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Soft robotic patterning of liquids

Scientific Reports, 2023
AbstractPatterning of two or more liquids, either homogeneous in each phase or mixed with particles (including biological matter, such as cells and proteins), by controlling their flow dynamics, is relevant to several applications. Examples include dynamic spatial confinement of liquids in microfluidic systems (such as lab-on-a-chip and organ-on-a-chip
Sasso, G, Pugno, N, Busfield, JJC, Carpi, F   +3 more
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HNMD‐CNN: A Hierarchical Narrowing Multi‐Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Precision Glioma Classification in 3D MRI Images

Computational and Systems Oncology
Brain tumors, though rare, are significant health risks, often reaching critical stages before diagnosis. Gliomas, classified as high grade (HGG) and low grade (LGG), require early detection to reduce mortality. While two‐dimensional imaging has improved
Nayer Seyed Hoseini, Masoud Kargar, Ali Bayani, Sondos Ardebili   +3 more
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On‐Demand Activation of Thin Alginate Shell Encapsulated Volatile Liquid for Untethered Pneumatic Soft Actuation

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Phase‐changing liquids enable untethered pneumatic actuation in soft robotics but suffer from volatility and storage challenges. This work reports a simple method to encapsulate Novec 7000 within micron‐thin alginate shells via in situ injection and ionic crosslinking.
Rayan A. M. Basodan, Jack Keddie, Byoungyoul Park, Hyun‐Joong Chung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Customizing a self-healing soft pump for robot

Nature Communications, 2021
Utilizing soft pumps in soft robotics is an attractive approach to endow untethered soft robots with muscle-like actuation. Here, the authors report bio-inspired soft electronic pumps as driving power sources to drive actuation and self-healing in ...
Wei Tang, Chao Zhang, Yiding Zhong, Pingan Zhu, Yu Hu, Zhongdong Jiao, Xiaofeng Wei, Gang Lu, Jinrong Wang, Yuwen Liang, Yangqiao Lin, Wei Wang, Huayong Yang, Jun Zou   +13 more
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Teaching Software Engineering through Robotics [PDF]

, 2014
This paper presents a newly-developed robotics programming course and reports the initial results of software engineering education in robotics context. Robotics programming, as a multidisciplinary course, puts equal emphasis on software engineering and ...
Meyer, Bertrand, Rusakov, Andrey, Shin, Jiwon   +2 more
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A Topology Optimization Framework for the Inverse Design of Nonlinear Mechanical Metamaterials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This work uses topology optimization to design unit cells for mechanical metamaterials with a prescribed nonlinear stress–strain response. The framework adds contact and postbuckling modeling to synthesize microstructures for three highly nonlinear responses, including pseudoductile behavior, monostable with snap‐through buckling, and bistable ...
Charlie Aveline, Matthew Santer, Robert Hewson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exhalation-synchronous robotic abdominal compression for user-centered respiratory assistance and training in neurological patients

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background Patients with respiratory weaknesses due to neurological disorders or aging often face usability challenges with conventional mechanical ventilators, which directly move air in and out of the lungs via the ventilation mask.
Sang-Yoep Lee, Jaewon Beom, Jin-Oh Hahn, Jae-Young Lim, Kyu-Jin Cho   +4 more
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Soft Robots Manufacturing: A Review [PDF]

Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2018
The growing interest in soft robots comes from the new possibilities offered by these systems to cope with problems that cannot be addressed by robots built from rigid bodies. Many innovative solutions have been developed in recent years to design soft components and systems.
Schmitt, François, Piccin, Olivier, Barbé, Laurent, Bayle, Bernard   +3 more
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Ideal Molecular Sieving with a Dense MOF for Helium Upgrading with Highly Diffusion Selective Mixed Matrix Membranes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The separation of Helium gas from natural gas is challenging but highly important. MIL‐116(Ga), a “non‐porous” metal–organic framework is used as a molecular sieve to separate He from CH4. Druse‐like MIL‐116(Ga) particles are integrated into polysulfone mixed matrix membranes.
Ayisha Komal, Laura Calderón‐Rodríguez, Oksana Smirnova, Eren Grossmann, Aparna Binu Varghese, Karen Marlenne Garcia Alvarez, Andreas Schneemann, Thomas Hoyer, Ralf Wyrwa, Felix Helmut Schacher, Alexander Knebel   +10 more
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Advancing Electronic Application of Coordination Solids: Enhancing Electron Transport and Device Integration via Surface‐Mounted MOFs (SURMOFs)

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly of coordination solids, enabled by the surface‐mounted metal‐organic framework (SURMOF) platform, is on the cusp of generating the organic counterpart of the epitaxy of inorganics. The programmable and sequential SURMOF protocol, optimized by machine learning (ML), is suited for accessing high‐quality thin films of ...
Zhengtao Xu, Christof Wöll, Stefan Bräse   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source