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A Review on Recent Trends of Bioinspired Soft Robotics: Actuators, Control Methods, Materials Selection, Sensors, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker, Tamzid Ul Islam, Md. Robiul Islam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Piezoelectric Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Wireless Neural Stimulation and Tissue Augmentation

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
A cell/tissue supporting piezoelectric hydrogel system (PZ‐gel) that incorporates ferroelectric, pyroelectric, and piezoelectric ceramic material barium titanate into an alginate/carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogel. The PZ‐gel can be sonoactivated for wireless neural cell and tissue stimulation, with the potential to be used as a stimulatory cell substrate
Mohammad Mohammadi, Eva Tomaskovic‐Crook, Peter C. Innis, Jeremy M. Crook   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compliant hydrogel cuff coating with real‐time pressure monitoring and antibiofilm capabilities for ventilator‐associated pneumonia prophylaxis

BMEMat, EarlyView.
A soft‐compliant hydrogel cuff coating combines real‐time pressure monitoring with intrinsic antibacterial activity for prophylaxis of ventilator‐associated pneumonia. A flexible pressure‐sensing patch is embedded in the coating to enable wireless dynamic monitoring of endotracheal cuff pressure through Bluetooth.
Jin Chai, Yifu Tan, Jiaheng Liang, Shen Liu, Jiabin Zhao, Shanbo Ma, Chunxin Liu, Minghua Du, Mark Selvan, Xiaopeng Shi, Liqiang Song, Peng Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Study on the Internet of Underwater Things: Applications, Challenges, and Channel Models

Sensors, 2017
The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) is a novel class of Internet of Things (IoT), and is defined as the network of smart interconnected underwater objects.
Chien-Chi Kao, Yi-Shan Lin, Geng-De Wu, Chun-Ju Huang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perovskite Photodetectors at the Intelligence Frontier: From Tunable Materials to Adaptive Optoelectronic Systems

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
This comprehensive review presents a progressive roadmap for perovskite vision detectors. Centered on perovskite‐based artificial perception, the graphic illustrates a systematic evolution: starting with fundamental material engineering and device architectures, advancing toward complex functional strategies such as flexible neuromorphic imaging ...
Chenglong Li, Wei Qu, Deepak Kumar, Naini Jain, Nur Wardina Syahirah binti Mohamad Fadil, Nur Najiha binti Ahmad Rasid, Emannuel Kymakis, Maria Vasilopoulou, Chunxiong Bao, Feng Gao, Peng Gao, Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Abd. Rashid bin Mohd Yusoff, Haotong Wei   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY OF SERVICE IN UNDERWATER WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

SSRN Electronic Journal
Underwater Wireless sensor network (UWSN) has become a main topic in the research of underwater communication with more research challenges. One of the main issues in the UWSN communication process is Quality of Service (QoS). Therefore, for enhancing the QoS in the UWSN a novel Clustering Hello routing based Honey Badger GoogleNet (CHbHBG) model is ...
Vinayprasad M S, Jayaram M N
openaire   +1 more source

Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon emission assessment of tunnel infrastructures: From construction to operation

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This study develops a lifecycle carbon accounting framework for tunnel infrastructures, covering design, construction, operation, maintenance, and dismantling. Applied to a subsea tunnel case, the framework reveals the carbon emission distribution among four typical tunnel types and highlights potential carbon offset methods for low‐carbon tunnel ...
Luyuan Long, Wout Broere, Xuehui Zhang, Tian Xia, Richard de Nijs   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lignocellulosic Triboelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Emerging Applications: A Review on Lignin‐Molecular Engineering toward Improved Performance

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Contrasting sustainable biomass with depleting petroleum resources, this review charts the evolutionary timeline of lignin‐based TENGs. We systematically evaluate their fundamental mechanisms, enhancement strategies, and applications in green self‐powered electronics.
Yuxin Yang, Boyu Du, Yuwen Wang, Tian Tang, Yuxuan Xie, Jiajun Zhang, Yajun Zhang, Jingyu Xu, Xing Wang, Chuanyin Xiong   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source