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Variable Stiffness Spring Actuators for Low-Energy-Cost Human Augmentation

Theoretical studies suggest and experimental evidence confirms that maintaining and changing human joint stiffness by coactivated antagonistic muscles are metabolically expensive, even if muscles do not perform net mechanical work.
Apte, Salil S., Hogan, Neville, Chalvet, Vincent, Braun, David J., Chong, Tze-Hao   +4 more
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Millifluidic Synthesis of Core–Shell Resonators For Tunable Sonic BandGaps in Acoustic Metamaterials

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Millimeter‐scale core–shell acoustic resonators are fabricated by a gravity‐assisted dripping approach and incorporated into epoxy composites at controlled volume fractions. The resulting alumina–core resonator composites show tunable low‐frequency acoustic attenuation, demonstrating a scalable route for integrating locally resonant metamaterial units ...
Colton Steiner, Xiaohui Shen, Bianka Pajo, Chin‐Teh Sun, Jeffrey P. Youngblood, Carlos Martinez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing Interfacial Separation Force in High‐Speed Constrained‐Surface Projection Stereolithography Using a Dual‐Modulus Silicone Release Film

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A dual‐modulus silicone release film creates distributed stress concentrations at high‐/low‐modulus boundaries, triggering multi‐site crack initiation and rapid interfacial detachment. The architecture lowers the peak separation force by 97.6%, shortens detachment time, and enables stable continuous projection stereolithography at 720 mm h−1, offering ...
Xiaogang Li, Xiaoqing Kang, Hong Xiao, Yugang Duan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Light‐Controlled Localized Delamination and Blistering of Azobenzene‐Containing Polymer Thin Films in an Aqueous Environment

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
When exposed to light of a defined wavelength, the photoisomerization of azobenzene chromophores leads to polymer reorientation, generating stresses that result in solvent‐facilitated localized delamination of the film from the substrate. Additionally, blisters that form spontaneously when exposed to an aqueous environment can be manipulated via ...
James Robert Benson, Jonas Strobelt, Nino Lomadze, Svetlana Santer, Stephan Eickelmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifunctional Position and Stiffness Control of Soft Fluidic Actuators Using Supercooled Liquid

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Soft fluidic actuators (SFAs) are widely adopted for soft robotic applications, for example, for the manipulation of delicate objects of various geometries.
Hoseung Seo, Michael T. Tolley
doaj   +1 more source

Variable tensile stiffness pneumatic actuators with adjustable stick-slip friction of soft-tooth structures

Materials & Design
Patients with hemiplegia, neurologic injuries, and sports trauma require muscle strength rehabilitation training, the existing rigid equipment is uncomfortable and bulky, and wearable training devices are not suitable for the whole-stage of passive ...
Yaqing Feng, Pengyuan Wang, Chenghao Wu
doaj   +1 more source

Scalable Fabrication of Chemically Stabilized Gelatin Hydrogel Fibers by Thermal Drawing

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Scalable processing of hydrogel fibers remains a major challenge. By coupling thermal drawing with Maillard chemistry, a transient viscous‐flow window is created that enables continuous fabrication of microstructured gelatin fibers tens of meters long, while continued in situ crosslinking during drawing stabilizes the fibers for physiological ...
Chaoqun Dong, Bastien Schyrr, Stella Laperrousaz, Hritwick Banerjee, Andreas Leber, Fabien Sorin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two‐Way Shape Memory Polymer Composite Gripper for Adaptive Robotic Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A two‐way shape memory polymer (SMP) composite is developed with intrinsic shape‐changing capability driven solely by temperature, eliminating external actuation loads. Embedding the SMP in a low‐stiffness elastomeric matrix enabled reversible transformations during heating and cooling cycles.
Aamna Hameed, Kamran Ahmed Khan
wiley   +1 more source

Variable Cable Stiffness Effects on Force Control Performance in Cable-Driven Robotic Actuators

Applied Sciences
Cable-driven robotic systems are widely used in applications requiring lightweight structures, large workspaces, and accurate force regulation. In such systems, the mechanical behavior of cable-driven actuators is strongly influenced by the elastic ...
Ana-Maria Ifrim, Ionica Oncioiu
doaj   +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