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Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim, Hayeon Shin, Seik Park, Changbeom Shim, Seonggun Joe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Two-Way Slabs Strengthened with Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Grid and Engineered Cementitious Composite. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Xue J, Zhu M, Liang H, Li H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Effect of Loading Rate on the Ultimate Tensile Strength of a Soft Polydimethylsiloxane

This study investigates the effect of loading rate on the ultimate tensile strength of a commercial soft polydimethylsiloxane. Uniaxial tensile tests were performed at 10, 50, 100, and 1000 mm/min, and the results were analyzed using non-parametric statistical methods. The Kruskal–Wallis test revealed a significant effect of loading rate on UTS (p <
openaire   +1 more source

Pre‐Curved Everting Robots With Embedded Steering Intelligence Fabricated by CO2 Laser Welding

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Design and experimental demonstration of a laser welded growing robot for anatomically guided navigation. The robot follows an aortic arch phantom entering the branchiocephalic branch through steering by design. The figure shows the physical phantom setup, CAD defined weld geometry and full robot eversion.
Brandon Saldarriaga, Panagiotis Kalozoumis, Panagiotis Vartholomeos, Carlo Seneci, Kawal Rhode, Christos Bergeles   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vapor‐Phase Grain‐Boundary Anchoring Enables Molecular Toughening and Record Bending Endurance in Pilot‐Scale Roll‐to‐Roll‐Printed Flexible Perovskite Modules

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
A vapor‐phase molecular toughening strategy is developed for pilot‐scale roll‐to‐roll (R2R) ‐compatible fabrication of flexible perovskite solar modules. Thiol vapor selectively regulates crystallization and anchors at grain boundaries, reducing defects while enhancing mechanical resilience.
Lirong Dong, Viktor Rehm, Shudi Qiu, Zexian Han, Naveen Harindu Hemasiri, Michael Wurmshuber, Michael Wagner, Cindy‐Ly Tavera‐Méndez, Dorothea Wisser, Chaohui Li, Robin Basu, Leopold Lahn, Olga Kasian, Sarmad Feroze, Wolfgang Heiss, Andreas Distler, Hans‐Joachim Egelhaaf, Fu Yang, Christoph J. Brabec   +18 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Flexural behavior and crack development of reinforced geopolymer slabs with longitudinal voids: an experimental study. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Aziz YHA, Malky AE, El-Sayed TA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Design‐for‐Benchmarking in Soft Robotics: Navigating Component‐System Dichotomy

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Soft robotics faces a profound evaluation challenge: the Component‐System Dichotomy, where isolated component tests fail to predict integrated performance. This article presents a systematic survey of critical reporting gaps across actuation, sensing, and control.
Matteo Lo Preti, Muhammad Sunny Nazeer, Josh Pinskier, David Howard, Cecilia Laschi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inverse Vulcanization Through Epoxide Chemistry: A Low Temperature Non‐Olefin Route to Sulfur‐Rich Polymer Networks

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Epoxide monomers undergo base‐catalyzed ring‐opening copolymerization with elemental sulfur to afford sulfur‐rich polymers under mild conditions. The resulting materials exhibit excellent mechanical performance, strong adhesion (up to 10 MPa on stainless steel), and outstanding reprocessability.
Pan Yang, Youfu Wang, Xinyuan Zhu, Jinhong Jia, Xiaofeng Wu, Tom Hasell   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Interfacial Friction-Controlled Fiber Failure Modes for Toughness Enhancement of Engineered Cementitious Composites. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Zhang D, Yang Y, Wang Z, Wang L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Natural Aging of Biomaterials in Ambient and Physiological Environments

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Biomaterials used in biomedical applications can change their physical properties over time, even under ambient and physiological conditions. This review highlights key studies on the natural aging of materials ranging from soft hydrogels to metals and ceramics, emphasizing how time‐dependent changes influence function and performance.
Shuyu Zhang, Anne E. Staples
wiley   +1 more source