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Microenvironmental Reprogramming by 3D Anisotropic Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Induces Nuclear Remodeling and Epigenetic Maturation of Chemically Induced Cardiomyocytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D anisotropic hydrogel derived from heart extracellular matrix guides cytoskeletal alignment and nuclear remodeling in reprogrammed cardiomyocyte‐like cells. This study reveals how matrix alignment modulates nuclear envelope dynamics and chromatin state, triggering transcriptional and functional maturation.
Seung Ju Seo, Mi Jeong Lee, Hyun Wook Kang, Seonhee Byeon, Soo‐Kyoung Choi, Nakwon Choi, Seung‐Woo Cho, Yoonhee Jin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variable Stiffness Structures in Biomimetic Robotic Fish: A Review of Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Shao H, Lin C, Yang Z, Deng L, Yang J, He X, Xie F.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multimodal Soft Surgical Robots Enabled by Eco‐Degradable, Sterilizable Polymers and Transient Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A compostable PGS soft surgical robot with interchangeable modules integrates transient Mo tactile and Si thermal sensors for dual feedback. The device preserves its function after clinical‐grade sterilization, demonstrates stable actuation and cardiac tissue grasping with real‐time in vivo pulsatile monitoring, and biodegrades post‐use with soil‐safe, 
Minseong Chae, Kyung‐Sub Kim, Gyeong‐Seok Hwang, Jun‐Seok Shim, Sung‐Woo Kim, Yong‐Wu Kim, Jieun Han, Jae‐Young Bae, Jae‐Hwan Lee, Minjung Chae, Jooik Jeon, Joo‐Hyeon Park, You‐Jung Park, Ju‐Yong Lee, Sung‐Geun Choi, Min‐Ha Oh, Yong‐Joong Shin, Young‐In Ryu, Ji‐Woo Gu, Seong‐Yu Choi, Jeong‐Yun Sun, Jung Keun Hyun, Myoung‐Ryul Ok, Sang Yup Kim, Edyta Wyszkowska, Ju‐Young Kim, Kang‐Sik Lee, Seung‐Kyun Kang   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design, Modeling, and Testing-A Compact Variable-Stiffness Actuator for Knee Joint Dimensions. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Si G, Guo Z, Zhang Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Swelling‐Programmed Topographical Guidance for Dynamic Spheroid Self‐Assembly via a Mechanochemical Hydrogel Niche

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A swelling‐programmed micropatterned hydrogel guides adherent cells through a controlled transition from cell–matrix anchoring to cadherin‐mediated cell–cell compaction, enabling rapid assembly of high‐viability spheroids with defined size and morphology.
Han Gyeol Nam, Seon Yeong Chae, Young Woo Kwon, Hye Jin Heo, Hye Rin Lee, Ji Hyeok Lee, Dong‐Wook Han, Yun Hak Kim, Suck Won Hong   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Compliant Mechanism-Based Variable-Stiffness Joint

, 2015
A review of current variable-stiffness actuators reveals a need for more simple, cost effective, and lightweight designs that can be easily incorporated into a variety of human-interactive robot platforms.
Robinson, Jacob Marc
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Design and Implementation of a Three-Segment Tendon-Driven Continuum Robot with Variable Stiffness for Manipulation in Confined Spaces. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Weng Z, Sha L, Chen Y, Fan B, Li L, Liu B.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Spatially Modulated Morphotropic Phase Boundaries in a Compressively Strained Multiferroic Thin Film

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The coexisting rhombohedral‐like (R′, MA) and tetragonal‐like (T′, MC) monoclinic phases in compressively strained bismuth ferrite thin films exhibit exceptional piezoelectric and magnetic properties. While previous studies have largely focused on probing the morphotropic phase boundaries (MPBs) comprising ordered R′/T′ twins, their self ...
Ting‐Ran Liu, Xiangwei Guo, Sajid Husain, Maya Ramesh, Pushpendra Gupta, Darrell Schlom, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Yu‐Tsun Shao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Walking with Variable Stiffness

, 2016
The most recent outcomes in robotics show humanoid robots able to provide a stable and robust walk on different terrain and to manage unexpected external disturbances. Nevertheless, also loco-manipulation tasks are accomplished. Although these remarkable
GASPARRI, GIAN MARIA
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Filiform Variable Stiffness Technologies for Medical Robotics

In recent years, soft robotics has surged in applications like wearables, drones, smart fabrics, and medical instruments. Due to their compliance, these devices excel in tasks demanding dexterity and adaptability, such as manipulation, locomotion, crash ...
Piskarev, Yegor
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