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Microfabrication of Soft Millirobots Propelled by Low Voltage Electrohydraulic Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Manual layer‐by‐layer assembly is replaced by wafer‐level MEMS batch fabrication for compliant polymer‐based electrohydraulic actuators. The microfabricated devices integrate sacrificially defined microcavities, Parylene‐C‐sealed inlets, and multilayer polymer–metal films.
Shai Shmulevich, Florian Hartmann, Herbert Shea   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Programmable Variable‐Stiffness Multilayer Elastomer Composites With High‐Aspect‐Ratio Low‐Melting‐Point Alloy Inclusions

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
High‐aspect‐ratio low‐melting‐point alloy inclusions are embedded within multilayer silicone laminates to create thermally programmable stiffness. Sequential activation of alloy‐rich layers produces four distinct mechanical states and reconfigures tendon‐driven actuator trajectories under the same load.
Palpolage Don Shehan Hiroshan Gunawardane, Gyan Edbert Zesiro, Hao Zhou, Gursel Alici, Mu Chiao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of Factors That Determine Adherence for Total Neoadjuvant Therapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. [PDF]

Cancers (Basel)
Araradian C, Hunnicutt E, Chen S, Rivedal S, Willis S, Walsh M, Tsikitis VL, Fang SH.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

In‐House Manufacturing of 3D ECM Culture Chips via Vacuum Thermoforming for Enhanced Imaging Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Desktop vacuum thermoforming enables rapid, low‐cost fabrication of 96‐channel polystyrene culture chips with very thin imaging interfaces. The resulting platform supports cell lines, primary cells, and patient‐derived organoids, and enables high‐resolution confocal microscopy and single‐cell visualization, providing an accessible approach for advanced
Aleksandra Fomina, Adam Tam, Jennifer Lam, Nila C. Wu, Nancy T. Li, Alison P. McGuigan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterized Ecoflex Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Hybrids for Advanced Flexible Devices

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Ecoflex–PDMS hybrids are systematically characterized to identify an optimal composition that balances stretchability, optical transparency, and plasma bonding, enabling multifunctional applications in stretchable microfluidics, flexible sensing, and soft robotics.
Xiaoyue Kang, Zhefan Chen, Zhiyang Hong, Wanting Chen, Qingtian Zhang, Amith Mudugamuwa, Tuan‐Khoa Nguyen, Lingxi Ouyang, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, Jun Zhang, Dan Yuan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator Matrix for Large Area Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A scalable approach is used to manufacture a digitally‐controllable, 2D 5 × 5 actuator matrix. The elements of the matrix are produced by direct ink writing of a liquid crystal elastomer ‘artificial muscle’ on large‐area flexible thin‐film heaters. In optimizing the low‐power actuators, multiple heater designs and substrate materials are investigated ...
Giulia Spallanzani, Bart Peeters, Danqing Liu, Peter Zalar, Hylke B. Akkerman, Jeroen A. H. P. Sol   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liquid Metal Resistive Sensing Architectures for Measuring Diaphragm Strain Responses on Obstructed Surfaces

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A liquid metal‐based strain‐sensing architecture to measure the deformation of a circular diaphragm against obstructed surfaces is formulated using finite element modeling and confocal imaging to establish the mechanical framework and is utilized to control diaphragm‐induced confinement on a bead array, as validated by biomolecular loading level ...
Abdullah‐Bin Siddique, Jui‐Hong Weng, Deng‐Kai Yang, Chia‐Fu Chou, Nathan S. Swami   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment Compliance Among People With Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Tamil Nadu, India: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and a Comparison of Public and Private Care. [PDF]

Cureus
D E, Bazroy J, G RB, R S, R A.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Auto‐Routing Fluidic Printed Circuit Boards

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work introduces (STREAM) software tool for routing efficiently advanced macrofluidics, an open‐source software tool for automating the design of 3D‐printable fluidic circuit boards. STREAM streamlines tube routing and layout, enabling the rapid fabrication of fluidic networks for soft robotics, lab‐on‐a‐chip devices, microfluidics, and biohybrid ...
Savita V. Kendre, Lehong Wang, Haotian Liu, Markus P. Nemitz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source