Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and
mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering applications. Due …

Cell-matrix interactions play a critical role in tissue repair and regeneration. With gradual
uncovering of substrate mechanical characteristics that can affect cell-matrix interactions …

Acting by producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) in situ, nanozymes are promising as
antimicrobials. ROS'intrinsic inability to distinguish bacteria from mammalian cells, however …

Real‐time detection and differentiation of diverse external stimuli with one tactile senor
remains a huge challenge and largely restricts the development of electronic skins. Although …

This review summarizes and compares the available surface treatment and bonding
techniques (eg, corona triggered surface activation, oxygen plasma surface activation …

During the last two decades, 3D printing technology has emerged as a valid alternative for
producing microfluidic devices. 3D printing introduces new strategies to obtain high …

Flexible and stretchable piezoresistive strain sensors which can translate mechanical stimuli
(strain changes) into electrical signals (resistance changes) provide a simple and feasible …

In recent years, magnetism has gained an enormous amount of interest among researchers
for actuating different sizes and types of bio/soft robots, which can be via an electromagnetic …

Rapid progress in micro-and nanotechnologies such as lab-on-a-chip (microfluidic
networks, sensors, actuators, and connectors), soft lithography (replica moulding …

Wireless power transfer (WPT) systems have become increasingly suitable solutions for the
electrical powering of advanced multifunctional micro-electronic devices such as those …