents into supraparticles. Upon induction heating, they actuate via rapid gas generation or extensive volume expansion. These supraparticles lift up to 25 000 times their own mass and rapidly open cured epoxy resins, providing a versatile strategy for fast micron ...
Leoni Luthardt, Stephan Müssig, Robert Luxenhofer, Karl Mandel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multifunctional Ionograsper Enabling Ion‐Redistribution Proximity Sensing and Structural‐Reconfiguration‐Driven Bidirectional Actuation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A solid‐state ionic actuator integrates sensing, actuation, and memory within one material. A brief UV pulse induces long‐lasting deformation via coupled network rearrangement, dehydration, and rehydration, while ionic redistribution enables self‐powered sensing, supporting multifunctional, energy‐efficient soft robotic functions without continuous ...
Yong Min Kim, Jin Han Kwon, Hyeon Woo Yang, Sungryong Kim, Gyeong Rok Lee, Hong Chul Moon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Mechanosensitive Organic Artificial Neuron With Programmable Excitatory and Inhibitory Responses via Nonlinear Mechano‐Electrochemical Coupling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Organic artificial neurons couple mechanical deformation and ionic environments through nonlinear mechano‐electrochemical dynamics. Mechanical strain and electrolyte concentration reshape their nonlinear electrical characteristics, programming excitatory or inhibitory spiking responses that mimic mechanosensitive biological neurons and enable ...
Rassen Boukraa, Pietro Belleri, Zsolt M. Kovács‐Vajna, Paschalis Gkoupidenis, Fabrizio Torricelli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of chamber shapes on maneuverability and control property of endoscope-support soft actuators. [PDF]

Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 2023
Lu Y, Zhou Z, Tortos Vinocour PE, Kokubu S, Igarashi T, Yu W.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fiber‐Format Flexible Linear Electrostatic Motors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A flexible coaxial fibre‐format electrostatic motor enables backdrivable and reversible linear actuation with high force density and functionality under bending, offering a scalable actuation platform for soft and wearable robotics. ABSTRACT Linear motion is fundamental to robotics, yet existing solutions are either rigid electromagnetic motors or ...
Sylvain Schaller, Herbert Shea
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanics of Soft Actuators

, 2019
This dissertation explores the mechanics of three types of soft actuators experimentally, and theoretically: (i) dielectric elastomer transducers; (ii) fluid-driven actuators; (iii) paper actuators.
Rothemund, Philipp JM
core   +2 more sources

Hydrogel fibers for wearable sensors and soft actuators. [PDF]

iScience, 2023
Du J, Ma Q, Wang B, Sun L, Liu L.
europepmc   +1 more source