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Transfer Printing and Reconfiguration of Soft Electronics Using Digital Microfluidics and Laser Machining

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper presents a digital microfluidics‐based technique for transferring and reconfiguring soft nanomembranes. Laser‐machined nanothin membranes are picked up, transported, and aligned via tailored surface tension and the actuation of water droplets, enabling the development of flexible electronics, the integration of functional materials on 3D ...
Quang Anh Nguyen, Chi Cong Nguyen, Tran Bach Dang, Phuoc Thien Phan, Jordan Thorpe, Michael Listyawan, Nhat Minh Doan, Sinuo Zhao, Hongru Chen, Trung Thien Hoang, Mingsheng Xu, Jisheng Han, Thanh Nho Do, Adam Hill, Timothée Mouterde, Hoang‐Phuong Phan   +15 more
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Persistent developmental stuttering as a cortical-subcortical dysfunction: evidence from muscle activation Gagueira persistente do desenvolvimento como disfunção córtico-subcortical: evidências pela ativação muscular

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2008
BACKGROUND: One contemporary view of stuttering posits that speech disfluencies arise from anomalous speech motor control. PURPOSE: To verify the rest muscle tension and speech reaction time of fluent and stuttering adults.
Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade, Fernanda Chiarion Sassi, Fabiola Juste, Lucia Iracema Zanotto de Mendonça   +3 more
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Cadaver as an experimental model to study abdominal wall tension [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2003
The use of cadaver as an experimental model to evaluate tension of the abdominal wall after aponeurotic incisions and muscular undermining is described on this article.
Fábio Xerfan Nahas, Lydia Masako Ferreira   +1 more
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Microfabricated Anisotropic Myobundles for the Scalable Production of Cardiac Tissue Grafts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Controlling the anisotropy of cardiac tissue remains an outstanding challenge in the field of cardiac tissue engineering. Here, we introduce an approach to generate anisotropic cardiac myobundles using cell‐adhesive, synthetic, electrospun fibers and stem cell‐derived cardiac fibroblasts.
Maggie E. Jewett, Javiera Jilberto, Margaret E. Stanley, David O. Ntim, Siddhi M. Bhirud, Avianna T. Schroeder, Gonzola X. Anyosa Galvez, Jingyi Xia, Samuel J. DePalma, Emmanouil Agrafiotis, Susan S. Xi, Amanda S. Bluem, Courtney M. Lestock, Adam S. Helms, David A. Nordsletten, Brendon M. Baker   +15 more
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Multimodal Perception and Machine Learning‐Empowered Human Machine Interfaces With Double‐Network Hydrogel Fibers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work develops polyacrylamide‐alginate (PAM‐Alg) double‐network hydrogel fibers for multimodal perception and intelligent human‐machine interfaces. The covalent‐ionic network provides high strength, toughness, and stable conductivity. Easily woven into wearables and integrated with soft robots, the fibers enable object and temperature recognitions ...
Yujue Yang, Minyu Qiu, Di Tan, Xinlong Liu, Junze Zhang, Ziyu He, Jing Han, Yuanyuan Gao, Zihua Li, Hong Fu, Bingang Xu   +10 more
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Efecto del kinesiotaping sobre la fuerza de cuádriceps en sujetos sanos

Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, 2019
Introducción: El kinesiotaping ha sido comúnmente utilizado para el tratamiento y prevención de alteraciones musculoesqueléticas. Además, se le han reconocido mecanismos neuroestimuladores que podrían aumentar la fuerza muscular; no obstante, la ...
Cristian Mauricio Gaitán, Edson David Rivera Porras, Diana Marcela Niño Pinzón, Andrea Juliana Ortiz Patiño, Juan Carlos Sánchez Delgado   +4 more
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A Skin‐Like Strain Sensor for Real‐Time Human Motion Detection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A skin‐like strain sensor with exceptional flexibility and breathability enables real‐time human motion detection. It offers continuous ECG monitoring and gesture recognition, ensuring high durability and comfort. This innovative design is ideal for wearable applications, combining reliable performance with seamless integration into dynamic ...
Shiqi Song, Zhe Li, Jingya Guo, Shuo Shi, Jian Fang, Xungai Wang   +5 more
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Artery‐on‐Chip Demonstrates Mechanical and Functional Features of Healthy and Diseased Living Smooth Muscle Tissue

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This article details the development of an artery‐on‐chip platform for in vitro arterial disease modeling and therapeutic discovery. It describes the fabrication of a fibrin biomaterial scaffold seeded with iPSC‐derived smooth muscle and endothelial cells, mimicking native artery properties. Two genetic disease models showcase the platform's ability to
Danielle Yarbrough, Roy Chen, Katerina Katsouleas, Jaron Shoemaker, Travis Brady, Tianfang Yu, Jennifer Arthur Ataam, Connor Amelung, Lakshmi Santhanam, Ioannis Karakikes, Sharon Gerecht   +10 more
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Analytical and Approximate Solutions of a Novel Nervous Stomach Mathematical Model

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2020
The stomach is usually considered as a hollow muscular sac, which initiates the second segment of digestion. It is the most sophisticated endocrine structure having unique biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, and immunology.
Yolanda Guerrero Sánchez, Zulqurnain Sabir, Hatıra Günerhan, Haci Mehmet Baskonus   +3 more
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Electrocapillary Modulated Interfacial Tension Amplifies Liquid Metal Transduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presented an electrocapillary‐enhanced magnetohydrodynamic pumping strategy that harnesses the Lorentz force and interfacial tension modulation of liquid metal droplets to achieve amplified fluidic power. The system enabled low‐voltage, self‐oscillating fluidic transduction with enhanced pressure and flow generation, supporting compact ...
Saba Firouznia, Ciqun Xu, Michael D. Dickey, Jonathan Rossiter   +3 more
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