This review outlines how understanding bone's biology, hierarchical architecture, and mechanical anisotropy informs the design of lattice structures that replicate bone morphology and mechanical behavior. Additive manufacturing enables the fabrication of orthopedic implants that incorporate such structures using a range of engineering materials ...
Stylianos Kechagias +4 more
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Automatic Laplacian-based shape optimization for patient-specific vascular grafts. [PDF]
Habibi M +7 more
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This review explores the integration of microfluidic technology with organoid systems as an innovative platform for studying menopausea complex multi‐organ condition. By enabling precise simulation of inter‐organ communication and hormone responses, microfluidic organoids offer a physiologically relevant model for investigating menopausal syndrome and ...
Qianyi Zhang +4 more
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Current Status of Bioprinting Using Polymer Hydrogels for the Production of Vascular Grafts. [PDF]
Matějková J, Kaňoková D, Matějka R.
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Recent Advances in Variable‐Stiffness Robotic Systems Enabled by Phase‐Change Materials
Phase‐change materials (PCMs), such as shape memory alloys, hydrogels, shape memory polymers, liquid crystal elastomers, and low‐melting‐point alloys, are driving advancements in stiffness‐tunable robotic systems across a wide range of applications. This review highlights recent progress in PCM‐enabled robotics, focusing on their underlying mechanisms,
Sukrit Gaira +5 more
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Fabrication of polymer blend vascular grafts with enhanced mechanical properties and rapid cell infiltration: influence of micro/nanostructure, polymer composition, and post-processing on pore architecture and bioengineered environment. [PDF]
Battistella A +8 more
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang +4 more
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Autologous and synthetic vascular grafts trigger different host responses in the anastomotic regions and in the perivascular adipose tissue during the early healing phase. [PDF]
Rohringer S +12 more
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