PIEZOs mediate neuronal sensing of blood pressure and the baroreceptor reflex

WZ Zeng, KL Marshall, S Min, I Daou, MW Chapleau… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Activation of stretch-sensitive baroreceptor neurons exerts acute control over heart rate and
blood pressure. Although this homeostatic baroreflex has been described for more than 80 …

Bioinspired artificial hair sensors for flight-by-feel of unmanned aerial vehicles: a review

AC Hollenbeck, R Grandhi, JH Hansen, AM Pankonien - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
Flight-by-feel is an emerging approach to flight control that uses distributed arrays of
pressure, strain, and flow sensors to guide aircraft. Among these, hair-type flow sensors …

Mechanosensory hairs and hair-like structures in the animal kingdom: specializations and shared functions serve to inspire technology applications

BL Boublil, CA Diebold, CF Moss - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biological mechanosensation has been a source of inspiration for advancements in artificial
sensory systems. Animals rely on sensory feedback to guide and adapt their behaviors and …

Labeling PIEZO2 activity in the peripheral nervous system

NW Villarino, YMF Hamed, B Ghosh, AE Dubin… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Sensory neurons detect mechanical forces from both the environment and internal organs to
regulate physiology. PIEZO2 is a mechanosensory ion channel critical for touch …

The biophysics of bird flight: functional relationships integrate aerodynamics, morphology, kinematics, muscles, and sensors

DL Altshuler, JW Bahlman, R Dakin… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - cdnsciencepub.com
Bird flight is a remarkable adaptation that has allowed the approximately 10 000 extant
species to colonize all terrestrial habitats on earth including high elevations, polar regions …

Bionic adaptive thin‐membranes sensory system based on microspring effect for high‐sensitive airflow perception and noncontact manipulation

W Zhou, P Xiao, Y Liang, Q Wang, D Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently airflow sensors based on mechanical deformation mechanisms have drawn
extensive attention due to their favorable flexibility and sensitivity. However, the fabrication …

Anchoring like octopus: biologically inspired soft artificial sucker

S Sareh, K Althoefer, M Li, Y Noh… - Journal of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper presents a robotic anchoring module, a sensorized mechanism for attachment to
the environment that can be integrated into robots to enable or enhance various functions …

Disease recovery in bats affected by white-nose syndrome

NW Fuller, LP McGuire, EL Pannkuk… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Processes associated with recovery of survivors are understudied components of wildlife
infectious diseases. White-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats provides an opportunity to study …

Whiskers aid anemotaxis in rats

YSW Yu, MM Graff, CS Bresee, YB Man… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Observation of terrestrial mammals suggests that they can follow the wind (anemotaxis), but
the sensory cues underlying this ability have not been studied. We identify a significant …

Evolutionary specialization of tactile perception in vertebrates

ER Schneider, EO Gracheva, SN Bagriantsev - Physiology, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Evolution has endowed vertebrates with the remarkable tactile ability to explore the world
through the perception of physical force. Yet the sense of touch remains one of the least well …